@inbook{b1c6ec409dbf4cada51261c70d3dc7e1,
title = "Polysaccharide-based Biomaterials: Overview",
abstract = "Polysaccharides are an important class of biopolymers with good biocompatibility, easy accessibility, easy biological recognition, and templates for structural modifications. Polysaccharides derived from natural sources have antibacterial, antiviral, and anti-inflammatory potential, and they possess excellent biocompatibility. They have been, thus, widely explored as effective biomaterials in biomedical applications. Engineered carbohydrate-based biomaterials constitute an alternative as regenerative medicines and drug delivery systems. Among these, polysaccharides including chitosan, dextran, hyaluronic acid, cellulose, and other plant/animal-derived polysaccharides are the popular sources of biopolymers useful in the form of composites, films, sheets, hydrogels, composites, and fibers in drug delivery systems, wound healing, and tissue engineering applications. The present chapter provides an overview and insights into recent developments in polysaccharide-based biomaterials for biomedical applications. ",
author = "Tekale, \{Sunil U.\} and Kanagare, \{Anant B.\} and Dhirbassi, \{Anand V.\} and Domb, \{Abraham J.\} and Pawar, \{Rajendra P.\}",
year = "2022",
doi = "10.1039/9781839166235-00001",
language = "American English",
isbn = "978-1-83916-498-9",
series = " Biomaterials Science Series",
publisher = "The Royal Society of Chemistry",
pages = " 1 -- 26",
editor = "Sougata Jana and Subrata Jana and Domb, \{Abraham J\}",
booktitle = "Polysaccharide-based Biomaterials: Delivery of Therapeutics and Biomedical Applications",
}