Systems for Drug Delivery

This book details current developments in all natural polymers, with a focus on animal and microbial polysaccharides. The book examines, compares, and contrasts the efficiency of plant and algae based natural polymers in inducing immune reactions. Additionally, the book details the safety and toxicity profiles with respective regulations.

Covers 200 bio-polymers with the most recent and advanced nanotechnology applications Explores natural polymers in form of conjugates as well as other forms for biomedical uses Discusses both polymeric science and nanotechnology in relation to each other Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Autorentext
Saurabh Bhatia, PhD, is currently working as an Assistant Professor at the School of Medical and Allied sciences, GD Goenka University, Gurgaon, Haryana, India. He has several years of academic experience, teaching such specialized subjects as Natural product science, nanotechnology, biotechnology, parasitology, polymeric sciences, biomaterials. He has promoted several marine algae and their derived polymers throughout India. He has written more than 30 international publications in these areas and has been an active participant of more than 35 national and international conferences. So far he has successfully finished nine books in pharma and its allied sciences. His published books include Modern Applications of Plant Biotechnology in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Academic press, Elsevier, 2015; Nanotechnology in Drug Delivery: Fundamentals, Design, and Applications, Apple Academic Press 2016; Leishmaniasis: Biology, Control and New Approaches for Its Treatment, Apple Academic Press 2016; Natural polymer drug delivery systems: Nanoparticles, plants and algae, Springer, 2016, Natural polymer drug delivery systems: Nanoparticles, Mammals and microbes, Springer, 2016. Dr. Bhatia has graduated from Kurushetra University followed by M Pharm from Bharati Vidyapeeth University, Pune, India. He has received his PhD degree from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India.

Inhalt

Ch.1. Mammalian Polysaccharides and Its Nanomaterials.- Ch.2. Microbial Polysaccharides as Advance Nanomaterials.- Ch.3. Chitosan Based Nanomaterials and Its Applications.- Ch.4. Advance Polymers and Its Applications.- Ch.5. Advanced Application of Natural Polysaccharides.- Ch.6. Modern Polysaccharides and Its Current Advancements.- Ch.7. Toxicity of Nanodrug Delivery Systems.