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Name | Tamarind Seed Polysachharide: A Versatile Biopolymer For Mucoadhesive Applications |
Description | *Soumendra Sahoo 1, Rashmirekha Sahoo 2, , and Padma Lochan. Nayak 3 . 1.Associate Professor, Ophthalmology, Melaka Manipal Medical College,Malaysia. 2Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Science & Technology, Nilai University College, Nilai, Malaysia. 3.P.L.Nayak,Chairman PL Nayak Research Foundation & Institute of Nanobiotechnology, Neelachal Bhavan, Bidyadharpur, Cuttack- 753004, Odisha, India.
Abstract:- Polysaccharide based biomaterials are an emerging class in several biomedical fields such as tissue regeneration, particularly for cartilage, drug delivery devices and gel entrapment systems for the immobilization of cells. Important properties of the polysaccharides include controllable biological activity, biodegradability, and their ability to form hydrogels. Most of the polysaccharides used derived from natural sources; particularly, tamarind seed polysaccharide (TSP), alginate and chitin, three polysaccharides which have an extensive history of use in medicine, pharmacy and basic sciences, and can be easily extracted from tamarind kernel powder, marine plants (algae kelp) and crab shells, respectively. The recent rediscovery of poly-saccharide based materials is also attributable to new synthetic routes for their chemical modification, with the aim of promoting new biological activities and/or to modify the final properties of the biomaterials for specific purposes. These synthetic strategies also involve the combination of polysaccharides with other polymers.
Key words:- Polysaccharides; TSP, Ocular, Mucoadhesive, Drug Delivery. |
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