Alginates: Versatile Polymers in Biomedical Applications and Therapeutics

ISBN-13: 9781771887823 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 626 str.

MD Saquib Hasnain; Amit Kumar Nayak

Opis

Explores the latest research on the use of alginate as a biopolymer in various biomedical applications and therapeutics. The uses of alginates and modified alginates discussed include tissue regeneration, encapsulation and delivery of drugs, nucleic acid materials, proteins and peptides, genes, herbal therapeutic agents, nutraceuticals, and more.

Spis treści

1. Alginates: Source, Chemistry, and Properties  2. Recent Advances of Alginates as Material for Biomedical Applications  3. Alginates: Hydrogels, their Chemistry, and Applications  4. Alginate-Based Hydrogels: Synthesis, Characterization, and Biomedical Application  5. Chemically Modified Alginates for Advanced Biomedical Applications  6. Bionanocomposites of Alginates, their Chemistry, and Applications  7. Alginate and its Applications in Tissue Engineering  8. Alginate-Based Scaffolds in Bone Tissue Engineering Applications  9. Alginate Properties, Pharmaceutical and Tissue Engineering Applications  10. Alginate: Drug Delivery and Application  11. Chemical and Physical Modifications of Alginate to Improve their use as Carriers in Delivery Systems  12. Updates on Alginate-Based Interpenetrating Polymer Networks for Sustained Drug Release  13. Alginate Nanoparticles  14. Alginate-Based Nanocarriers in Modern Therapeutics  15. Alginate-Based Composites in Drug Delivery Applications  16. Hydroxyapatite-Alginate Composites in Drug Delivery  17. Alginate-Based Gastrointestinal Tract Drug Delivery Systems  18. Alginate Hydrogels as a Colon-Targeted Drug Delivery System  19. Alginate Carriers for Treatment of Ocular Diseases  20. Alginate Carriers for Bioactive Substances: Herbal Natural Compounds and Nucleic Acid Materials