Description
This book addresses the need for a comprehensive book on the design, synthesis, and characterization of synthetic carbohydrate-based polymeric materials along with their biological applications. The first two chapters cover the synthesis and self-assembly of glycopolymers and different techniques for creating these synthetic polymers. Subsequent chapters account for the preparation of block copolymers, branched glycopolymers, glycosurfaces, glycodendrimers, cationic glycopolymers, bioconjugates, glyconanoparticles and hydrogels. While these chapters comprehensively review the synthetic and characterization methods of those carbohydrate-based materials, their biological applications are discussed in detail.
Table of Contents
Preface vii
Contributors xi
1 Synthesis of Glycopolymers 1
Samuel Pearson, Gaojian Chen, and Martina H. Stenzel
2 Block Glycopolymers and Their Self-assembly Properties 119
Qian Yang
3 Cationic Glycopolymers 143
Marya Ahmed and Ravin Narain
4 Glycopolymer Bioconjugates 167
Marya Ahmed and Ravin Narain
5 Glycopolymer-functionalized Carbon Nanotubes 189
Marya Ahmed and Ravin Narain
6 Glyconanoparticles: New Nanomaterials for Biological Applications 213
Isabel García, Juan Gallo, Marco Marradi, and Soledad Penadés
7 Glycodendrimers and Their Biological Applications 261
Elizabeth R. Gillies
8 Glycosurfaces 307
Anca Mateescu and Maria Vamvakaki
9 Carbohydrate-derived Hydrogels And Microgels 337
Mitsuhiro Ebara
10 Modified Natural Polysaccharides as Nanoparticulate Drug Delivery Devices 355
Archana Bhaw-Luximon
Index 397
