Handbook of Polymers for Pharmaceutical Technologies, Volume 1
| Structure and Chemistry Edited by Vijay Kumar Thakur and Manju Kumari Thakur Copyright: 2015 | Status: Published ISBN: 9781119041344 | Hardcover | 536 pages Price: $220.00 USD |
One Line DescriptionThe 4-volume set is comprehensive, broad in scope, and gives deep insight into the
synthetic, hybrid and renewable materials used as pharmaceutical polymers.
Audience
Industrial and academic scientists, engineers and researchers working in pharmaceutical chemistry and technology, polymer chemistry, biopolymers, biomedical engineering and biotechnology, materials chemistry, chemical engineering, and materials science. Graduate and postgraduate students will find this 4-volume set to be very instructive as well.
DescriptionPolymers are one of the most fascinating materials of the present era finding their applications in almost every aspect of life. Polymers are either directly available in nature or are chemically synthesized and the type employed depends on the targeted applications. Advances in polymer science and the introduction of new polymers have resulted in the significant development of polymers with unique properties. Different kinds of polymers have been and will continue to be a key material in the global advanced pharmaceutical research in biomedical applications and delivery systems.
The Handbook of Polymers for Pharmaceutical Technology comprises 4 volumes:
♦ Volume 1: Structure and Chemistry
♦ Volume 2: Processing and Applications
♦ Volume 3: Biodegradable Polymers
♦ Volume 4: Bioactive and Compatible Synthetic/Hybrid Polymers
Volume 1 is focused solely on the structure and chemistry of pharmaceutical polymers. Some of the important topics include:
• polymeric materials for culturing human pluripotent stem cells
• polymeric systems in quick dissolving oral films
• gellan – a pharmaceutical excipient
• critical points and phase transitions in polymeric matrices for controlled drug release
• use of various polymer combinations in extended release matrices
• biomaterial design for human ESCs and iPSCs on feeder-free culture toward pharmaceutical usage of stem cells
• new perspectives on herbal nanomedicine
• endogenous polymers as biomaterials for nanoparticulate gene therapy
• molecularly imprinted polymers as biomimetic molecules – synthesis and pharmaceutical applications
• biobased pharmaceutical polymer nanocomposite – synthesis and chemistry
• improving matters of the heart – use of select pharmaceutical polymers in cardiovascular intervention
• polymeric prosthetic systems for site-specific drug administration – physical and chemical properties
• prospects of guar gum and its derivatives as biomaterials
• polymers for peptide/protein drugs delivery
Back to Top Author / Editor DetailsVijay Kumar Thakur (Ph.D.) is a Staff Scientist in the School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at Washington State University, U.S.A. He has published more than 100 research articles, patents and conference proceedings in the field of polymers and materials science and has published 15 books and 30 book chapters on the advanced state-of-the-art of polymers/ materials science. He has extensive expertise in the synthesis of polymers (natural/ synthetic), nanomaterials, nanocomposites, biocomposites, graft copolymers, high performance capacitors and electrochromic materials.
Manju Kumari Thakur works in the Department of Chemistry, Himachal Pradesh University, Simla, India. She received her BSc in Chemistry, Botany and Zoology; MSc and MPhil in Organic Chemistry, and PhD in Polymer Chemistry from the Chemistry Department at Himachal Pradesh University. She has rich experience in the field of organic chemistry, biopolymers, composites/nanocomposites, and has published more than 30 research papers in several international journals, co-authored five books and has also published 25 book chapters in the field of polymeric materials.
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