Natural Polymers for Pharmaceutical Applications Volume 1: Plant-Derived Polymers

This new volume, Natural Polymers for Pharmaceutical Applications, Volume 1: Plant-Derived Polymers, presents some of the latest research on the applications of natural polymers in drug delivery and therapeutics for healthcare benefits. Polymers and their applications from several plants are discussed in depth, including tamarind gum, gum Arabic, natural carbohydrate polymer gum tragacanth, pectin, guar gum and its derivatives, locust bean gum, sterculia gum, okra gum, and others. The use of the polymers derived from plants as potential pharmaceutical excipients is expanding day by day because of their stability in the biological system, drug-releasing capability, drug-targeting abilities, as well as their bioavailability.

Volume 1: Plant-Derived Polymers1. Pharmaceutical Applications of Tamarind GumAmit Kumar Nayak et al.2. Pharmaceutical Applications of Gum ArabicJian Guan and Shirui Mao3. Recent Advances in Pharmaceutical Applications of Natural Carbohydrate Polymer Gum TragacanthMadhusmita Dhupal et al.4. Application Potential of Pectin in Drug DeliveryPritish Kumar Panda et al.5. Guar Gum and Its Derivatives: Pharmaceutical ApplicationsD. Sathya Seeli and M. Prabaharan6. Pharmaceutical Applications of Locust Bean GumMd Saquib Hasnain et al.7. Pharmaceutical Applications of Sterculia GumMd. Nurus Sakib et al.8. Pharmaceutical Applications of Okra GumShanta Biswas et al.9. Pharmaceutical Applications of Fenugreek Seed GumDilipkumar Pal et al.

Amit Kumar Nayak, PhD, is currently an Associate Professor at the Seemanta Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Odisha, India. Md Saquib Hasnain, PhD, is a member of several scientific societies, including the Royal Society of Chemistry, Great Britain; International Association of Environmental and Analytical Chemistry, Switzerland; and Swiss Chemical Society, Switzerland. Dilipkumar Pal, PhD, MPharm, Chartered Chemist, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Guru Ghasidash Vishwavidyalaya (A Central University), Koni, Bilaspur, C.G., India.