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In recent years, many animal-derived polymers have emerged as an
attractive category of naturally derived polymers because of their
advantageous physicochemical, chemical, and biological properties.
The important biological properties of these natural polymers
derived from animals are biocompatibility and biodegradation. These
polymers are generally composed of repeated units of amino acids.
Moreover, these polymers can be modified physically and/or
chemically to improve their biomaterial properties. Natural
Polymers for Pharmaceutical Applications, Volume 3: Animal-Derived
Polymers looks at how these polymers can be exploited as
pharmaceutical excipients in various pharmaceutical dosage forms,
like microparticles, nanoparticles, ophthalmic preparations, gels,
implants, etc. The commonly used animal-derived polymers used as
pharmaceutical excipients are hyaluronic acid (hyaluronan),
albumin, collagen, gelatin, chondroitin, etc.
Many polymers derived from various marine sources and
microorganisms possess some important biological properties such as
biocompatibility, biodegradability, and bioadhesivity that make
them attractive as pharmaceutical excipients in various
pharmaceutical dosage forms. Moreover, these polymers can be
modified physically and/or chemically to improve their biomaterial
properties. In this volume, Natural Polymers for Pharmaceutical
Applications, Volume 2: Marine- and Microbiologically Derived
Polymers, looks at how these polymers have been explored and
exploited for pharmaceutical uses, such as in tablets,
microparticles, nanoparticles, ophthalmic preparations, gels,
emulsions, suspensions, etc. Some commonly used marine- and
microbiologically derived polymers used as pharmaceutical
excipients include alginates, agar-agar, gellan gum, carrageenan;
chitosan, xanthan gum, and others. The book focuses on important
recent advances from experts around the world on marine-derived
polysaccharides and pharmaceutical applications of alginates,
agar-agar, gellan gum, carrageenan, chitosan derivatives, xanthan
gum.
This new volume, Natural Polymers for Pharmaceutical Applications,
Volume 1: Plant-Derived Polymers, presents some of the latest
research on the applications of natural polymers in drug delivery
and therapeutics for healthcare benefits. Polymers and their
applications from several plants are discussed in depth, including
tamarind gum, gum Arabic, natural carbohydrate polymer gum
tragacanth, pectin, guar gum and its derivatives, locust bean gum,
sterculia gum, okra gum, and others. The use of the polymers
derived from plants as potential pharmaceutical excipients is
expanding day by day because of their stability in the biological
system, drug-releasing capability, drug-targeting abilities, as
well as their bioavailability.
This volume provides a thorough insight into the chemistry and
mechanism of ionic gelations of various ionic biopolysaccharides,
like alginate, gellan gum, pectin, chitosan, carboxymethyl
cellulose, etc., and the applications of various ionically gelled
biopolysaccharides in drug delivery fields, with chapters
emphasizing the recent advances in the field by the experts. This
book will be of interest to graduate students and academic and
industry researchers from pharmacy, biotechnology, bioengineering,
biomedical and material sciences fields.
This book covers the recent innovations relating to various
bioactive natural products (such as alkaloids, glycosides,
flavonoids, anthraquinones, steroids, polysaccharides, tannins and
polyphenolic compounds, volatile oils, fixed oils, fats and waxes,
proteins and peptides, vitamins, marine products, camptothecin,
piperines, carvacrol, gedunin, GABA, ginsenosides) and their
applications in the pharmaceutical fields related to academic,
research and industry.
This book covers the recent innovations relating to various
bioactive natural products (such as alkaloids, glycosides,
flavonoids, anthraquinones, steroids, polysaccharides, tannins and
polyphenolic compounds, volatile oils, fixed oils, fats and waxes,
proteins and peptides, vitamins, marine products, camptothecin,
piperines, carvacrol, gedunin, GABA, ginsenosides) and their
applications in the pharmaceutical fields related to academic,
research and industry.
In recent years, many animal-derived polymers have emerged as an
attractive category of naturally derived polymers because of their
advantageous physicochemical, chemical, and biological properties.
The important biological properties of these natural polymers
derived from animals are biocompatibility and biodegradation. These
polymers are generally composed of repeated units of amino acids.
Moreover, these polymers can be modified physically and/or
chemically to improve their biomaterial properties. Natural
Polymers for Pharmaceutical Applications, Volume 3: Animal-Derived
Polymers looks at how these polymers can be exploited as
pharmaceutical excipients in various pharmaceutical dosage forms,
like microparticles, nanoparticles, ophthalmic preparations, gels,
implants, etc. The commonly used animal-derived polymers used as
pharmaceutical excipients are hyaluronic acid (hyaluronan),
albumin, collagen, gelatin, chondroitin, etc.
This volume provides a thorough insight into the chemistry and
mechanism of ionic gelations of various ionic biopolysaccharides,
like alginate, gellan gum, pectin, chitosan, carboxymethyl
cellulose, etc., and the applications of various ionically gelled
biopolysaccharides in drug delivery fields, with chapters
emphasizing the recent advances in the field by the experts. This
book will be of interest to graduate students and academic and
industry researchers from pharmacy, biotechnology, bioengineering,
biomedical and material sciences fields.
