Chitosan in drug delivery. (2021)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Md Saquib Hasnain, Amit Kumar Nayak, Sarwar Beg.
• Editors: Hasnain, Md Saquib, 1984-; Nayak, Amit Kumar, 1979-; Beg, Sarwar, 1987-
• Contents: 1. Chitosan: Source, chemistry and properties; 2. Chitosan-based single-units for oral drug delivery; 3. Chitosan nanoparticles in drug delivery; 4. Chitosan in transdermal drug delivery; 5. Chitosan in ocular drug delivery; 6. Chitosan in colon-targeted drug delivery; 7. Chitosan as biomaterial for implantable drug delivery; 8. Chitosan-based systems in cancer therapeutics; 9. Chitosan-based hydrogels in drug delivery; 10. In situ gels of chitosan for drug delivery applications; 11. Chitosan as mucoadhesive polymer used in drug delivery; 12. Thiolated chitosan as improved bioadhesive polymer in drug delivery; 13. Cross-linked chitosans in drug delivery; 14. Graft copolymers of chitosan in drug delivery applications; 15. PEGylated chitosans in drug delivery applications; 16. Carboxymethyl chitosan in drug delivery; 17. Polyelectrolyte complex and interpenetrated network systems made of chitosan in drug delivery; 18. Chitosan as a responsive biopolymer in drug delivery; 19. Chitosan-based nanobiocomposites in drug delivery; 20. Chitosan for delivery of biomolecules
• Publisher Details: Amsterdam : Academic Press
• Publication Date: 2021
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white, and colour)
• Subjects: 615.6; Chitosan -- Industrial applications; Chitosan -- Biotechnology; Drug delivery systems
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780128193372
• Related ISBNs: 9780128193365
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