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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 Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface xv 1 Smart Hydrogels: Therapeutic Advancements in Hydrogel Technology for Smart Drug Delivery Applications 1 Gabriel Goetten de Lima, Diwakar Kanwar, Derek Macken, Luke Geever, Declan M. Devine and Michael J.D. Nugent 1.1 Introduction 1 1.2 Types and Properties of Smart Polymer Hydrogels 4 1.2.1 Temperature-Responsive Hydrogels 4 1.2.2 pH-Sensitive Hydrogels 5 1.2.3 Glucose-Responsive Hydrogels 7 1.2.4 Electro-Signal Sensitive Hydrogels 8 1.2.5 Light-Sensitive Hydrogels 8 1.2.6 Multi-Responsive Smart Hydrogels 10 1.3 Applications of Smart Polymer Hydrogels 11 1.4 Conclusion 11 References 13 2 Molecularly Imprinted Polymers for Pharmaceutical Applications 17 Ambareesh Kumar Singh, Neha Gupta, Juhi Srivastava, Archana Kushwaha and Meenakshi Singh 2.1 Introduction 17 2.2 Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics 19 2.3 Sulfonamides 36 2.4 Miscellaneous 41 2.5 Conclusions and Future Prospects 48 2.6 Acronyms and Abbreviations 48 References 50 3 Polymeric Stabilizers for Drug Nanocrystals 67 Leena Peltonen, Annika Tuomela and Jouni Hirvonen 3.1 Introduction 67 3.2 Methods for Nanocrystallization 68 3.2.1 Bottom-Up Technologies 69 3.2.2 Top-Down Technologies 69 3.2.3 Combination Technologies 71 3.4 Polymers for Nanocrystal Stabilization 73 3.4.1 Polymers of Natural Origin 75 3.4.2 Synthetic Polymers 77 3.5 Effect of Stabilizing Polymers on Drug Biocompatibility, Bioactivity, Membrane Permeability and Drug Absorption 79 3.6 Conclusions and Future Perspective 82 References 82 4 Polymeric Matrices for the Controlled Release of Phosphonate Active Agents for Medicinal Applications 89 Konstantinos E. Papathanasiou a...
