Biopolymer-Based Materials for Medical Applications
Fundamentals and Applications
- 1st Edition - June 1, 2026
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Editors: Manasa Mohan, Sabu Thomas, Uros Cvelbar
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 3 3 0 5 2 - 0
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 3 3 0 5 3 - 7
Biopolymer-Based Materials for Medical Applications: Fundamentals and Applications explores the latest developments in preparing and using bio-based polymers in biomedical science.… Read more
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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 is also of interest to R&D professionals, scientists and engineers across the plastics and biomedical industries.
• 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, cosmetic industry, tissue engineering, and more
• 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, cosmetic industry, tissue engineering, and more
Academics, researchers, and scientists working in the field of materials and polymer science with a focus on medical applications.
Part I. Fundamental of Biopolymers
Chapter 1: Introduction: biopolymers and its classifications
Chapter 2: Polysaccharide biopolymers mainly used in medical field.
Chapter 3: Protein biopolymers mainly used in medical field
Chapter 4: Polycyclic Biopolymers mainly used in biomedical field
Part II. Biopolymer based formulations: Preparation and Characterization
Chapter 5: Polymer based hydrogels
Chapter 6: Polymer based micelles and fibers
Chapter 7: Polymer – Metal/non-metal composite
Chapter 8: Polymer based nanoparticles
Chapter 9: Polymer-based 3D printed scaffolds
Chapter 10: Polymer based aerogels and nanogels
Part III: Applications of biopolymers in medical field
Chapter 11: Application of biopolymers in drug and gene delivery
Chapter 12: Application of biopolymers in soft tissue engineering
Chapter 13: Application of biopolymers in nerve regeneration
Chapter 14: Application of biopolymers in chemotherapy and theranostics
Chapter 15: Application of biopolymers in dentistry
Chapter 16: Application of biopolymers in bone tissue engineering
Chapter 17: Application of biopolymers in wound healing
Chapter 18: Application of biopolymers in biosensing
Chapter 19: Application of biopolymers in skin tissue engineering
Chapter 20: Application of biopolymers against drug resistant bacteria
Chapter 21: Application of biopolymers in cosmetics
Chapter 22: Toxicity Aspects of biopolymers based on in-vitro and in-vivo studies
Chapter 23: Theory, modelling and simulation of biopolymer systems
Chapter 24: Lab to industry
Chapter 25: LCA of biopolymer systems
Chapter 1: Introduction: biopolymers and its classifications
Chapter 2: Polysaccharide biopolymers mainly used in medical field.
Chapter 3: Protein biopolymers mainly used in medical field
Chapter 4: Polycyclic Biopolymers mainly used in biomedical field
Part II. Biopolymer based formulations: Preparation and Characterization
Chapter 5: Polymer based hydrogels
Chapter 6: Polymer based micelles and fibers
Chapter 7: Polymer – Metal/non-metal composite
Chapter 8: Polymer based nanoparticles
Chapter 9: Polymer-based 3D printed scaffolds
Chapter 10: Polymer based aerogels and nanogels
Part III: Applications of biopolymers in medical field
Chapter 11: Application of biopolymers in drug and gene delivery
Chapter 12: Application of biopolymers in soft tissue engineering
Chapter 13: Application of biopolymers in nerve regeneration
Chapter 14: Application of biopolymers in chemotherapy and theranostics
Chapter 15: Application of biopolymers in dentistry
Chapter 16: Application of biopolymers in bone tissue engineering
Chapter 17: Application of biopolymers in wound healing
Chapter 18: Application of biopolymers in biosensing
Chapter 19: Application of biopolymers in skin tissue engineering
Chapter 20: Application of biopolymers against drug resistant bacteria
Chapter 21: Application of biopolymers in cosmetics
Chapter 22: Toxicity Aspects of biopolymers based on in-vitro and in-vivo studies
Chapter 23: Theory, modelling and simulation of biopolymer systems
Chapter 24: Lab to industry
Chapter 25: LCA of biopolymer systems
- Edition: 1
- Published: June 1, 2026
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Language: English
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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, IndiaST
Sabu Thomas
Dr. Sabu Thomas (Ph.D.) is the Director of the School of Energy Materials, School of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology of Mahatma Gandhi University, India. He received his Ph. D. in 1987 in Polymer Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, India. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, London, and a member of the American Chemical Society. He has been ranked no.1 in India about the number of publications (most productive scientists). Prof. Thomas’s research group specialized areas of polymers which includes Polymer blends, Fiber filled polymer composites, Particulate-filled polymer composites and their morphological characterization, Ageing and degradation, Pervaporation phenomena, sorption and diffusion, Interpenetrating polymer systems, Recyclability and reuse of waste plastics and rubbers, Elastomer cross-linking, Dual porous nanocomposite scaffolds for tissue engineering, etc. Prof. Thomas’s research group has extensive exchange programs with different industries, research, and academic institutions all over the world and is performing world-class collaborative research in various fields. Professors Centre is equipped with various sophisticated instruments and has established state-of-the-art experimental facilities which cater to the needs of researchers within the country and abroad. His H Index- 133, Google Citations- 86424, Number of Publications- 1300, and Books-160.
Affiliations and expertise
Director of the School of Energy Materials, Founder Director of the International and Inter-University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, and Professor in the School of Chemical Sciences, the International and Inter-University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, and the School of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology at Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, IndiaUC
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