Biopolymers in Drug and Gene Delivery Systems

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Chemistry; Research and information: general; additive manufacturing; anti-inflammatory activity; antibacterial dressing; antibiotics; antimicrobial activity; antimicrobial properties; arabinoxylan; buccal drug delivery; cellulose; cellulose cryogel; coating; colistin; composite materials; controlled drug delivery; core-shell structures; crosslinking density; curcumin; cyclodextrin; degradation; dexamethasone; diethylaminoethyl chitosan; DNA delivery; drug delivery; drug delivery system; drug delivery systems; enriched; ESKAPE pathogens; freeze-drying; gamma rays; gene therapy; grafting; heparin; hyaluronic acid; hybrid nanoparticles; hydrogel; hydrogel properties; integrins; intravitreal delivery systems; methyl methacrylate; N-vinylimidazole; n/a; nanoparticle complex; osseointegration; osteoblast differentiation; peptide-based carriers; peptides; pH-responsiveness; polycondensation; polyelectrolyte complexes; polymer concentration; polymyxin; polypropylene; polysaccharides; preparation; regenerative medicine; release; sodium alginate; succinyl chitosan; thymidine kinase; Ti6Al4V; tinzaparin; tissue engineering; uterine fibroids; vancomycin; wound healing; WPI fibrils
• Online Access: Open Access: DOAB: description of the publication; Open Access: DOAB, download the publication
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (192 p.)
• ISBN: 9783036587103; 9783036587110; books978-3-0365-8710-3
• Access: Open Access

This Special Issue focuses on fundamental and applied aspects of the design, characterization, and properties of biopolymeric drug and gene delivery systems. It contains eleven articles, including nine original research papers and two reviews. The papers cover various topics related to the use of biopolymers (polysaccharides such as cellulose and its derivatives, starch and its derivatives, chitosan and its derivatives, hyaluronan, sodium alginate, agarose, arabinoxylan, heparin, cyclodextrin, peptides and proteins, and synthetic biopolymers) for delivery of various drugs and therapeutic nucleic acids. The biomaterials studied include polymer conjugates, nano- and submicroparticles, gels, films, and implants for drug administration via intravascular, intravitreal, buccal, topical, and implantation routes.