04275nam 22007335 450 991061636030332120251009110014.09789811953385(electronic bk.)978981195337810.1007/978-981-19-5338-5(MiAaPQ)EBC7103000(Au-PeEL)EBL7103000(CKB)24963267600041(PPN)265862973(DE-He213)978-981-19-5338-5(OCoLC)1348109685(EXLCZ)992496326760004120221001d2022 u| 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierChitosan-Based Nanocomposite Materials Fabrication, Characterization and Biomedical Applications /edited by Shikha Gulati1st ed. 2022.Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :Imprint: Springer,2022.1 online resource (349 pages)Physics and Astronomy SeriesPrint version: Gulati, Shikha Chitosan-Based Nanocomposite Materials Singapore : Springer,c2022 9789811953378 Chapter 1. Introduction to chitosan and chitosan-based nanocomposites -- Chapter 2. Strategies for the synthesis and chemical modifications of chitosan -- Chapter 3. Characterization Techniques for Chitosan and its Based nanocomposites -- Chapter 4. Application of Chitosan Based nanocomposites for Drug Delivery -- Chapter 5. Application of Chitosan Based nanocomposites in Gene Therapy -- Chapter 6. Application of Chitosan Based nanocomposites in Tissue Engineering and regenerative medicine -- Chapter 7. Application of Chitosan-Based nanocomposites in Cancer Diagnosis and treatment -- Chapter 8. Application of Chitosan-Based nanocomposites in Bioimaging -- Chapter 9. Application of Chitosan-Based nanocomposites as wound healing agents -- Chapter 10. Application of Chitosan-Based nanocomposites as antibacterial agents -- Chapter 11. Application of Chitosan-Based nanocomposites as antifungal agents -- Chapter 12. Application of Chitosan-Based nanocomposites as antiviral agents -- Chapter 13. Application of Chitosan-Based nanocomposites in orthopedics and dentistry -- Chapter 14. Conclusion and future prospects.This book highlights the state-of-the-art research and discovery in the use of chitosan-based nanocomposites in biomedical applications, including the scope to which these novel materials have been incorporated by the community. It provides an exceptional insight into the strategies for the synthesis and chemical modifications of chitosan, characterization techniques, their use as anticancer agents, antimicrobial, antiviral, and antifungal agents, their role in the biomedical field, and applications in drug delivery, gene therapy, dentistry, orthopedics, etc. This book will also emphasize the challenges with previous signs of progress and way for further research, details relating to the current pioneering technology, and future perspectives with a multidisciplinary approach. Furthermore, it presents up-to-date information on the economics, toxicity, and regulations related to these novel materials.Physics and Astronomy SeriesMedical physicsBiopolymersBiomaterialsComposite materialsImaging systems in biologyNanotechnologyMedical PhysicsBiopolymersCompositesBiological ImagingNanoengineeringBiomedical MaterialsMedical physics.Biopolymers.Biomaterials.Composite materials.Imaging systems in biology.Nanotechnology.Medical Physics.Biopolymers.Composites.Biological Imaging.Nanoengineering.Biomedical Materials.620.115Gulati ShikhaMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQ9910616360303321Chitosan-based nanocomposite materials3029253UNINA