Biopolymer-Based Nanomaterials in Drug Delivery and Biomedical Applications: A Comprehensive Overview

Over the past few decades, the design of versatile biopolymer-based nanoplatforms for pharmaceutical and biomedical applications has witnessed unprecedented progress. This is largely due to their attractive traits, including excellent biocompatibility, outstanding biodegradability, low immunogenicity, and facile chemical modifiability.

What are Biopolymer-Based Nanomaterials?

Biopolymer-based nanomaterials consist of biopolymers such as polysaccharides (derived from plants, animals, bacteria, algae, and fungi) and polypeptides. These nanomaterials are synthesized and characterized for their structures, synthetic protocols, and uses as therapeutic drugs and gene delivery carriers, as well as in other biomedical fields.

Applications in Drug Delivery and Biomedical Fields

The chapters of this book, contributed by internationally renowned scholars working in the arena of biopolymer-based nanomaterials, offer a wide vision on the potential future applications of these nanomaterials in:

• Delivery and targeting of bioactive molecules of pharmaceutical interests
• Tissue engineering
• Biosensing
• Bioimaging
• Diagnostic purposes

State-of-the-Art Information and Future Developments

This book provides state-of-the-art information on the recent development of biopolymer-based nanomaterials, focusing on the diverse cutting-edge techniques for the fabrication of native and modified biopolymer-based nanoplatforms and their applications in drug delivery and biomedical fields. It assesses the opportunities and challenges of biopolymer-based nanocarriers in pharmaceutical and biomedical research, encouraging young investigators and researchers to further bring cutting-edge developments in the field of nanomedicine in the near future.

About the Author

Hriday Bera is an accomplished author and researcher in the field of biopolymer-based nanomaterials. His work has significantly contributed to the understanding and development of these nanomaterials for various pharmaceutical and biomedical applications.