title: Modification of polysaccharides: Pharmaceutical and tissue engineering applications with commercial utility (patents).
abstract: Polymer modifications open new era for the development of polymers with requisite properties. Use of modified polymers is practically boundless. Different studies focus on biomedical applications of chemically modified polysaccharides. Development and utilization of modified polysaccharides get attention to be used as carrier for pharmaceutical drug delivery as well as tissue engineering scaffolds. Grafted polymer shows better cellular regeneration, signal transmission, diagnostic and imaging material than putative form. This review article aims to discuss various approaches to modify naturally derived polymer and their applications as pharmaceutical drug carrier and as a material for wound dressing and artificial cartilage due to better biophysical cues. Manuscript included various patents based on the applications of modified polymers and techniques used to modify polymers.
authors: Polymer Science Laboratory, Department of Pharmacy, School of Medical & Allied Sciences, Galgotias University, Greator Noida, UP, India; Department of Pharmacy, Uttarkhand Technical University, Dehradun, Uttarkhand, India. Electronic address: rishabhamalviya19@gmail.com.
authors: Rishabha
authors: R
authors: Malviya
authors: Polymer Science Laboratory, Department of Pharmacy, School of Medical & Allied Sciences, Galgotias University, Greator Noida, UP, India.
authors: Pramod Kumar
authors: PK
authors: Sharma
authors: Siddarth Institute of Pharmacy, Dehradun, Uttarkhand, India.
authors: Susheel Kumar
authors: SK
authors: Dubey
mesh_terms: D001458:Bandages; D002356:Cartilage; D010330:Patents as Topic; D011134:Polysaccharides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000627:therapeutic use; D023822:Tissue Engineering / Q000379:methods*; D054457:Tissue Scaffolds / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D011134:Polysaccharides
keywords: Co-polymer; Drug delivery; Grafting; Modified polymer; Patent; Scaffolds; Tissue engineering