Micro and Nano Engineered Gum-Based Biomaterials for Drug Delivery and Biomedical Applications

Micro and Nano Engineered Gum-Based Biomaterials for Drug Delivery and Biomedical Applications focuses on micro and nanotechnology in gums and biopolymers as drug and biomolecule carriers, along with applications in biomedicine. The book also covers biological applications, such as gene delivery, cancer therapy, tissue engineering, bioimaging, and theragnostics. This book is an important reference source for biomaterials scientists, biomedical engineers, and pharmaceutical scientists who are looking to increase their understanding of how micro and nanoengineered biomaterials are being used to create more efficient gum-based drug delivery systems.

Currently, natural gums and polymers are widely utilized as biocarrier systems to deliver drugs and biomolecules to the target site for prolonged release and the desired therapeutic effect. Natural gums and polymers are important because they are easily available from natural sources and because they are characteristically biodegradable, biocompatible and non-toxic.