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What is Gellan Gum-based Nanomaterials in Drug Delivery Applications about?

Gellan gum is an anionic natural polysaccharide and is produced by the aerobic fermentation of a Gram-negative nonpathogenic bacterium, Sphingomonas elodea (Pseudomonas elodea). The molecular structure of gellan gum comprises the repeating sugar units of α-l-rhamnose, β-d-glucose, and β-d-glucuronate in the molar ratios of 1:2:1. The native gellan gum with two different kinds of acyl substituents, namely l-glyceryl gellan gum and acetyl gellan gum, is available. Since past few decades, gellan gum is being exploited in the formulation of various drug delivery systems such as tablets, beads, microparticles, nanoparticles, films, hydrogels, etc. In recent years, gellan gum is increasingly being used to develop several nanoformulations for the effective delivery of drugs. This chapter deals with a comprehensive discussion on the gellan gum-based nanoscaffolds, specially designed for the drug delivery applications.

Author

Amit Kumar Nayak; Hriday Bera; Md Saquib Hasnain; Arnab De; Dilipkumar Pal; Amalesh Samanta

Publisher

Elsevier

Published

2021

Language

EN