The book is an essential resource for anyone in the pharmaceutical field, as it provides in-depth insights into the versatile roles of polymers in controlled drug delivery, highlighting their critical applications in product innovation, development, and manufacturing.
Pharmaceutical Polymer Formulations and Its Applications provides an overview of the applications of pharmaceutical polymers in the vast field of controlled drug delivery. Polymers have the potential for a range of uses in the design of pharmaceutical dosage forms. They can be used as suspending, emulsifying, binding, or flocculant agents, as well as adhesives and packaging and coating materials. They can be used to make gels, nanoparticles, microparticles, and various capsules. Polymers have played an indispensable role in the manufacture of pharmaceutical products. This volume includes various polymers used in pharmacy based on their applications. The overviews focus on the use of pharmaceutical polymers for controlled drug delivery applications. Examples of pharmaceutical polymers and the principles of controlled drug delivery are outlined, and applications of polymers for controlled drug delivery are also discussed.
Readers will find the book:
Explores the latest tactics utilized for the application of polymers in the healthcare industry; Showcases the numerous innovations of polymers in manufacturing of pharmaceuticals; Provides essential elements for the conceptualization and comprehension of polymer products by highlighting their aspects and overcoming manufacturing, regulatory, and quality control obstacles.
Audience
The book will interest chemists and healthcare professionals interested in pharmaceutical innovation using polymers.
Preface xxiii
1 Overview and Introduction of Polymers Used in Pharmaceuticals 1
Nikhil Rajnani, Nalini Kurup, Nikita Rajnani and Selvakumar Sambandan
2 Biopolymers as Potential Carriers in the Novel Drug Delivery System 17
Madhuri D. Deshmukh, Eknath D. Ahire, Moreshwar P. Patil, Prasad Rayte,
Sheetal Gosavi, Shruti S. Moarnkar and Amit Kumar Rajora
3 Functional Polymers as Drug Carriers in Pharmaceuticals Development 41
Eknath D. Ahire, Gangadhar Magar, Shruti Morankar and Amit Kumar Rajora
4 Nanopolymer for Drug Delivery 71
Anju, Mishra Prakash Shyambabu, Amit Kumar Singh and Shanti Bhushan Mishra
5 Natural Polymers for Drug Delivery 105
Mishra Prakash Shyambabu, Mukul Maurya, Amit Kumar Singh, Pradeep Kumar
Vishwakarma and Shanti Bhushan Mishra
6 Intelligent Drug Delivery Systems for Safe and Effective Cancer Treatment:
Smart Bio-Responsive Polymers 143
Siva Nageswara Rao Gajula and Lakshmi Vineela Nalla
7 Polymers and Their Uses in Drug Delivery 181
Shilpa Amit Gajbhiye, Eknath D. Ahire, Moreshwar P. Patil, Preeti R. Meshram
and Yogita M. Patil
8 Polymers in Oral Hygiene and Oral Drug Delivery 207
Kumari Supriya, Eknath D. Ahire, Amit Kumar Rajora and Shruti Morankar
9 Polymers in Controlled Drug Delivery System 241
Amruta Balekundri and Eknath D. Ahire
10 Polymers: An Update on Their Use in Ocular Drug Delivery Systems and
Other Recent Developments 255
Shweta H. Shahare, Hitesh V. Shahare, Yunus N. Ansari, Charulata T. Nemade,
Khemchand R. Surana, Rani S. Kankate and Eknath D. Ahire
11 Polymers and Approaches in Dental Preparations 273
Hitesh V. Shahare, Yunus N. Ansari, Eknath D. Ahire, Kavita R. Chandramore,
Kshtija P. Deshmukh, Shweta H. Shahare and Deepti G. Phadtare
12 Role and Types of Polymers Used in Cosmetics 291
Shweta H. Shahare, Bhavesh B. Amrute, Hitesh V. Shahare, Nayana S. Baste,
Eknath D. Ahire, Parag A. Pathade and Sandhya Borse
13 Potential Natural Polymers in the Modern Drug Delivery Systems 309
Maruti K. Shelar and Shubhangi V. Shekade
14 Polymers in Nutritional Applications 333
Shilpa Amit Gajbhiye, Eknath D. Ahire, Preeti R. Meshram and Yogita M. Patil
15 Green Polymers and Their Uses in Pharmacy 349
Pavan Kumar Padarthi, Kore Kakasaheb Jagannath, Varsha Deva, Sudhahar
Dharmalingam, Santosh Karajgi, V. Rao, Manchineni Prasada Rao and Senthil
Prabhu Rajendran
16 Polymers in Gene Delivery 367
Niloufer K. Kotwal, Rishi Pal, Sultana Razia, Jaffar Shaik and Meenakshi
Jaiswal
17 Introduction, Overview and Various Uses of Synthetic Polymers in Pharmacy
385
Rajesh Kumar, Jyoti Prakash, Anmol Gautam, Gaurav Dhiman, Pradeep Saha, Dhruv
Dev and Mohammad Shahnaz
18 Semiconducting Polymer 405
Senthil Prabhu Rajendran
19 Nanostructured Polymer Systems and Pharmacy 421
K. Bhaskar Reddy, Vishal Satish Patil, P.S. Minhas, Madhusmruti Khandai,
Varinder Soni, V. Ragini, Sanjesh Kumar Gotam Rathi and Dhruv Dev
20 Microstructured Polymer System and Its Application in Pharmacy 441
Anasuya Patil, Kavita Vijay, P.S. Minhas, Mahaveer Singh, Ashish Ashokkumar
Jaiswal, Sandeep Sharma and Vaibhav Dagaji Aher
References 458
Index 467
Raj K. Keservani, PhD is a professor on the Pharmacy faculty at the Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj Group of Institutions, with over 12 years of teaching experience. He has published over 30 peer-reviewed papers in national and international journals, six patents, over 70 book chapters, three co-authored books, and over 40 edited books. He is also active as a reviewer for several international scientific journals. His research interests include nutraceutical and functional foods, novel drug delivery systems (NDDS), transdermal drug delivery, health science, cancer biology, and neurobiology.
Eknath D. Ahire, PhD is an assistant professor in the Department of Pharmaceutics at METs Institute of Pharmacy in Bhujbal Knowledge City with over six years of experience. He is a reviewer for 15 reputed international journals and serves as an associate editor and editorial advisory board member with different journals. He has over 110 publications in national and international journals, as well as eight textbooks and six edited books. His research interests include nanotechnology-based drug delivery systems, novel drug delivery systems, and nutraceuticals.
Rajesh K. Kesharwani, PhD is an associate professor in the Department of Computer Applications at Nehru Gram Bharati University with over 11 years of experience. He has authored over 55 peer-reviewed articles, 35 book chapters, and 27 edited books with international publishers. He is a reviewer for many international journals and has presented many papers at various national and international conferences. His research interests include medical informatics, protein structure and function prediction, computer-aided drug designing, structural biology, drug delivery, cancer biology, and nanobiotechnology.
