Woodhead Publishing Plant and Algal Hydrogels for Drug Delivery and Regenerative Medicine (Woodhead Publishing Series in Biomaterials)

Plant and Algal Hydrogels for Drug Delivery and Regenerative Medicine offers a materials-focused and systematic overview of biopolymeric hydrogels utilized for biomedical applications. The book details the synthesis and characterization of plant and algal-based hydrogels, with each chapter addressing a separate polysaccharide hydrogel type. Specific applications in drug delivery and regenerative medicine are also discussed, highlighting the efficacy, biocompatibility, benefits and challenges for each polysaccharide hydrogel subtype. There is increasing demand for biomaterials which reduce/prevent the host response, inflammation and rejection, hence this book provides a timely resource. Biopolymeric hydrogels have skyrocketed because of their necessity in in vivo applications. They create an environment similar to living tissue, which is both biocompatible and biodegradable. Plant and algal polysaccharides in particular are well-equipped with functional groups that are easily modified for beneficial results. Review Offers a materials-focused and systematic overview of biopolymeric hydrogels utilized for biomedical applications From the Back Cover Plant and Algal Hydrogels for Drug Delivery and Regenerative Medicine offers a materials-focused and systematic overview of biopolymeric hydrogels utilized for biomedical applications. The book details the synthesis and characterization of plant and algal-based hydrogels, with each chapter addressing a separate polysaccharide hydrogel type. Specific applications in drug delivery and regenerative medicine are also discussed, highlighting the efficacy, biocompatibility, benefits and challenges for each polysaccharide hydrogel subtype. There is increasing demand for biomaterials which reduce/prevent the host response, inflammation and rejection, hence this book provides a timely resource. Biopolymeric hydrogels have skyrocketed because of their necessity in in vivo applications. They create an environment similar to living tissue, which is both biocompatible and biodegradable. Plant and algal polysaccharides in particular are well-equipped with functional groups that are easily modified for beneficial results. About the Author Tapan Kumar Giri was educated at Jadavpur University (Kolkata, India), where he received pharmacy degrees in B.Pharm, M.Pharm and Ph.D. With 19 years of teaching experience, he was associated with some prestigious institutes of North India. Currently he is working as an Associate Professor in Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University. His diverse research interests include, drug delivery, biopolymers, hydrogels, micro and nanosized dosage forms. He had supervised around 30 M.Pharm. projects. He has published around 70 research articles in peer reviewed journals and 13 book chapters. He has authored 2 pharmacy books and also edited one (CRC Press). He has served as Guest Editor of Current Chemical Biology Journal, Bentham Science. Two of his research articles published by Elsevier received the distinction of high cited article award. In 2017, he received the best teacher award of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology. Bijaya Ghosh has been in the profession of teaching for the last 32 years and taught Pharmacy to undergraduate and graduate students in some premier institutions of North and South India. Currently she is working as a Professor in Pharmaceutics at NSHM Knowledge Campus-Kolkata Group of Institutions. She received her B.Pharm, M.Pharm and PhD degree from Jadavpur University in the years 1983, 1986, 1994 respectively. Keenly interested in experimenting new concepts, she has worked in diverse fields like oral sustained release dosage form, transdermal drug delivery, iontophoresis and therapeutic drug monitoring. She has published some 40 research papers in peer reviewed International and National Journals. She has authored three pharmacy text books and edited one (C