Biodegradable Polymer-Based Nanohybrids for Controlled Drug Delivery and Implant Applications

Abstract

This chapter describes the importance and applications of different biodegradable and biocompatible polymers as a control drug delivery vehicles used in tissue engineering. Here, different types of biopolymers with their properties are described by taking various examples. The use of different types of fillers for the synthesis of polymer composites and their drug delivery has been discussed. The advantages of biodegradable polymer nanohybrids in drug delivery are the major concerns in this chapter. The addition of fillers in the biodegradable polymeric matrices is discussed, and a comparison is made with pure polymer. The applications of polymer nanohybrids in different fields are discussed in detail especially in biomedical fields. Further, drug delivery and implants materials are summarized for biomedical applications using various composites. © 2019, Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.