Plant Polysaccharides-Based Multiple-Unit Systems for Oral Drug Delivery

✍ Scribed by Amit Kumar Nayak, Md Saquib Hasnain

• Publisher: Springer Singapore
• Year: 2019
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 136
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book explores the use of various plant polysaccharides for pharmaceutical purposes, including drug delivery. It examines the exploitation of plant polysaccharides’ auxiliary functions to enhance drug release, stability, bioavailability and target specificity.

Plant-derived materials are at the center of drug-delivery research thanks to their non-toxicity, biodegradability, ready availability, eco-friendliness and low extraction costs. These materials include polysaccharides, a class of naturally occurring polymers consisting of glucose monomers, which serve as storage carbohydrates in cereals, root vegetables, rhizomes, seeds, fruits, etc.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter ....Pages i-xiii
Background: Multiple Units in Oral Drug Delivery (Amit Kumar Nayak, Md Saquib Hasnain)....Pages 1-17
Plant Polysaccharides in Drug Delivery Applications (Amit Kumar Nayak, Md Saquib Hasnain)....Pages 19-23
Gum Arabic Based Multiple Units for Oral Drug Delivery (Amit Kumar Nayak, Md Saquib Hasnain)....Pages 25-30
Tamarind Polysaccharide Based Multiple Units for Oral Drug Delivery (Amit Kumar Nayak, Md Saquib Hasnain)....Pages 31-59
Locust Bean Gum Based Multiple Units for Oral Drug Delivery (Amit Kumar Nayak, Md Saquib Hasnain)....Pages 61-66
Sterculia Gum Based Multiple Units for Oral Drug Delivery (Amit Kumar Nayak, Md Saquib Hasnain)....Pages 67-82
Okra Gum Based Multiple Units for Oral Drug Delivery (Amit Kumar Nayak, Md Saquib Hasnain)....Pages 83-92
Fenugreek Seed Mucilage Based Multiple Units for Oral Drug Delivery (Amit Kumar Nayak, Md Saquib Hasnain)....Pages 93-112
Potato Starch Based Multiple Units for Oral Drug Delivery (Amit Kumar Nayak, Md Saquib Hasnain)....Pages 113-116
Linseed Polysaccharide Based Multiple Units for Oral Drug Delivery (Amit Kumar Nayak, Md Saquib Hasnain)....Pages 117-121
Some Other Plant Polysaccharide Based Multiple Units for Oral Drug Delivery (Amit Kumar Nayak, Md Saquib Hasnain)....Pages 123-128
Back Matter ....Pages 129-129

✦ Subjects

Materials Science; Biomaterials; Pharmaceutical Sciences/Technology; Carbohydrate Chemistry; Plant Biochemistry