Polymer Nanoparticles and Their Biomedical Applications

Abstract

The polymer nanoparticles (PNPs) have a number of important implications in the field of biomedical applications. To be a part of healthcare, all NPs must qualify certain criteria such as shape, size and nature to deliver drugs into biological system. In this context, bio-compatibility and biodegradability are two most important and necessary parameters. In this chapter, a summary of the state of the art of synthesis of various PNPs, polymer nanocomposites (PNC) and their bioavailabil-ity, stability and insertion are discussed in detail. The mode of delivery, pathway and mechanism are also highlighted here. Their applications toward cancer, wound healing, dentistry and antimicrobial polymers are defined precisely with their future scope. © The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2023.