"This volume, Alginates: Versatile Polymers in Biomedical Applications and Therapeutics, contains 20 chapters that present current topics of interest and the latest research updates on the use of alginates as biopolymers in various medical applications and therapeutics. The topics of the chapters of this book include but are not limited to: Alginates: source, chemistry and properties; Recent advances of alginates as material for biomedical applications; Alginates: hydrogels, their chemistry, and applications; Alginate-based hydrogels: synthesis, characterization, and biomedical applications; Chemically modified alginates for advanced biomedical applications; Bionanocomposites of alginates, their chemistry and applications; Alginate and its applications in tissue engineering; Alginate-based scaffolds in bone tissue engineering applications; Alginate properties, pharmaceutical, and tissue engineering applications; Alginate: drug delivery and application; Chemical and physical modifications of alginate to improve its use as carriers in delivery systems; Updates on alginate-based interpenetrating polymer networks for sustained drug release; Alginate nanoparticles; Alginate-based nanocarriers in modern therapeutics; Alginate-based composites in drug delivery application; Hydroxyapatiteñalginate composites in drug delivery; Alginate-based gastrointestinal tract drug delivery systems; Alginate hydrogels as colon-targeted drug delivery system; Alginate carriers for treatment of ocular diseases; Alginate carriers for bioactive substances: herbal natural compounds and nucleic acid materials."-- Read more...
