Contributors |
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Editors' biography |
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Preface |
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1 Nanomedicine approaches and strategies for gum-based stealth nanocarriers |
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1.2 Need for stealth nanocarriers |
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3 | (1) |
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1.3 Hydrophilic polymers as shielding agent for nanocarriers |
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4 | (2) |
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1.4 Gum-based stealth nanocarriers: An alternative approach for transportation of payloads to targeted sites |
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24 | (11) |
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25 | (10) |
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2 Micro- and nanoscale drug delivery systems based on xanthan gum hydrogels |
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35 | (3) |
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2.2 Homopolymeric XG-based hydrogels |
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38 | (1) |
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2.3 Copolymeric XG-based hydrogels |
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39 | (13) |
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2.4 XG-based nanocomposite hydrogels |
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52 | (9) |
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2.5 Drug delivery potential of xanthan gum hydrogels as nano- and microcarriers for different routes of administration |
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61 | (11) |
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72 | (5) |
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72 | (5) |
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3 Chitosan-based nanoengineered drug delivery system |
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77 | (2) |
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3.2 Drug delivery applications of chitosan-based nanoengineered systems |
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79 | (11) |
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90 | (8) |
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90 | (8) |
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4 Pectin-based micro- and nanomaterials in drug delivery |
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98 | (1) |
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99 | (2) |
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101 | (3) |
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4.4 Modification of pectin |
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104 | (4) |
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4.5 Pectin in biomedical applications |
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108 | (2) |
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4.6 Pectin-based hybrid materials in drug delivery |
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110 | (5) |
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4.7 Pectin-based composite materials in drug delivery applications |
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115 | (4) |
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119 | (8) |
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119 | (8) |
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5 Gellan gum nanoparticles in drug delivery |
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Ana Leticia Rodrigues Costa |
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Lucimara Gaziolla de la Torre |
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127 | (1) |
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128 | (2) |
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5.3 Production and characterization of gellan gum nanoparticles |
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130 | (13) |
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5.4 Gellan gum nanoparticles (GG nanoparticles) in drug delivery |
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143 | (7) |
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150 | (7) |
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151 | (1) |
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151 | (6) |
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6 Gum kondagogu as a potential material for micro- and nanoparticulate drug delivery |
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157 | (3) |
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6.2 Modifications of gum kondagogu |
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160 | (4) |
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6.3 Applications of gum kondagogu as a microparticulate and nanoparticulate carrier |
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164 | (13) |
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177 | (6) |
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177 | (6) |
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7 Gum-based nanoparticles in cancer therapy |
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Maria John Newton Amaldoss |
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183 | (1) |
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7.2 Principal natural gums in pharmaceutical applications |
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184 | (6) |
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7.3 Method of preparation of GNPs |
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190 | (3) |
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7.4 Characterization techniques for GNPs |
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193 | (5) |
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7.5 General biomedical applications of gums |
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198 | (6) |
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7.6 Gum-based nanoparticles in cancer therapy |
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204 | (11) |
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215 | (12) |
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216 | (11) |
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8 Gum-based micro- and nanobiomaterials in gene delivery |
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227 | (1) |
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227 | (1) |
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8.3 Biomedical application of gums |
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228 | (1) |
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8.4 Nonviral gene delivery |
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228 | (1) |
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8.5 Natural gum-based gene delivery vectors |
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229 | (8) |
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237 | (4) |
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237 | (4) |
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9 Locust bean gum-based micro- and nanomaterials for biomedical applications |
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241 | (2) |
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243 | (1) |
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9.3 Biodegradation of LBG |
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244 | (1) |
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245 | (1) |
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9.5 Pharmaceutical applications of LBG |
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245 | (1) |
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246 | (1) |
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246 | (4) |
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250 | (5) |
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10 Alginate microspheres: Synthesis and their biomedical applications |
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255 | (1) |
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10.2 Structure and physicochemical properties of alginates |
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256 | (7) |
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10.3 Fabrication of alginate microspheres |
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263 | (5) |
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10.4 Alginate microsphere and its biomedical applications |
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268 | (9) |
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277 | (8) |
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278 | (7) |
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11 Biomedical applications of cashew gum-based micro- and nanostructures |
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285 | (1) |
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11.2 Isolation and purification of cashew gum |
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286 | (2) |
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11.3 Chemical composition and molecular structure of cashew gum |
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288 | (1) |
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11.4 Physiochemical characteristics of cashew gum |
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289 | (1) |
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11.5 Chemical modifications of cashew gum |
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290 | (1) |
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11.6 Cashew gum-based microstructures |
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291 | (3) |
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11.7 Cashew gum-based nanostructures |
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294 | (5) |
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299 | (4) |
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12 Dextran-based micro- and nanobiomaterials for drug delivery and biomedical applications |
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303 | (4) |
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12.2 Application of dextrans |
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307 | (1) |
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12.3 Dextran-based micro- and nanogels |
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308 | (7) |
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12.4 Dextran-based electrospun nanofibers |
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315 | (3) |
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12.5 Dextran-based micro- and nanoparticles |
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318 | (7) |
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325 | (8) |
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326 | (7) |
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13 Gum arabic-based nanocarriers for drug and bioactive compounds delivery |
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333 | (1) |
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13.2 Safety of gum arabic |
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334 | (1) |
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13.3 Chemical composition and structure |
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334 | (1) |
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13.4 Gum arabic: An excellent polysaccharide for encapsulation of bioactive agents |
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335 | (1) |
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13.5 Different nanocarriers prepared with GA |
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335 | (2) |
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13.6 Application of GA nanocarriers for various food bioactive agents |
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337 | (4) |
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13.7 Conclusions and further remarks |
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341 | (6) |
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342 | (5) |
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14 Tamarind gum as a wall material in the microencapsulation of drugs and natural products |
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347 | (4) |
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14.2 Tamarind gum characterization |
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351 | (7) |
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14.3 Functional properties of tamarind gum |
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358 | (5) |
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14.4 Tamarind gum-based colloidal systems in food and pharmaceutical applications |
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363 | (8) |
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14.5 Tamarind gum in industrial applications |
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371 | (12) |
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376 | (7) |
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15 Tree gum-based nanostructures and their biomedical applications |
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383 | (2) |
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15.2 Tree gum exudates---Structure and properties |
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385 | (2) |
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15.3 Nanoarchitectures based on tree gums |
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387 | (2) |
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15.4 Tree gum-based NPs for biomedical applications |
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389 | (2) |
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15.5 Tree gum composite nanofibers for biomedical applications |
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391 | (2) |
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15.6 Tree gum-based nanostructures for drug delivery |
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393 | (3) |
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15.7 Hydrogels/nanogels based on tree gums for biomedical applications |
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396 | (5) |
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401 | (8) |
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401 | (1) |
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401 | (8) |
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16 Application of micro- and nanoengineering tragacanth and its water-soluble derivative in drug delivery and tissue engineering |
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409 | (3) |
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16.2 Composition and chemical structure of TG |
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412 | (2) |
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414 | (1) |
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415 | (1) |
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16.5 Chemical modification of TG |
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415 | (1) |
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16.6 Biomedical applications |
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416 | (35) |
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442 | (9) |
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17 Development of Persian gum-based micro- and nanocarriers for nutraceutical and drug delivery applications |
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451 | (1) |
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17.2 Medicinal applications of Amygdalus scoparia |
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452 | (1) |
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17.3 Chemical composition, structure, and properties |
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453 | (2) |
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17.4 Improving solubility and functionality of PG |
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455 | (1) |
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17.5 Drug delivery systems |
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456 | (10) |
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17.6 Other biological applications of PG |
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466 | (1) |
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17.7 Concluding remarks and future trends |
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467 | (6) |
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467 | (6) |
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18 Guar gum-based hydrogel and hydrogel nanocomposites for biomedical applications |
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473 | (1) |
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18.2 Chemistry of hydrogels |
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474 | (1) |
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18.3 Synthetic routes of hydrogel |
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475 | (3) |
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18.4 Polymers for hydrogel systems |
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478 | (1) |
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18.5 Chemistry of guar gum |
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479 | (1) |
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18.6 Applications of gg-based hydrogels |
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480 | (3) |
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18.7 Guar gum-based hydrogels |
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483 | (5) |
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488 | (1) |
References |
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Index |
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