Tailor-Made and Functionalized Biopolymer Systems: For Drug Delivery and Biomedical Applications

This book covers the design and application of these functionalized and tailor-made biopolymers and biopolymer systems intended for drug delivery and biomedical applications. Various concepts, design protocols, and biomedical applications of tailor-made biopolymer systems are covered, guiding the reader from theoretical knowledge to practical application.

Authored by an array of experts from global institutions, this book offers an interdisciplinary approach to how tailor-made biopolymers lead to novel drug delivery and treatment solutions. This will be a useful reference to a broad audience, including biomedical engineers, materials scientists, pharmacologists, and chemists.

Key Features

Provides a concise overview of tailor-made and functionalized biopolymer systems for biomedical applications

Covers a range of modified biopolymers, biopolymeric composites, and biopolymer-based systems in drug delivery, development of artificial organs, diagnostic applications, and more

Describes characterization, synthesis, and functionalization of biopolymers and biopolymer systems