Advances in Chemically-Modified Natural Polysaccharides for Biomedical Applications

Amit Kumar Nayak (M. Pharm, Ph.D) is currently working as Professor at School of Pharmaceutical Sciences,Siksha ‘O' Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Odisha, India. He has earned his PhD from IFTM University, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. He has over 14 years of research experiences in the field of pharmaceutics, especially in the development and characterization of novel biopolymeric and nanostructured drug delivery systems. Till date, he has authored more than 138 research and review publications in various high-impact peer-reviewed journals and 135 book chapters. He has edited/authored 23 international books to his credit. Dr. Nayak has presented his research work at several conferences. He has received University Foundation Day Research Award, 2019 and 2022 by Biju Patnaik University of Technology, Odisha. Dr. Nayak is a life member of the Association of Pharmaceutical Teachers of India (APTI) and a registered pharmacist.Md Saquib Hasnain (Ph.D) is currently working as the Professor and Dean, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, School of Health and Medical Sciences, Barasat, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. He has over 13 years of research experience in the field of drug delivery and pharmaceutical formulation analyses, especially systematic development and characterization of diverse nanostructured drug delivery systems, controlled release drug delivery systems, bioenhanced drug delivery systems, nanomaterials and nanocomposites employing Quality by Design approaches and many more. Till date he has authored over 100 publications in various high impact peer-reviewed journals, more than 100 book chapters and 30 books to his credit. He is also serving as the reviewer of several prestigious journals. Overall, he has earned a highly impressive publishing and cited record. He has also participated and presented his research work at over ten conferences in India, and abroad. He was also a member of scientific societies i.e., Royal Society of Chemistry, Great Britain, International Association of Environmental and Analytical Chemistry, Switzerland and Swiss Chemical Society, Switzerland.

• Part 1: Chemical Modification of Natural Polysaccharides for Biomedical Applications1. Introduction to Natural Polysaccharides: Chemical Modification and Biomedical Applications2. Characterization and Properties of Natural Polysaccharides for Biomedical Applications3. Esterification of Natural Polysaccharides for Biomedical Applications4. Carboxymethylation of Natural Polysaccharides for Biomedical Applications5. Sulfation of Natural Polysaccharides for Biomedical Applications6. Phosphorylation of Natural Polysaccharides for Biomedical Applications7. Oxidation of Natural Polysaccharides for Biomedical Applications8. Acetylation of Natural Polysaccharides for Biomedical Applications9. Selenization of Natural Polysaccharides for Biomedical Applications10. Methylation of Natural Polysaccharides for Biomedical ApplicationsPart 2: Types of Chemically Modified Polysaccharides for Biomedical Applications11. Cross-Linked Natural Polysaccharides for Biomedical Applications12. Graft-Modified Natural Polysaccharides for Biomedical Applications13. Chemically Modified Natural Polysaccharides in Biomedical Hydrogels14. Natural Polysaccharides for Schiff-Based Biomedical Hydrogel Systems15. Chemically Modified Natural Polysaccharides in Bionanomaterials16. Natural Polysaccharide-Based Interpenetrating Polymeric Networks for Biomedical Applications17. Natural Polysaccharide-Based Polyelectrolyte Complexes Systems for Biomedical Applications18. Smart Chemically Modified Polysaccharides for Biomedical Applications19. Supramolecular Chemically Modified Polysaccharides for Biomedical Applications20. Micro- and Nanofabrication of Chemically Modified Natural Polysaccharides for ScaffoldsPart 3: Biomedical Applications of Chemically Modified Polysaccharides21. Chemically Modified Natural Polysaccharides in Cancer Targeting22. Chemically Modified Natural Polysaccharides in Gene Delivery23. Chemically Modified Natural Polysaccharides in Vaccine Development24. Chemically Modified Natural Polysaccharides in Tissue Engineering25. Chemically Modified Natural Polysaccharides in Wound Dressings26. Chemically Modified Natural Polysaccharides in Orthopaedics27. Chemically Modified Natural Polysaccharides in Dentistry28. Chemically Modified Natural Polysaccharides in BioimagingPart 4: Toxicity, Regulatory, and Translations Aspects29. Toxicity Studies and Clinical Applications of Chemically Modified Natural Polysaccharides30. Regulatory Considerations and Challenges of Chemically Modified Natural Polysaccharides