Plant Polysaccharides as Pharmaceutical Excipients explores
innovative techniques and applications of plant-derived
polysaccharides as pharmaceutical excipients. Plant polysaccharides
are sustainable, renewable and abundantly available, offering
attractive properties in terms of water solubility, swelling
ability, non-toxicity and biodegradability. These qualities have
resulted in extensive exploration into their applications as
excipients in a variety of pharmaceutical dosage forms. This book
takes a comprehensive, application-oriented approach, drawing on
the very latest research that includes sources, classification and
extraction methods of plant polysaccharides. Subsequent chapters
focus on plant polysaccharides for individual pharmaceutical
applications, enabling the reader to understand their preparation
for specific targeted uses. Throughout the book, information is
supported by illustrations, chemical structures, flow charts and
data tables, providing a clear understanding. Finally, future
perspectives and challenges are reviewed and discussed.
Biological Macromolecules: Bioactivity and Biomedical Applications
presents a comprehensive study of biomacromolecules and their
potential use in various biomedical applications. Consisting of
four sections, the book begins with an overview of the key sources,
properties and functions of biomacromolecules, covering the
foundational knowledge required for study on the topic. It then
progresses to a discussion of the various bioactive components of
biomacromolecules. Individual chapters explore a range of potential
bioactivities, considering the use of biomacromolecules as
nutraceuticals, antioxidants, antimicrobials, anticancer agents,
and antidiabetics, among others. The third section of the book
focuses on specific applications of biomacromolecules, ranging from
drug delivery and wound management to tissue engineering and enzyme
immobilization. This focus on the various practical uses of
biological macromolecules provide an interdisciplinary assessment
of their function in practice. The final section explores the key
challenges and future perspectives on biological macromolecules in
biomedicine.
This new volume, Natural Polymers for Pharmaceutical Applications,
Volume 1: Plant-Derived Polymers, presents some of the latest
research on the applications of natural polymers in drug delivery
and therapeutics for healthcare benefits. Polymers and their
applications from several plants are discussed in depth, including
tamarind gum, gum Arabic, natural carbohydrate polymer gum
tragacanth, pectin, guar gum and its derivatives, locust bean gum,
sterculia gum, okra gum, and others. The use of the polymers
derived from plants as potential pharmaceutical excipients is
expanding day by day because of their stability in the biological
system, drug-releasing capability, drug-targeting abilities, as
well as their bioavailability.
Many polymers derived from various marine sources and
microorganisms possess some important biological properties such as
biocompatibility, biodegradability, and bioadhesivity that make
them attractive as pharmaceutical excipients in various
pharmaceutical dosage forms. Moreover, these polymers can be
modified physically and/or chemically to improve their biomaterial
properties. In this volume, Natural Polymers for Pharmaceutical
Applications, Volume 2: Marine- and Microbiologically Derived
Polymers, looks at how these polymers have been explored and
exploited for pharmaceutical uses, such as in tablets,
microparticles, nanoparticles, ophthalmic preparations, gels,
emulsions, suspensions, etc. Some commonly used marine- and
microbiologically derived polymers used as pharmaceutical
excipients include alginates, agar-agar, gellan gum, carrageenan;
chitosan, xanthan gum, and others. The book focuses on important
recent advances from experts around the world on marine-derived
polysaccharides and pharmaceutical applications of alginates,
agar-agar, gellan gum, carrageenan, chitosan derivatives, xanthan
gum.
This book has comprehensively reviewed the latest information on
pyrazoles, their preparations and uses. It provides extended ideas
on pyrazole and its derivatives including their synthesis,
chemistry, structure activity relationship (SAR) and therapeutic
applications. The health promoting properties of these pyrazoles
are discussed in this book with different therapeutic applications
of pyrazole scaffold. Topics related to pyrazole and its analogues
as potential anticancer, anti-angiogenesis, antiviral,
antioxidative, anti-convulsive, anthelmintic, anti-inflammatory,
antidiabetic agents are described in this book in detail.
Furthermore, current status and future prospects of pyrazole moiety
in drug discovery, importance of it in plant systems, its relevance
in neurological drug discovery, its potency as herbicidal and
antimicrobial agents have been enumerated through different
chapters. In a summary, this book is a valuable resource for
research scholars, academics, students, industrialists and subject
experts working in the multidisciplinary fields like medicinal
chemistry, synthetic chemistry, biochemistry, pharmacology, natural
product chemistry and other related areas in the field of pyrazole
derivatives drug discovery and research.
Polymers of natural origins have been explored for their variety of
uses and applications in pharmaceuticals, medical diagnostic aids,
and materials science. In nature, a huge quantity of natural
polymers is obtained from different sources such as plants,
animals, and also from marine environments. These are abundantly
present in nature and are considered excellent excipients because
of their nontoxic, stable, and biodegradable properties. Natural
Polymers for Pharmaceutical Applications (3-volume set) discusses
the research innovations that have been made on applications of
natural polymers in drug delivery and biomedicines. Volume 1
focuses on plant-derived polymers, while volume 2 covers marine-
and microbiologically derived polymers. Volume 3 looks at polymers
derived from animal sources. These three volumes provide a thorough
exploration into natural polymers chemistry, including collection,
chemical modifications, characterizations, and applications of
natural polymers for drug delivery and other pharmaceutical
applications.
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