| Natural Polymers for Pharmaceutical Applications: Volume 3: Animal-Derived Polymers Contributor(s): Nayak, Amit Kumar (Editor), Hasnai, MD Saquib (Editor), Pal, Dilipkumar (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1771888474 ISBN-13: 9781771888479 Publisher: Apple Academic Press OUR PRICE: $151.95 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Industries - Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology - Medical | Pharmacology - Science | Life Sciences - Biochemistry |
| Dewey: 572.33 |
| LCCN: 2019029061 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.2" W x 9.1" (1.10 lbs) 180 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In recent years, many animal-derived polymers have emerged as an attractive category of naturally derived polymers because of their advantageous physicochemical, chemical, and biological properties. The important biological properties of these natural polymers derived from animals are biocompatibility and biodegradation. These polymers are generally composed of repeated units of amino acids. Moreover, these polymers can be modified physically and/or chemically to improve their biomaterial properties. Natural Polymers for Pharmaceutical Applications, Volume 3: Animal-Derived Polymers looks at how these polymers can be exploited as pharmaceutical excipients in various pharmaceutical dosage forms, like microparticles, nanoparticles, ophthalmic preparations, gels, implants, etc. The commonly used animal-derived polymers used as pharmaceutical excipients are hyaluronic acid (hyaluronan), albumin, collagen, gelatin, chondroitin, etc. |