Utilization of polymers as biomaterials has greatly impacted the advancement of modern
medicine. Specifically, polymeric biomaterials that are biodegradable provide the significant …

Recently, a variety of bioactive protein drugs have been available in large quantities as a
result of advances in biotechnology. Such availability has prompted development of long …

Providing comprehensive coverage of the biological activities and industrial applications of
Chitin, Chitosan, oligosaccharides, and their derivatives, this book presents a balance of …

Polycations that absorb protons in response to the acidification of endosomes can
theoretically disrupt these vesicles via the “proton sponge” effect. To exploit this mechanism …

For humans, companion animals, and food producing animals, vaccination has been touted
as the most successful medical intervention for the prevention of disease in the twentieth …

Incorporation of growth factors in biomedical constructs can encourage cellular activities
necessary for tissue regeneration within an implant system. Three-dimensional printing …

A co-axial electrospray process was developed to encapsulate protein-based drugs in
biodegradable polymeric microparticles eliminating the key problem faced by other …

Vaccines are one of the most important tools available to prevent and reduce the incidence
of infectious diseases in cattle. Despite their availability and widespread use to combat …

Despite the successes provided by vaccination, many challenges still exist with respect to
controlling new and re-emerging infectious diseases. Innovative vaccine platforms …

Most traditional vaccines are composed either of a whole pathogen or its parts; these
vaccines, however, are not always effective and can even be harmful. As such, additional …