Plant Polysaccharides as Pharmaceutical Excipients, 1st edition (EPUB)

By Amit Kumar Nayak, Md Saquib Hasnain, Dilipkumar Pal

Plant Polysaccharides as Pharmaceutical Excipients explores innovative techniques and applications of plant-derived polysaccharides as pharmaceutical excipients. Plant polysaccharides are sustainable, renewable and abundantly available, offering attractive properties in terms of water solubility, swelling ability, non-toxicity and biodegradability. These qualities have resulted in extensive exploration into their applications as excipients in a variety of pharmaceutical dosage forms. This book takes a comprehensive, application-oriented approach, drawing on the very latest research that includes sources, classification and extraction methods of plant polysaccharides. Subsequent chapters focus on plant polysaccharides for individual pharmaceutical applications, enabling the reader to understand their preparation for specific targeted uses.

Throughout the book, information is supported by illustrations, chemical structures, flow charts and data tables, providing a clear understanding. Finally, future perspectives and challenges are reviewed and discussed.

Product Details

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Elsevier; 1st edition (December 7, 2022)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 646 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0323907806
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0323907804