**23. Conclusion**

Advances in medical research have led to the exploration of various materials as drug carriers for suitable delivery. Biomaterials are currently well explored in recent

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Lagos, Nigeria

Samson O. Adeosun1

Modupeola O. Dada3

\*, Margaret O. Ilomuanya<sup>2</sup>

2 Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology,

3 Department of Chemical, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering,

Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa

\*Address all correspondence to: sadeosun@unilag.edu.ng

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1 Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, University of Lagos,

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and Cletus C. Odili1

, Oluwashina P. Gbenebor1

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*Biomaterials for Drug Delivery: Sources, Classification, Synthesis, Processing, and Applications*

years as a result of their ubiquitous nature, ease of accessibility, biodegradability, and biocompatibility with living tissues. They have been singly used or blended with other materials as composites. This chapter has thus discussed the different biomaterials with their functionalities in the area of drug release. More biomaterials can be explored by processing and characterizations from natural origin to ensure effective performance and limit health complications associated with drug release.

*DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.93368*

*Biomaterials for Drug Delivery: Sources, Classification, Synthesis, Processing, and Applications DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.93368*

years as a result of their ubiquitous nature, ease of accessibility, biodegradability, and biocompatibility with living tissues. They have been singly used or blended with other materials as composites. This chapter has thus discussed the different biomaterials with their functionalities in the area of drug release. More biomaterials can be explored by processing and characterizations from natural origin to ensure effective performance and limit health complications associated with drug release.
