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Informationen zum Autor Vijay 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 ten books and 25 book chapters on the advanced state-of-the-art of polymers/ materials science. He has extensive expertise in the synthesis of polymers (natural/ synthetic), nano materials, nanocomposites, biocomposites, graft copolymers, high performance capacitors and electrochromic materials. Manju Kumari Thakur works in the Department of Chemistry, Himachal Pradesh University, Simla, India. Klappentext Polymers are one of the most fascinating materials of the present era finding their applications in almost every aspects of life. Polymers are either directly available in nature or are chemically synthesized and used depending upon 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 be one of the key in several applications in many of the advanced pharmaceutical research being carried out over the globe. This 4-partset of books contains precisely referenced chapters, emphasizing different kinds of polymers with basic fundamentals and practicality for application in diverse pharmaceutical technologies. The volumes aim at explaining basics of polymers based materials from different resources and their chemistry along with practical applications which present a future direction in the pharmaceutical industry. Each volume offer deep insight into the subject being treated. Volume 1: Structure and Chemistry Volume 2: Processing and Applications Volume 3: Biodegradable Polymers Volume 4: Bioactive and Compatible Synthetic/Hybrid Polymers Zusammenfassung Polymers are one of the most fascinating materials of the present era finding their applications in almost every aspects of life. Polymers are either directly available in nature or are chemically synthesized and used depending upon the targeted applications. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface xix 1 Bioactive Polysaccharides of Vegetable and Microbial Origins: An Overview 1 Giuseppina Tommonaro, Annarita Poli, Paola Di Donato, Roberto Abbamondi Gennaro, Ilaria Finore and Barbara Nicolaus 1.1 Introduction 1 1.2 Anticarcinogenic Polysaccharides 3 1.3 Anti-inflammatory/Immunostimulating Polysaccharides 8 1.4 Antiviral Polysaccharides 13 1.5 Antioxidant Polysaccharides 17 1.6 Other Biotechnological Applications 21 1.7 Conclusions and Future Perspectives 23 Acknowledgments 23 Reference 24 2 Chitosan: An Emanating Polymeric Carrier for Drug Delivery 33 Priti Girotra and Shailendra Kumar Singh 2.1 Introduction 33 2.2 Preparation of Chitosan 34 2.3 Physicochemical Properties of Chitosan 35 2.4 Biological Activities of Chitosan 36 2.5 Pharmaceutical Applications of Chitosan 39 2.6 Functionalization of Chitosan 49 2.7 Conclusion and Future Perspectives 49 Reference 51 3 Fungi as Sources of Polysaccharides for Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Applications 61 Filomena Freitas, Christophe Roca and Maria A. M. Reis 3.1 Introduction 61 3.2 The Fungal Cell 62 3.3 Polysaccharides Produced by Fungi 69 3.4 Production and Extraction of Polysaccharides from Fungi 77 3.5 Fungal Polysaccharides in Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Applications 81 3.6 Commercial Exploitation of Fungal Polysaccharides in Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Applications 89 3.7 Conclusion and Future Perspective 91
