1. Natural polysaccharides: sources and extraction methodologies 2. Pharmaceutical applications of natural polysaccharides 3. Sodium alginate in drug delivery and biomedical areas 4. Chitosan in drug delivery applications 5. Xanthan gum in drug delivery applications 6. Gellan gum in drug delivery applications 7. Guar gum in drug delivery applications 8. Locust bean gum in drug delivery application 9. Sterculia gum in drug delivery applications 10. Pectin in drug delivery applications 11. Cashew gum in drug delivery applications 12. Tamarind gum in drug delivery applications 13. Hyaluronic acid in drug delivery applications 14. Gum odina as pharmaceutical excipient 15. Alginate-chitosan combinations in controlled drug delivery 16. Synthesis of micro- and nanoparticles of alginate and chitosan for controlled release of drugs 17. Polysaccharides nanoparticles as oral drug delivery systems 18. Natural polysaccharide-based composites for drug delivery and biomedical applications 19. Natural polysaccharides for the delivery of anticancer therapeutics 20. Organic nanocomposites for the delivery of bioactive molecules 21. Natural polysaccharides for growth factors delivery 22. Marine polysaccharides for drug delivery in tissue engineering 23. Natural polysaccharides in tissue engineering applications 24. Natural polysaccharides in wound dressing applications 25. Polysaccharides from leafy vegetables: chemical, nutritional and medicinal properties 26. Electrospun natural polysaccharide for biomedical application