Synthetic Biopolymers for Drug Delivery covers a wide range of synthetic biopolymer types and their unique properties, including PLA, PLGA, PCL, carbopols, cyclodextrins, synthetic lipids, and much more. Biocompatibility, toxicity, and regulatory considerations are also thoroughly discussed, ensuring the reader is fully equipped for efficient biomaterials selection and utilization in drug delivery applications. This is a must-have reference for those working in the fields of materials science, biomedical engineering, pharmaceutical science, pharmacology, chemical engineering, and clinical science.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction to synthetic biopolymers2. Polyvinyl alcohol in drug delivery
3. Polyvinyl pyrrolidone in drug delivery
4. Polyethylene glycols in drug delivery
5. Polyethylene oxide in drug delivery
6. Polyanhydrides in drug delivery
7. Polyamides in drug delivery
8. Polystyrene in drug delivery
9. Polyphosphazone in drug delivery
10. Polydioxane in drug delivery
11. Polyhydroxybutane in drug delivery
12. Polylactic acid in drug delivery
13. Polyglycolic acid in drug delivery
14. Polylactic-co-glycolic acid in drug delivery
15. Polycaprolactone in drug delivery
16. Acrylate polymers in drug delivery
17. Eudragits in drug delivery
18. Carbopols in drug delivery
19. Poloxamers in drug delivery
20. Use of cyclodextrins in drug delivery
21. Synthetic lipids in drug delivery
22. Synthetic waxes in drug delivery
23. Synthetic resins in drug delivery
24. Paraffins in drug delivery
25. Biocompatibility of synthetic biopolymers for drug delivery
26. Regulatory considerations of synthetic biopolymers for drug delivery
27. Challenges and future perspectives of synthetic biopolymers in drug delivery
Authors
Amit Kumar Nayak Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Siksha 'O' Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.Dr. Amit Kumar Nayak (MPharm, PhD) is working as a professor, at the Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Siksha 'O' Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Odisha, India. He has earned his PhD from IFTM University, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. He has over 14 years of research experiences in the field of pharmaceutics, especially in the development and characterization of novel biopolymeric and nanostructured drug delivery systems. Till date, he has authored more than 138 research and review publications in various high-impact peer-reviewed journals and 135 book chapters. He has edited/authored 23 international books to his credit. Dr. Nayak has presented his research work at several conferences. He has received University Foundation Day Research Award, 2019 and 2022 by Biju Patnaik University of Technology, Odisha. Dr. Nayak is a life member of the Association of Pharmaceutical Teachers of India (APTI) and a registered pharmacist.
Md Saquib Hasnain Department of Pharmacy, Palamau Institute of Pharmacy, Daltonganj, Jharkhand, India. Prof. (Dr.) Md Saquib Hasnain has over 10 years of research experience in the field of drug delivery and pharmaceutical formulation analyses, especially systematic development and characterization of diverse nanostructured drug delivery systems, controlled release drug delivery systems, bioenhanced drug delivery systems, nanomaterials and nanocomposites employing Quality by Design approaches and many more. Till date he has authored over 70 publications in various high impact peer-reviewed journals, more than 100 book chapters and 16 books to his credit. He is also serving as the reviewer of several prestigious journals. Overall, he has earned a highly impressive publishing and cited record in Google Scholar (h-index: 32). He has also participated and presented his research work at over ten conferences in India, and abroad. He was also a member of scientific societies i.e., Royal Society of Chemistry, Great Britain, International Association of Environmental and Analytical Chemistry, Switzerland and Swiss Chemical Society, Switzerland. Tejraj M. Aminabhavi Director of Research, School of Advanced Sciences, KLE Technological University, Hubballi, Karnataka, India.Tejraj M. Aminabhavi is the Director of Research at the School of Advanced Sciences, KLE Technological University, Hubballi, India. He works in the area of membrane transport processes, molecular modeling of polymer surfaces, wastewater treatment technologies, drug delivery polymers and sustainable environmental engineering.
