Full Description
Advances in Biomaterials for Drug Delivery: Properties, Clinical Applications and Challenges comprehensively reviews various biomaterials and biomaterial-derived carrier systems, with a specific focus on their application in drug delivery, and their clinical and regulatory challenges. A broad range of biomaterials for drug delivery are covered, including natural biomaterials, inorganic biomaterials, synthetic biomaterials, 3-D/4-D printed biomaterials, metal-based biomaterials, and polymeric and lipidic biomaterials. Various drug delivery approaches are detailed, from pulmonary and transdermal through to oral and systemic. Key to translational success of these novel platforms are the regulatory and clinical aspects of biomaterials development and application; these aspects are covered in each chapter, providing vital insight required to make informed decisions. Advances in Biomaterials for Drug Delivery: Properties, Clinical Applications and Challenges is an interesting resource for researchers and academics in the fields in biomaterials, materials science, polymer science, and pharmaceutical science, as well as clinicians and R&D groups with an interest in the development of novel biomaterials for drug delivery.
Contents
1. Introduction to biomaterials and their vital applications
2. Natural Polymers as efficient biomaterials for drug delivery
3. Advances on responsive biomaterials-based delivery systems
4. Metal based biomaterials and drug delivery
5. Inorganic biomaterials for drug delivery
6. Protein and Polysaccharide-Based Biomaterial for Drug Delivery
7. Self-assembling biomaterials and their applications in drug delivery
8. Lipid based biomaterials for drug delivery
9. Targeted biodegradable nanoparticles for retinal delivery
10. Biomaterials for pulmonary delivery
11. Biodegradable polymers used in transdermal drug delivery systems
12. Biomaterials for oral drug delivery
13. Advances in biomaterial for systemic chemotherapy of cancer
14. Ensuring Compliance: Biomaterials Regulations in a Global Context
15. Clinical trials and biomaterials
16. Synthetic polymers and their applications
17. Biomaterials for intranasal administration
18. Surface engineered Multifunctional Nanocomposites Biomaterials for the Biomedical Applications
