Biomaterials and Bionanotechnology

Biomaterials and Bionanotechnology examines the current state of the field within pharmaceutical sciences and concisely explains the history of biomaterials including key developments. Written by experts in the field, this volume within the Advances in Pharmaceutical Product Development and Research series deepens understanding of biomaterials and bionanotechnology within drug discovery and drug development. Each chapter delves into a particular aspect of this fast-moving field to cover the fundamental principles, advanced methodologies and technologies employed by pharmaceutical scientists, researchers and pharmaceutical industries to transform a drug candidate or new chemical entity into a final administrable dosage form, with particular focus on biomaterials and bionanomaterials. This book provides a comprehensive examination suitable for researchers working in the pharmaceutical, cosmetics, biotechnology, food and related industries as well as advanced students in these fields.

1. Design of materials and product specifications 2. Biomaterials in Pharmaceutical Product Development: An emphasis on Synthesis and characterization 3. Surface modification of Biomaterials towards effective Pharmaceutical Product Development 4. Biomaterials for sustained and controlled delivery of small drug molecule 5. Biotechnology based pharmaceutical products 6. Approaches to development of Implantable therapeutic systems 7. Nanotechnology in Tissue Engineering 8. Bionanomaterials in the treatment of leishmeniasis 9. Recent updates on Nanomedicine based drug delivery approaches in dentistry 10. Current research perspectives of Orthopaedic implant materials 11. Biomaterials and nanoparticles for hyperthermia therapy 12. Hyaluronic acid as an Emerging technology platform for siRNA delivery 13. Thiolated-chitosan: a novel mucoadhesive polymer for improved drug delivery 14. Recent Advances and Challenges in Microneedle Mediated Transdermal Protein and Peptide Drug Delivery 15. Synthesis and Applications of Metal Nanoparticles 16. Functionalized carbon nanotubes (CNTs) for protein, peptides and gene delivery biomaterials 17. Surface modifications of biomaterials and their implication on biocompatibility