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Biopolymer-Based Materials for Medical Applications

Fundamentals and Applications

  • 1st Edition - September 1, 2026
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Sabu Thomas, Manasa Mohan, Uros Cvelbar
  • Language: English

Biopolymer-Based Materials for Medical Applications: Fundamentals and Applications explores the latest developments in preparing and using bio-based polymers in biomedical scienc… Read more

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Description

Biopolymer-Based Materials for Medical Applications: Fundamentals and Applications explores the latest developments in preparing and using bio-based polymers in biomedical science. Organized into three sections, the book starts by discussing the structures, chemical compositions, and physical properties of biopolymers. It further explores the methods for their preparation and characterization and provides a comprehensive discussion of their practical applications in medicine, covering areas such as drug and gene delivery, soft tissue engineering, dentistry, bone tissue engineering, and more. This book is an essential resource for researchers, scientists and advanced students in biopolymer science, polymer science, biomaterials, and materials science.

It will also be of interest to R&D professionals, scientists, and engineers across the plastics and biomedical industries.

Key features

  • Provides broad and systematic coverage of preparation methods, properties, characterization, structures and applications of biopolymers in medical areas
  • Includes the most recent strategies and methods to prepare and characterize naturally derived biopolymer-based materials
  • Discusses a range of novel applications, including in biosensing, the cosmetic industry, in tissue engineering, and more

Readership

Academics, researchers, and scientists working in the field of materials and polymer science with a focus on medical applications

Table of contents

Part I. Fundamental of Biopolymers

1. Introduction: biopolymers and its classifications

2. Polysaccharide biopolymers mainly used in medical field

3. Protein biopolymers mainly used in medical field

4. Polycyclic biopolymers mainly used in biomedical field

Part II. Biopolymer Based Formulations: Preparation and Characterization

5. Polymer based hydrogels

6. Polymer based micelles and fibers

7. Polymer–metal/non-metal composite

8. Polymer based nanoparticles

9. Polymer-based 3D printed scaffolds

10. Polymer based aerogels and nanogels

Part III. Applications of Biopolymers in Medical Field

11. Application of biopolymers in drug and gene delivery

12. Application of biopolymers in soft tissue engineering

13. Application of biopolymers in nerve regeneration

14. Application of biopolymers in chemotherapy and theranostics

15. Application of biopolymers in dentistry

16. Application of biopolymers in bone tissue engineering

17. Application of biopolymers in wound healing

18. Application of biopolymers in biosensing

19. Application of biopolymers in skin tissue engineering

20. Application of biopolymers against drug resistant bacteria

21. Application of biopolymers in cosmetics

22. Toxicity aspects of biopolymers based on in-vitro and in-vivo studies

23. Theory, modelling and simulation of biopolymer systems

24. Lab to industry

25. LCA of biopolymer systems

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: September 1, 2026
  • Language: English

About the editors

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Sabu Thomas

Sabu Thomas is a Professor and Director of the International and Interuniversity Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India. Professor Thomas is internationally recognized for his contributions to polymer science and engineering, with his research interests encompassing polymer nanocomposites, elastomers, polymer blends, interpenetrating polymer networks, polymer membranes, green composites, nanocomposites, nanomedicine, and green nanotechnology. His groundbreaking inventions in polymer nanocomposites, polymer blends, green bionanotechnology, and nano-biomedical sciences have significantly advanced the development of new materials for the automotive, space, housing, and biomedical fields.

Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India; Department of Physics and Electronics, Christ University, Bangalore, India; Center of Excellence in Polymeric Materials for Medical Practice Devices, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand; TrEST Research Park, Trivandrum, Kerala, India

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Manasa Mohan

Dr. Manasa Mohan A. graduated in 2010 from University of Kerala, India, completing post-graduation with first rank from the Department of Chemistry, and also received a gold medal in chemistry from the University of Kerala. She completed her PhD in polymer-based drug delivery systems in 2018. She is now working as a Kothari postdoctoral fellow in Mahathma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala.
Affiliations and expertise
Kothari postdoctoral fellow, School of Energy Materials, Mahathma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India

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Uros Cvelbar

Dr Uroš Cvelbar is a full professor and the head of the Department of Gaseous Electronics at the Jozef Stefan Institute, Slovenia. In addition, he serves as a professor, predominantly instructing postgraduate courses at the University of Ljubljana and various other European universities. Professor Cvelbar holds the esteemed title of Erudite professor in India, serves as a visiting professor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China, and is a distinguished member of the Club of Rome (Slovenian Association) and a fellow of WAAS (World Academy of Arts and Sciences).
Affiliations and expertise
Full Professor, Jozef Stefan Institute, Slovenia