Biopolymers - Green and Sustainable Approaches for Drug Delivery, Food Products and Packaging

This book presents an in-depth exploration of biopolymers in biomedical engineering, spanning 15 chapters. Each chapter delves into different aspects of biopolymers, including their origins, development, potential, and sustainable sources, as well as advanced eco-friendly production methods. The text covers a wide range of applications, from advanced drug delivery systems and gene therapy to tissue engineering. Additionally, it addresses the use of biopolymers in the food industry and their role in packaging. The book also highlights the impact of artificial intelligence on creating sustainable biopolymers and advancing drug delivery technologies, including 3D and 4D methods for personalized treatments. It offers a thorough review of biopolymer-assisted drug delivery, implantable devices, and diagnostic applications. Furthermore, it discusses important patents, toxicity concerns, regulatory issues, and future prospects in the field. This comprehensive resource is invaluable for researchers, Ph.D. students, pharmaceutical and food industries working in the dynamic area of sustainable biomedical engineering.

List of contents

Chapter 1: Biopolymers: An Overview and Progressive Phases in Biomedical Sciences.- Chapter 2: Animal-Origin Biopolymers: Raw Material Sources to Their Development Process.- Chapter 3: Plant-Origin Biopolymers: Raw Material Sources to Their Development Process.- Chapter 4: Biopolymer-Based Nano-Formulations for Oral Drug Delivery.- Chapter 5: Biopolymeric Gels Employed for Effective and Safe Topical Drug Delivery.- Chapter 6: Application of Biopolymers in Parenteral Drug Delivery.- Chapter 7: Crosslinking Biopolymers and Its Clinical Applications.- Chapter 8: Biopolymers in Gene Delivery: Challenges and Opportunities.- Chapter 9: Applications of Biopolymers in Next Generation Drug Delivery and Implantable Devices.- Chapter 10: Cutting Edge Drug Delivery Technology (3D & 4D) by Employing Biopolymers.- Chapter 11: Artificial Intelligence in the Development of Sustainable Biopolymers.- Chapter 12: Recent Applications and Future Prospects of Biopolymer-Based Composites in the Food Industry.- Chapter 13: Development of Sustainable Biopolymer by Food Waste and Agro-Based Materials and their Applications.- Chapter 14: Biopolymers in Food Packaging Materials: Challenges and Opportunities.- Chapter 15: Biopolymers: Patents, Regulatory Issues, and Future Prospects.

About the author

Dr. Musarrat Husain Warsi is a distinguished academic and researcher in the field of pharmaceutical science. He completed his Ph.D. from Jamia Hamdard University in New Delhi, India, and is currently an Associate Professor at the College of Pharmacy, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia.  Notably, he served as a section editor for the renowned 4th edition of Lachman and Lieberman’s Textbook of Industrial Pharmacy by CBS, Physical Pharmacy textbook by Elsevier and has authored more than 10 book chapters. His research primarily focuses on the design and development of nano-formulations for drugs and phytopharmaceuticals. He is proficient in areas such as natural polymer characterization, biopolymeric conjugation systems, polymeric nanoparticles, lipid vesicular carriers, nano-emulsions, computational modelling, and Quality by Design (QbD) based drug design for enhanced drug delivery. In addition to his research, Dr. Warsi holds the position of Editor-in-Chief of the Biological Sciences journal and has served as a Guest Editor for Pharmaceutics, a journal from MDPI. He is also an active reviewer for various reputed international journals, contributing to the peer review process in his field. His name has been included in world's top 2% scientist list by Elsevier BV and Stanford University.
Dr. Rishabha Malviya completed B. Pharmacy from Uttar Pradesh Technical University and M. Pharmacy (Pharmaceutics) from Gautam Buddha Technical University, Lucknow Uttar Pradesh. His PhD (Pharmacy) work was in the area of Novel formulation development techniques. He has 13 years of research experience and presently working as Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmacy, School of Medical and Allied Sciences, Galgotias University since past 8 years.His area of interest includes formulation optimization, nanoformulation, targeted drug delivery, localized drug delivery and characterization of natural polymers as pharmaceutical excipients.  He has also received an Outstanding Reviewer award from Elsevier. He has authored/edited/editing 58 books (Wily, CRC Press/Taylor and Francis, Springer, IOP Publishing, River Publisher, Apple academic Press/Taylor and Francis Groups and OMICS publication) and authored many book chapters. His name has been included in world's top 2% scientist list by Elsevier BV and Stanford University. He is Reviewer/Editor/Editorial board member of more than 50 national and international journals of repute. He has invited as author for “Atlas of Science” and pharma magazine dealing with industry (B2B) “Ingredient south Asia Magazines”.

Summary

This book presents an in-depth exploration of biopolymers in biomedical engineering, spanning 15 chapters. Each chapter delves into different aspects of biopolymers, including their origins, development, potential, and sustainable sources, as well as advanced eco-friendly production methods. The text covers a wide range of applications, from advanced drug delivery systems and gene therapy to tissue engineering. Additionally, it addresses the use of biopolymers in the food industry and their role in packaging. The book also highlights the impact of artificial intelligence on creating sustainable biopolymers and advancing drug delivery technologies, including 3D and 4D methods for personalized treatments. It offers a thorough review of biopolymer-assisted drug delivery, implantable devices, and diagnostic applications. Furthermore, it discusses important patents, toxicity concerns, regulatory issues, and future prospects in the field. This comprehensive resource is invaluable for researchers, Ph.D. students, pharmaceutical and food industries working in the dynamic area of sustainable biomedical engineering.

Product details

• Assisted by: Musarrat Husain Warsi (Editor), Malviya (Editor), Rishabha Malviya (Editor), Musarrat Husain Warsi (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 29.11.2025
• EAN: 9789819522576
• ISBN: 978-981-9522-57-6
• No. of pages: 682
• Illustrations: XII, 682 p. 58 illus., 38 illus. in color.
• Series: Materials Horizons: From Nature to Nanomaterials
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Mechanical engineering, production engineering; Artificial Intelligence, Biomedizinische Technik, Packaging, Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering, Biopolymers, drug delivery, Biomedical Materials, Gene delivery