Renewable resources for functional polymers and biomaterials: polysaccharides, proteins and polyesters

There is a renaissance in the chemistry of polysaccharide materials due in part to recognition of the importance of renewable-based materials in a society in which petroleum has become a much more expensive feedstock with a limited supply. This book details polysaccharides and other important biomacromoleculescovering their source, production, structures, properties, and current and potential application in the fields of biotechnology and medicine. It includes asystematic discussion on the general strategies of isolation, separation and characterization of polysaccharides and proteins. Then subsequent chapters aredevoted to polysaccharides obtained from various sources, including botanical, algal, animal and microbial. Aimed at the biomedical and wider materials science communities, this book will provide an advanced overview of biopolymers at the graduate and postgraduate level. INDICE: Natural Polymers: Introduction and Overview. Analysis and Characterization of Natural Polymers. Cellulose and its Derivatives and Applications. Starch and Starch Derived Products: Biotech and Medical Applications. Pectins:Production, Properties and Applications. Gum Arabic and Other Exudate Gums: Sources, Properties and Applications. Alginates: Biotechnology and Medical Applications. Chitin and Chitosan: Sources, Production and Medical Applications. Hemicellulose: A New Source of Functional Biopolymers. Hyaluronan: Resources, Biology and Medical Applications. Nucleic Acid Polymers, Genes and Applicationsof Recombinant DNA Technology. Glycoproteins and Adhesion Ligands: Propertiesand Biomedical Applications. Industrial Milk and Plant Proteins: Sources, Production and Medical Applications. Microbial Polyesters: Biosynthesis, Properties, Biodegradation and Applications

• ISBN: 978-1-84973-245-1
• Editorial: Royal Society of Chemistry
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 406
• Fecha Publicación: 30/11/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés