Natural Polymers for Pharmaceutical Applications, 3-volume set

*Description* This three-volume reference presents the recent advances in pharmaceutical applications of natural polymers derived from plant, marine, microbial, and animal sources. The beginning of each volume includes a list of abbreviations used in it. Each chapter begins with an abstract that provides an overview of its contents. *Purpose* The objective is to provide an update on recent research on the application of natural polymers in pharmaceutical preparations. Polymers have become an integral part of pharmaceutical preparations. Up-to-date information on pharmaceutical applications of polymer is, therefore, helpful to the scientists who deal with pharmaceutical formulation. *Audience* The authors have not identified the target audience, but whoever needs pertinent information on this topic will find this reference useful. In that context, this book is expected to be useful to formulation scientists. The contributing authors are from different universities in Southeast Asia. *Features* Each volume presents updates on recent research related to the pharmaceutical applications of natural polymers derived from different sources. The first volume focuses on the plant-based natural polymers; the second volume on natural polymers derived from marine and microbial sources; and the third volume on polymers obtained from animals. [...] *Assessment* This reference presents the recent research done on pharmaceutical applications of natural polymers. There are a couple of similar books on the market, but this is handy as it is divided into three volumes based on the source of the polymer. - Rahmat M. Talukder, PhD, RPh, The University of Texas at Tyler