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Chitosan for Biomaterials I

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Part of the book series: Advances in Polymer Science (POLYMER, volume 243)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
  2. Polymeric Nanoparticles of Chitosan Derivatives as DNA and siRNA Carriers

    • Y. K. Kim, H. L. Jiang, Y. J. Choi, I. K. Park, M. H. Cho, C. S. Cho
    Pages 1-21
  3. Chitosan and Its Derivatives for Drug Delivery Perspective

    • T. A. Sonia, Chandra P. Sharma
    Pages 23-53
  4. Chitosan-Based Nanoparticles in Cancer Therapy

    • Vinoth-Kumar Lakshmanan, K. S. Snima, Joel D. Bumgardner, Shantikumar V. Nair, Rangasamy Jayakumar
    Pages 55-91
  5. Chitosan and Thiolated Chitosan

    • Federica Sarti, Andreas Bernkop-Schnürch
    Pages 93-110
  6. Multifunctional Chitosan Nanoparticles for Tumor Imaging and Therapy

    • Ji Young Yhee, Heebeom Koo, Dong Eun Lee, Kuiwon Choi, Ick Chan Kwon, Kwangmeyung Kim
    Pages 139-161
  7. Chitosan-Coated Iron Oxide Nanoparticles for Molecular Imaging and Drug Delivery

    • Hamed Arami, Zachary Stephen, Omid Veiseh, Miqin Zhang
    Pages 163-184
  8. Chitosan: Its Applications in Drug-Eluting Devices

    • Mei-Chin Chen, Fwu-Long Mi, Zi-Xian Liao, Hsing-Wen Sung
    Pages 185-230
  9. Back Matter

    Pages 231-236

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Polymeric Nanoparticles of Chitosan Derivatives as DNA and siRNA Carriers, by Y. K. Kim, H. L. Jiang, Y. J. Choi, I. K. Park, M. H. Cho and C. S. Cho.- Chitosan and Its Derivatives for Drug Delivery Perspective, by T. A. Sonia and C. P. Sharma.- Chitosan-based Nanoparticles in Cancer Therapy, by V.-K. Lakshmanan, K. S. Snima, J. D. Bumgardner, S. V. Nair, and R. Jayakumar.- Chitosan and Thiolated Chitosan, by F. Sarti and A. Bernkop-Schnürch.- Chitosan-Based Particulate Systems for Non-Invasive Vaccine Delivery, by S. Şenel.- Multifunctional Chitosan Nanoparticles for Tumor Imaging and Therapy, by J. Y. Yhee, Heebeom Koo, Dong Eun Lee, Kuiwon Choi, Ick Chan Kwon and Kwangmeyung Kim.- Chitosan-Coated Iron Oxide Nanoparticles for Molecular Imaging and Drug Delivery, by H. Arami, Z. Stephen, O. Veiseh and M. Zhang.- Chitosan: Its Applications in Drug-Eluting Devices, by Mei -Chin Chen, Fwu -Long Mi, Zi -Xian Liao and Hsing -Wen Sung.-

Editors and Affiliations

  • , Amrita Center for Nanosciences and Molec, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and, Cochin, India

    R. Jayakumar

  • , Department of Chemistry, SRM University, Kattankulathur, India

    M. Prabaharan

  • Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Biochemistry, University of Ancona, Ancona, Italy

    Riccardo A. A. Muzzarelli

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