Polysaccharide Hydrogels for Drug Delivery and Regenerative Medicine

Polysaccharide Hydrogels for Drug Delivery and Regenerative Medicine is an archival reference for researchers, students, and scientists working on hydrogels based on microbial and animal sources. It contains Information regarding their synthesis, characterization as well as applications in the field of drug delivery and regenerative medicine. Each chapter of the book addresses a separate polysaccharide hydrogel and its suitability in drug delivery and/or regenerative medicine. This is a novel resource that brings together a panel of highly accomplished experts in the field of natural polysaccharides who discuss the basic causes as well as the specific problems related with drug delivery and regenerative medicine. Presents detailed practical and theoretical concepts Includes fundamentals and methodology hydrogel preparation Covers all hydrogels and specific applications in the field of drug delivery and tissue engineering INDICE: 1. Microbial and animal polysaccharides2. Pre-clinical and clinical study of microbial and animal polysaccharide based hydrogels3. Glycogen based hydrogels4. Hydrogel based on hyaluronic acid5. Hydrogels based on chitosan6. Hydrogels based on heparin and its conjugates7. Xanthan gum and its composite based hydrogels8. Gellan gum based hydrogels9. Hydrogels based on dextrans10. Hydrogels based on scleroglucan11. Pullulan based hydrogels12. Hydrogels based on levan13. Hydrogels based on schizophyllan14. Curdlan based hydrogels15. Chitosan based nanogels16. Heparin based nanocomposite hydrogels17. Hydrogels based on chondroitin sulfate nanocomposites18. In situ gel based on gellan gum

• ISBN: 978-0-323-95351-1
• Editorial: Elsevier
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 300
• Fecha Publicación: 01/06/2023
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés