\u003ci\u003eApplication of Gellan Gum as a Biomedical Polymer\u003c/i\u003e details key topics and fundamental aspects of gellan gum and its biomedical applications in drug delivery, proteins and peptides delivery, cell delivery, tissue engineering, wound dressings and enzyme immobilizations in developing high quality products. Sections introduce gellan gum, its source, production and gelation mechanism, discuss biomedical materials, and provides ways it can be used for biomedical applications. The book also examines the used of gellan gum as pharmaceutical excipients for drug delivery. Future developments and challenges round out the bookâs coverage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith contributions for an international group of experts, this book is a useful reference for scientists, researchers and those in industry engaged in biomedical product development using natural polysaccharides.\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eDiscusses gellan gum-based materials such as hydrogels and nanosystems in biomedical applications\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eDescribes gellan gum application in areas like tissue engineering, wound dressing, protein and peptide delivery, and as pharmaceutical excipients in drug delivery\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eOffers chapter contributions on gellan gum and its application from an international group of experts in research and industry\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e