Derivatization and Characterization of Natural Polymers
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Macromolecular Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2024 | Viewed by 103
Special Issue Editors
Interests: drug delivery systems (DDS); biomaterials; multifunctional carriers; micro- and nano-particles; pro-drugs
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: drug delivery systems (DDS); biomaterials; multifunctional carriers; micro-and nano-particles; pro-drugs
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In recent years, the use of polymers of natural origin derived from various resources, such as plants, algae, animals, and microbes, has made clear progress in the pharmaceutical and biomedical fields. In particular, such natural materials, due to their advantages such as biocompatibility, biodegradability, water solubility, gelling, and binding properties, are of particular interest in controlling the rate or site of release of drugs, preventing their toxicity or protecting them from degradation, and thus improving their bioavailability. In addition, due to their high biocompatibility and water-holding capacity, they are also potentially useful in tissue regeneration.
This Special Issue welcomes all topics concerning recent studies on the derivatization and characterization of natural polymers that are useful for pharmaceutical and biomedical applications.
Dr. Sonia Trombino
Dr. Roberta Cassano
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- natural polymers
- polysaccharides
- proteins
- drug delivery
- pharmaceutical applications
- biomedical applications
- tissue regeneration
- derivatization
- characterization
