Biopolymers based micro- and nano-materials /

Nowadays biopolymers such as agar, agarose, alginate, carrageenan, cellulose, chitin, chitosan, collagen, hyaluronic acid, gelatin, glucan, starch, DNA, RNA and protein have been produced from laboratory to industrial scale. The physico-chemical properties of these biopolymers such as chemical compo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Nwe, Nitar (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, New York : New York [New York] (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : American Society of Mechanical Engineers ; Momentum Press, 2015.
Colección:Biomedical & nanomedical technologies.
Temas:
Biopolymers.
Nanostructured materials.
Biopolymères.
Nanomatériaux.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Biochemistry.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Introduction.
  • 2. Production of biopolymers
  • 2-A Production of agar
  • 2-B Production of agarose
  • 2-C Production of alginate
  • 2-D Production of carrageenan
  • 2-E Production of cellulose: Plant and bacterial source
  • 2-F Production of chitin and chitosan
  • 2-G Production of starch
  • 2-H Production of DNA
  • 2-I Production of protein.
  • 3. Characteristics of biopolymers
  • 3-A Molecular compositions of biopolymers
  • 3-B Solubility properties of biopolymers.
  • 4. Preparation of macro-, micro- and nano-materials using biopolymers
  • 4-A Preparation of macro-, micro- and nano-sized particles using biopolymers
  • 4-B Preparation of micro- and nano-sized fibers using biopolymers
  • 4-C Preparation of micro- and nano-sized pores in membranes using biopolymers
  • 4-D Preparation of micro- and nano-sized pores in scaffolds using biopolymers.
  • 5. Characterization of macro-, micro- and nano-biomaterials
  • 5-A Morphology, pore size and porosity of micro- and nano-biomaterials
  • 5-B Water absorption property of macro-, micro- and nano-biomaterials
  • 5-C Mechanical properties of micro- and nano-biomaterials
  • 5-D In vitro biodegradation of micro- and nano-biomaterials
  • 5-E Determination of metal content in micro- and nano-biomaterials
  • 5-F Attachment, morphology, viability and proliferation of life cells on micro- and nano-biomaterials.
  • 6. Applications of macro-, micro- and nano-biomaterials prepared using biopolymers
  • 6-A Application of micro- and nano-biomaterials prepared using agar
  • 6-B Application of micro- and nano-biomaterials prepared using agarose
  • 6-C Application of micro- and nano-biomaterials prepared using alginate
  • 6-D Application of micro- and nano-biomaterials prepared using carrageenan
  • 6-E Application of micro- and nano-biomaterials prepared using plant and bacterial cellulose
  • 6-F Application of micro- and nano-biomaterials prepared using chitin
  • and chitosan
  • 6-G Application of micro- and nano-biomaterials prepared using starch
  • 6-H Applications of micro- and nano-biomaterials prepared using DNA
  • 6-I Application of micro- and nano-biomaterials prepared using proteins.
  • 7. Conclusion
  • References
  • About the author.

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