Natural Polysaccharides in Drug Delivery and Biomedical Applications

Abstract

Preface -- Chapter 1. Natural polysaccharides -- Chapter 2. Pharmaceutical applications of natural polysaccharides -- Chapter 3. Sodium alginate in drug delivery and biomedical areas -- Chapter 4. Chitosan in drug delivery applications -- Chapter 5. Xanthan gum in drug delivery applications -- Chapter 6. Gellan gum in drug delivery applications -- Chapter 7. Guar gum in drug delivery applications -- Chapter 8. Locust bean gum in drug delivery application -- Chapter 9. Sterculia gum in drug delivery applications -- Chapter 10. Pectin in drug delivery applications -- Chapter 11. Cashew gum in drug delivery applications -- Chapter 12. Tamarind gum in drug delivery applications -- Chapter 13. Hyaluronic acid in drug delivery applications -- Chapter 14. Gum odina as pharmaceutical excipient -- Chapter 15. Alginate-chitosan combinations in controlled drug delivery -- Chapter 16. Synthesis of micro- and nanoparticles of alginate and chitosan for controlled release of drugs -- Chapter 17. Polysaccharides nanoparticles as oral drug delivery systems -- Chapter 18. Natural polysaccharide-based composites for drug delivery and biomedical applications -- Chapter 19. Natural polysaccharides for the delivery of anticancer therapeutics -- Chapter 20. Organic nanocomposites for the delivery of bioactive molecules -- Chapter 21. Natural polysaccharides for growth factors delivery -- Chapter 22. Marine polysaccharides for drug delivery in tissue engineering -- Chapter 23. Natural polysaccharides in tissue engineering applications -- Chapter 24. Natural polysaccharides in wound dressing applications -- Chapter 25. Polysaccharides from leafy vegetables -- Chapter 26. Electrospun natural polysaccharide for biomedical application.