Graft Copolymers of Polysaccharides for Drug Delivery Systems

Rishabha Malviya, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Pharmacy at the School of Medical and Allied Sciences, Galgotias University, India. He has 12 years of research experience. His area of interest, includes formulation optimization, nanoformulation, targeted drug delivery, localized drug delivery and characterization of natural polymers as pharmaceutical excipients. He has authored more than 200 research/review papers for national/international journals. He has many published, filed, and granted patents to his credit. He has authored and edited many books and book chapters. His name has been included in World’s Top 2% of Scientists by Stanford University. He is a reviewer, editor, and editorial board member of more than 50 national and international journals of repute. He was an invited author for the magazine Atlas of Science as well as a pharma magazine dealing with B2B industry, Ingredient South Asia.Sonali Sundram, PhD, is Assistant Professor in the School of Medical & Allied Sciences, Galgotias University, India. She was formerly a research scientist on a project of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) at King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, India, and was also affiliated with BBDNIIT (Babu Banarasi Das Northern India Institute of Technology), Lucknow. Her PhD (Pharmacy) work was in the area of neurodegeneration and nanoformulation. Her area of interest is neurodegeneration, clinical research, and artificial intelligence. She has authored and edited more than 15 books and has attended and organized more than 15 national and international seminars, conferences, and workshops. She has more than eight patents to her credit. She has published several papers with international publishers and has delivered oral presentations at international conferences.

• Foreword Preface 1. Designing Polysaccharide Graft Copolymers for Drug Delivery Applications 2. Innovative Drug Delivery Systems Using Graft Copolymers: Recent Advances and Challenges 3. Polymer Derivatives for Drug Delivery Applications 4. Latest Breakthrough and Obstacles in Drug Delivery Systems Utilizing Graft Copolymers 5. Graft Polysaccharide for the Application in Gene Delivery 6. Advances in Modified Drug Delivery Using Prosochit® 7. Advances in Controlled Drug Delivery Using Graft Copolymers

"This comprehensive collection gathers together a plethora of information . . . on the connection between polymer science and biomedical applications. Graft copolymers of polysaccharides have shown remarkable expansion in recent decades due to the demand for innovative ways to deliver drugs, better therapeutic efficacy, and advanced biomedical technology. This book presents a wide range of information, from the design and synthesis of polysaccharide graft copolymers to their biomedical and pharmaceutical applications. . . . It starts by going through the fundamental principles and techniques used to synthesize polysaccharide graft copolymers. The chapters explore applications of polysaccharide graft copolymers in therapeutic drug delivery, reliable dose formulations, and the fascinating possibilities in the formulation of nanoparticulate systems. The synthesis and utilization of chitosan-based graft copolymers are also highlighted in the book; this subject is of great importance to the biomedical industry."—From the Foreword by Dr. Dhruv Galgotia, CEO, Galgotias University, Greater Noida, India