Main description:

Polysaccharide-Based Nanocomposites for Gene Delivery and Tissue Engineering presents quantitative background on new polysaccharide nanocomposites in a clear and logical way, highlighting the most exciting applications in gene delivery and tissue engineering and their progress. The book focuses on the different types of polysaccharide nanocomposites for gene delivery and tissue engineering and covers polysaccharide hydrogels for tissue engineering and polysaccharide magnetic nanocomposites for gene delivery. Chapters cover various nanocomposites presented in twenty-one separate chapters. This book will be of great interest to all those researching the development and applications of polysaccharide-based nanocomposites for modeling.

As polysaccharide-based nanocomposites promise cutting-edge applications in gene delivery and tissue engineering, with their development at the forefront of modern medicine, this book is a welcome title on this exciting science.

Contents:

1 Polysaccharides 2 Introduction to nanocomposites

Section A: Polysaccharide-based nanocomposites for tissue engineering

3 Chitosan and its derivatives-based dimensional frameworks as carrier for gene delivery 4 Alginate-based hydrogels for tissue engineering 5 Hyaluronic acid-based hydrogel for tissue engineering 6 Heparin-based nanocomposites for tissue engineering 7 Polysaccharide-based nanocomposites for gene delivery and tissue engineering 8 Dextran and pullulan-based hybrid materials for tissue engineering applications 9 Gellan and xanthan-based nanocomposites for tissue engineering 10 Xanthan gum-based nanocomposites for tissue engineering 11 Polysaccharide-based 3D bioprinter inks for tissue engineering

Section B: Polysaccharide based nanocomposites for gene delivery

12 Chitosan-based nanocomposites for gene delivery: Application and future perspectives 13 Starch-based nanocomposites for gene delivery 14 Chitosan magnetic nanocomposites for gene delivery 15 Starch magnetic nanocomposites for gene delivery 16 Hyaluronic acid-magnetic nanocomposites for gene delivery