This review concerns the applications of some polysaccharides in the domain of
biomaterials and bioactive polymers. Natural polysaccharides from different sources have …

In the biomedical field, researchers are always looking for novel materials with improved
qualities that may be used in a variety of applications, including pharmaceutical …

Polymers have found applications in virtually every discipline of medicine, ranging from
simple extracorporeal devices to intricately designed implants. Since each medical …

Polysaccharide-based biomaterials are an emerging class in several biomedical fields such
as tissue regeneration, particularly for cartilage, drug delivery devices and gel-entrapment …

The advances in the field of biomaterials have led to several studies on alternative
biocompatible devices and to their development focusing on their properties, benefits …

Several polymers of both natural and synthetic origin have been used for a variety of
biomedical applications including pharmaceutical preparations, drug targeting, imaging …

The attention to polymer-based biomaterials, for instance, chitosan and its derivatives, as
well as the techniques for using them in numerous scientific domains, is continuously rising …

This authoritative reference work presents comprehensive information about one of the most
important and most wide-spread classes of (bio) organic compounds: the polysaccharides …

Bioartificial polymeric materials, based on blends of polysaccharides with synthetic polymers
such as poly (vinyl alcohol)(PVA) and poly (acrylic acid)(PAA), were prepared as films or …

Polysaccharides, in addition to proteins and nucleic acids, form a class of biopolymers
existing in nature. They play countless significant roles in the biology of living organisms …