Renewable resources for functional polymers and biomaterials. (2011)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Peter A. Williams.
• Editors: Williams, Peter A
• Contents: 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 Applications of Recombinant DNA Technology; Glycoproteins and Adhesion Ligands: Properties and Biomedical Applications; Industrial Milk and Plant Proteins: Sources, Production and Medical Applications; Microbial Polyesters: Biosynthesis, Properties, Biodegradation and Applications
• Publisher Details: Cambridge, England : RSC Publishing
• Publication Date: 2011
• Copyright Date: 2011
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 572.33; SCIENCE / Chemistry / Organic; Biopolymers; Green chemistry; MEDICAL / General; Industrial applications of scientific research & technological innovation; Biochemistry; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781849732451; 1849732450; 9781782625841; 1782625844
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.; Note: Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 14, 2015).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.