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Engineered Biomaterials for Drug Delivery

  • 1st Edition - July 1, 2026
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Amit Kumar Nayak, Md Saquib Hasnain, Tejraj M. Aminabhavi
  • Language: English

Engineered Biomaterials for Drug Delivery covers a core selection of engineering approaches and methods to optimize materials for drug delivery, including grafting, cross-lin… Read more

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Description

Engineered Biomaterials for Drug Delivery covers a core selection of engineering approaches and methods to optimize materials for drug delivery, including grafting, cross-linking, thiolation, conjugation, and the functionalization of biomaterials. A wide range of engineered biomaterial types are described, from biopolymers and nanobiomaterials, to metals, ceramics, and composites. Biocompatibility, toxicity, and regulatory considerations are also thoroughly discussed, ensuring the reader is fully equipped for efficient biomaterials selection and utilization in drug delivery applications.

This is a must-have reference for those working in the fields of materials science, biomedical engineering, pharmaceutical science, pharmacology, chemical engineering, and clinical science.

Key features

  • Comprehensively covers all key engineered biomaterial classes for drug delivery, chapter-by-chapter, providing a one-stop-shop for readers
  • Explores a selection of engineering methods and approaches, such as cross-linking, functionalization and surface engineering
  • Written by a global team of experts from a range of related fields, offering a diverse, interdisciplinary guide to engineered biomaterials for drug delivery

Readership

Researchers and postgraduate students in the fields of materials science, biomedical engineering, pharmaceutical science and nanotechnology, Clinical scientists and R&D groups developing novel materials for biomedical applications, Chemical engineers with an interest in biomaterials

Table of contents

  1. Introduction to engineered biomaterials
  2. Micro- and nanocellulose in drug delivery
  3. Cross-linked biopolymers in drug delivery
  4. Biopolymeric co-polymers in drug delivery
  5. Grafted biopolymers in drug delivery
  6. Polyelectrolyte complexes in drug delivery
  7. Interpenetrating polymeric networks in drug delivery
  8. Etherification: Advances toward synthesizing functional natural polymers
  9. Etherified natural biopolymers in drug delivery
  10. Biopolymeric particles in drug delivery
  11. Biopolymeric hydrogels in drug delivery
  12. Biopolymeric nanogels in drug delivery
  13. Biopolymeric nanofibers in drug delivery
  14. Biopolymeric nanoconjugates in drug delivery
  15. Biopolymeric-inorganic composites for drug delivery
  16. Biopolymeric-inorganic composites for drug delivery in wound healing
  17. Bioceramic composites in drug delivery
  18. Modified clay in drug delivery
  19. Functionalized cyclodextrines in drug delivery
  20. Functionalized carbon nanotubes in drug delivery
  21. Metal-organic frameworks in drug delivery
  22. Micro-Biomaterials as the future of tailored drug delivery
  23. Regulatory considerations of engineered biomaterials in drug delivery

Product details

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

About the editors

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Amit Kumar Nayak

Amit Kumar Nayak (M. Pharm, Ph.D) is currently working as Professor at School of Pharmaceutical Sciences,Siksha ‘O' Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Odisha, India. He has earned his PhD from IFTM University, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. He has over 14 years of research experiences in the field of pharmaceutics, especially in the development and characterization of novel biopolymeric and nanostructured drug delivery systems. Till date, he has authored more than 138 research and review publications in various high-impact peer-reviewed journals and 135 book chapters. He has edited/authored 23 international books to his credit. Dr. Nayak has presented his research work at several conferences. He has received University Foundation Day Research Award, 2019 and 2022 by Biju Patnaik University of Technology, Odisha. Dr. Nayak is a life member of the Association of Pharmaceutical Teachers of India (APTI) and a registered pharmacist.

Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Siksha 'O' Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

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Md Saquib Hasnain

Md Saquib Hasnain (Ph.D) is currently working as the Professor and Dean, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, School of Health and Medical Sciences, Barasat, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. He has over 13 years of research experience in the field of drug delivery and pharmaceutical formulation analyses, especially systematic development and characterization of diverse nanostructured drug delivery systems, controlled release drug delivery systems, bioenhanced drug delivery systems, nanomaterials and nanocomposites employing Quality by Design approaches and many more. Till date he has authored over 100 publications in various high impact peer-reviewed journals, more than 100 book chapters and 30 books to his credit. He is also serving as the reviewer of several prestigious journals. Overall, he has earned a highly impressive publishing and cited record. He has also participated and presented his research work at over ten conferences in India, and abroad. He was also a member of scientific societies i.e., Royal Society of Chemistry, Great Britain, International Association of Environmental and Analytical Chemistry, Switzerland and Swiss Chemical Society, Switzerland.
Affiliations and expertise
Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, School of Health and Medical Sciences, Adamas University, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

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Tejraj M. Aminabhavi

Tejraj M. Aminabhavi is presently working as the Director of Research at Centre for Energy and Environment, School of Advanced Sciences, KLE Technological University, Hubballi, Karnataka, India. He works in the area of membrane transport processes, molecular modeling of polymer surfaces, wastewater treatment technologies, drug delivery polymers and sustainable environmental engineering.

Affiliations and expertise
Director of Research, Center for Energy and Environment, School of Advanced Sciences, KLE Technological University, Hubballi, Karnataka, India