Natural Biopolymers for Drug Delivery
- 1st Edition - May 30, 2025
- Latest edition
- Editors: Amit Kumar Nayak, Md Saquib Hasnain, Tejraj M. Aminabhavi
- Language: English
Natural Biopolymers for Drug Delivery thoroughly details the properties, benefits and challenges of using these biomaterials in drug delivery, with a strong focus on biocom… Read more
Natural Biopolymers for Drug Delivery thoroughly details the properties, benefits and challenges of using these biomaterials in drug delivery, with a strong focus on biocompatibility and reduction of unwanted interactions. An extensive range of natural biopolymers are explored, such as cellulose, chitosan, casein, gelatin, cashew gum, and many more. 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 and pharmacology, chemical engineering and clinical science.
- Comprehensively covers all key natural biopolymer classes for drug delivery, chapter-by-chapter, providing a one-stop-shop for readers
- Discusses biocompatibility, biodegradability and toxicity considerations, as well as regulatory issues
- Written by a global team of experts from a range of related fields, this book offers a diverse, interdisciplinary guide to natural biopolymers for drug delivery
Researchers and postgraduate students in the fields of materials science, biomedical engineering, pharmaceutical science and nanotechnology.
- Introduction of natural biopolymers
- Gum Arabic in drug delivery
- Gum tragacanth in drug delivery
- Pectin in drug delivery
- Cellulose in drug delivery
- Starch in drug delivery
- Guar gum in drug delivery
- Locust bean gum in drug delivery
- Okra gum in drug delivery
- Cashew gum in drug delivery
- Sterculia gum in drug delivery
- Alginates in drug delivery
- Agar agar in drug delivery
- Chitin and chitosan in drug delivery
- Gellan gum in drug delivery
- Xanthan gum in drug delivery
- Promising potential of dextran-based drug delivery in healthcare management
- Pullulan in drug delivery
- Hyaluronic acid in drug delivery
- Carrageenan in drug delivery
- Exopolysaccharides in drug delivery
- Gelatin in drug delivery
- Applications, challenges, and future perspective of albumin in drug delivery
- Collagen in drug delivery
- Natural lipids and waxes in drug delivery
- Natural polymers for specialized formulations
- Regulatory considerations of natural biopolymers for drug delivery
- Challenges and future perspectives of natural biopolymers in drug delivery
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: May 30, 2025
- Language: English
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Amit Kumar Nayak
Dr. Amit Kumar Nayak (MPharm, PhD) is working as a professor, at the Department of Pharmaceutics, 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, IndiaMH
Md Saquib Hasnain
Prof. (Dr.) Md Saquib Hasnain 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.TA
Tejraj M. Aminabhavi
Tejraj M. Aminabhavi is the Director of Research at the Center for Energy and Environment , School of Advanced Sciences, KLE Technological University, Hubballi, 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, IndiaRead Natural Biopolymers for Drug Delivery on ScienceDirect