Meet the editor

Dr. Nedal Abu-Thabit holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry with a specialization in polymer chemistry from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM). Currently, Dr. Nedal is an associate professor in the Chemical & Process Engineering Technology department at Jubail Industrial College. During the period 2013–2018, Dr. Nedal held the position of program director for the Polymer Engineering Technology major. Dr. Nedal

has published more than forty research articles and reviews in refereed journals, fifteen book chapters, four books, and two patents. His research interests are related to polymer synthesis, preparation of nanocomposites, nanomaterials, and electrically conducting polymers for water sterilization and sensing applications, and isolation of biopolymers from renewable and sustainable resources. Dr. Nedal has contributed many articles to educational polymer chemistry.

Contents

**Section 1**

**Preface III**

Encapsulation Techniques for Drug Delivery Applications **1**

**Chapter 1 3**

**Chapter 2 55**

**Chapter 3 101**

**Chapter 4 137**

**Chapter 5 169**

**Chapter 6 181**

Natural Polymers in Micro- and Nanoencapsulation for Therapeutic and Diagnostic Applications: Part I: Lipids and Fabrication Techniques *by Ndidi C. Ngwuluka, Nedal Y. Abu-Thabit, Onyinye J. Uwaezuoke,* 

*Soliman M.A. Soliman, Mahmoud H. Abu Elella and Noura A.A. Ebrahim*

*Soliman M.A. Soliman, Mahmoud H. Abu Elella and Noura A.A. Ebrahim*

Nanoprecipitation: Applications for Entrapping Active Molecules

Nano/Microparticles Encapsulation Via Covalent Drug Conjugation

Microencapsulation for Clinical Applications and Transplantation

Coconut Phospholipid Species: Isolation, Characterization and

*by Dwi Hudiyanti, Nur Kamila, Febriani Kusuma Wardani* 

*by Oscar Iván Martínez-Muñoz, Luis Fernando Ospina-Giraldo* 

*by Victoria Fasiku, Edith K. Amuhaya, Kingo M. Rajab* 

of Interest in Pharmaceutics

*and Calvin A. Omolo*

*and Khairul Anam*

by Using Different Alginates *by Beyza Goncu and Emrah Yucesan*

Application as Drug Delivery System

*and Claudia Elizabeth Mora-Huertas*

Natural Polymers in Micro- and Nanoencapsulation for Therapeutic and Diagnostic Applications: Part II - Polysaccharides and Proteins *by Ndidi C. Ngwuluka, Nedal Y. Abu-Thabit, Onyinye J. Uwaezuoke, Joan O. Erebor, Margaret O. Ilomuanya, Riham R. Mohamed,* 

*Joan O. Erebor, Margaret O. Ilomuanya, Riham R. Mohamed,* 
