Main description:

Engineering of biomaterials improves the key properties and function of the materials, enabling enhanced performance and efficacy in drug delivery applications. Engineered Biomaterials for Drug Delivery covers a core selection of engineering approaches and methods to optimize materials for drug delivery, including grafting, cross-linking, thiolation, conjugation and functionalization of biomaterials. A wide range of engineered biomaterial types are described, from biopolymers and nanobiomaterials, to metals, ceramics and composites. Biocompatibility, toxicity and regulatory considerations are also thoroughly discussed, ensuring the reader is fully equipped for efficient biomaterials selection and utilization in drug delivery applications.

Engineered Biomaterials for Drug Delivery is a must-have reference for those working in the fields of materials science, biomedical engineering, pharmaceutical science and pharmacology, chemical engineering and clinical science.

Contents:

1. Introduction to engineered biomaterials
2. Micro- and nanocellulose in drug delivery
3. Grafted biopolymers in drug delivery
4. Cross-linked biopolymers in drug delivery
5. Biopolymeric co-polymers in drug delivery
6. Interpenetrating polymeric networks in drug delivery
7. Polyelectrolyte complexes in drug delivery
8. Etherified natural biopolymers in drug delivery
9. Esterified natural biopolymers in drug delivery
10. Thiolated natural biopolymers in drug delivery
11. Biopolymeric particles in drug delivery
12. Biopolymeric hydrogels in drug delivery
13. Biopolymeric nanogels in drug delivery
14. Biopolymeric micelles in drug delivery
15. Biopolymeric nanofibers in drug delivery
16. Self-assembled biopolymeric systems for drug delivery
17. Biopolymeric nanoconjugates in drug delivery
18. Metal-conjugated biopolymeric systems in drug delivery
19. Metallic complexes in drug delivery
20. Biopolymeric composites and nanocomposites in drug delivery
21. Biopolymeric-inorganic composites in drug delivery
22. Bioceramic composites in drug delivery
23. Inorganic composites and nanocomposites for drug delivery
24. Clay-based composites and nanocomposites in drug delivery
25. Functionalized cyclodextrines in drug delivery
26. Functionalized carbon nanotubes in drug delivery
27. Functionalized graphene in drug delivery
28. Metal-organic frameworks in drug delivery
29. Metalloporphyrine particles in drug delivery
30. Biocompatibility of synthetic biopolymers for drug delivery
31. Regulatory considerations of synthetic biopolymers for drug delivery
32. Challenges and future perspectives of engineered biomaterials in drug delivery