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Biomedical Applications of Lignin-Based Nanoparticles

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Nanoparticles and their Biomedical Applications

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Nanosystems have been developed and applied as promising vehicles for various important biomedical applications. Renewable resources are gaining increasing attention as a source for environmentally benign biomaterials, such as drug encapsulation/release compounds, scaffolds for tissue engineering, and drug delivery systems for cancers. Because of the remarkable absorption capacity, biodegradability, and non-toxicity, lignin nanoparticles can be applied as appropriate vehicles for drug molecules and inorganic particles. In this chapter, some important biomedical and therapeutic applications of lignin nanoparticles are highlighted, briefly.

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Iravani, S. (2020). Biomedical Applications of Lignin-Based Nanoparticles. In: Shukla, A. (eds) Nanoparticles and their Biomedical Applications. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-0391-7_8

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