Natural Polymers for Pharmaceutical Applications: Volume 1: Plant-Derived Polymers

by Amit Kumar Nayak (Editor), Md Saquib Hasnain (Editor), Dilipkumar Pal (Editor)

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781771888455
Publisher:	Apple Academic Press
Publication date:	10/16/2019
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Amit Kumar Nayak, PhD, is currently an Associate Professor at the Seemanta Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Odisha, India.

Md Saquib Hasnain, PhD, is a member of several scientific societies, including the Royal Society of Chemistry, Great Britain; International Association of Environmental and Analytical Chemistry, Switzerland; and Swiss Chemical Society, Switzerland.

Dilipkumar Pal, PhD, MPharm, Chartered Chemist, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Guru Ghasidash Vishwavidyalaya (A Central University), Koni, Bilaspur, C.G., India.

Table of Contents

Volume 1: Plant-Derived Polymers 1. Pharmaceutical Applications of Tamarind Gum 2. Pharmaceutical Applications of Gum Arabic 3. Recent Advances in Pharmaceutical Applications of Natural Carbohydrate Polymer Gum Tragacanth 4. Application Potential of Pectin in Drug Delivery 5. Guar Gum and Its Derivatives: Pharmaceutical Applications 6. Pharmaceutical Applications of Locust Bean Gum 7. Pharmaceutical Applications of Sterculia Gum 8. Pharmaceutical Applications of Okra Gum 9. Pharmaceutical Applications of Fenugreek Seed Gum