Polymers in Functional Foods and Drugs

Balakumar Chandrasekaran, PhD is a Professor in the Faculty of Pharmacy at Philadelphia University, Amman, Jordan. He has published more than 80 papers, authored 23 book chapters, edited two books and three journal issues as a guest editor, and holds nine international patents. His research focuses on pharmaceutical and medicinal chemistry, drug design, AI in pharmacy, and antimicrobials.Mohammad F. Bayan, PhD is Associate Professor of Pharmaceutics in the faculty of Pharmacy at Philadelphia University, Amman, Jordan and is currently the Head of Pharmacy Department. His major focus of research involves the development of controlled and triggered drug delivery systems using advanced and novel technologies. His work also involves organic synthesis, synthesis, characterization of polymeric smart materials and performing drug release studies. He is an author of more than 50 publications and received funding from national and international grants.

• Preface xxviiPart 1: Polymers as Carriers in Drug Delivery 11 Smart Polymeric Carriers for Efficient Drug Delivery 3Mohammad F. Bayan and Balakumar Chandrasekaran2 Polymer-Based Delivery of Novel Drugs 27Ayah Kamal, Bilal Harieth Alrimawi, Abdulsalam Q. Almashhadani, Shatha Khaled Haif, Amani Marwan Ayyash, Aisha Naim Abdo, Mohamad Dayoob and Mohammad G. Al-Thiabat3 Recent Advances in Polysaccharide-Based Nanoplatforms for Targeted Cancer Therapy: Innovations and Challenges in Drug Delivery Systems 95Indiraleka Muthiah, Annie Aglin Antony, Premnath Dhanaraj and Malak Hani Abd Alkarim AlTurk4 Polymer-Based Drug Release to Enteral and Parenteral Routes 131Himanshu Sharma, Siddhant Jai Tyagi, Phool Chandra, Anurag Verma, Sumel Ashique, Arshad Farid, Neeraj Mishra, Rashmi Pathak and Afzal HussainPart 2: Natural Polymers 1815 Applications of Cellulose-Based Nanoparticles 183Najlaa Saadi Ismael, Suha Telfah, Iman A. Mansi, Mohammad Abu Nuwar, Aisha Qatawneh and Rand Yasir Alkhammas6 Applications of Alginate-Based Nanoparticles 209Aisha Qatawneh, Iman A. Mansi, Suha Telfah, Najlaa Saadi Ismael and Mohammad Abu Nuwar7 Biodegradable and Biocompatible Natural Polymers in the Drug Delivery System – A New Trend toward the Enhancement of the Therapeutic Efficiencies 245Rajashri R. Naik, Abeer J.M. Haddad and Ashok K. Shakya8 Antimicrobial and Wound Healing Effects of Chitosan-Based Nanomaterials 271Suha Telfah, Mohammad Abu Nuwar, Najlaa Saadi Ismael, Iman A. Mansi and Aisha QatawnehPart 3: Polymers in Biologicals Delivery 3119 Applications of Polymers in Delivering Biologics 313Juhaina M. Abu Ershaid, May Tayyem and Achmad Himawan10 Polymers in the Biological Sciences 359Abdel Naser Dakkah, Yousef Abusamra, Mohammad Aldhoun, Adnan A. Dahadha and Walideh Sayed11 Multiple Natural Polymers in the Delivery of Biological Products 379Rajwinder Kaur, Varinder Singh, Md Altamash Ahmad, Diksha Choudhary, Arvind Kumar and Sandeep Kumar12 Polymeric Biomaterials for Medical Implants and Devices 405Himanshu Sharma, Siddhant Jai Tyagi, Prakhar Varshney, Rashmi Pathak, Sumel Ashique and Afzal Hussain13 Polymeric Polysaccharides for Biomedical Applications 465Sathianarayanan Sankaran, Asha Jose, Fatima Jihad Hussein and Wafa’a Kara MohammedPart 4: Nanopolymers 48514 Nanopolymers for Smart Drug Delivery Applications 487Balakumar Chandrasekaran, Mohammad F. Bayan, Layan N. Ghaith, Mays M. Hamdan, Saeed M. Marji and Ashok Kumar Balaraman15 Polymers in Novel Drug Delivery Systems: Strategies and Enhancement of Vesicular Polymeric Nanocarrier Loaded with Bioactive Phytoconstituents for the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis 511Vijeta Bhattacharya, M. Alagusundaram, Namrata Mishra, Nem K. Jain, Ramesh Parmar, Balakumar Chandrasekaran and Mohammad F. Bayan16 Nanosponge as a Dynamic Approach for Targeted Drug Delivery 541Namrata Mishra, M. Alagusundaram, Vijeta Bhattacharya, Nem Kumar Jain and Rajwinder KaurPart 5: Polymers in Functional Food 55917 Applications of Natural Micropolymers in Functional Foods and Dietary Supplements 561Nour BatarsehReferences 593Abbreviations 605Index 607