Starch-Based Polymeric Biomaterial: Drug Delivery

• Published in: Handbook of Encapsulation and Controlled Release pp. 599 - 606
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: CRC Press 2016
• Subjects: STMP; Pharmaceutical Formulation Development; Modied Starches; Degradable Starch Microspheres; Plasma Volume Expander; SSG; Dosage Form; Pregelatinized Starch; Drug Delivery; Macromolecular Substances; Controlled Drug Delivery Applications; Solid Dosage Form Development; Acetic Anhydride; Metastatic Liver Tumors; Slow Release; Gene Delivery; Nanoparticle Matrix; Native Starch; Starch Binder; Starch Granules; Phosphoryl Chloride; Starch Nanoparticle; Solid Dosage Form; Sodium Tri-meta Phosphate

Biomaterials are generally natural substances apart from food or drugs present in therapeutic or diagnostic systems that are in contact with tissue or biological uids.1 Polysaccharide-derived polymers display perfect biocompatibility and biodegradability, which are the basic requisites for polymers...