Handbook of biopolymer-based materials : from blends and composites to gels and complex networks /: from blends and composites to gels and complex networks. (2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Sabu Thomas, Dominique Durand, Christophe Chassenieux, P. Jyotishkumar.
• Other Names: Thomas, Sabu editor of compilation.; (Research director) Durand, Dominique editor of compilation.; Chassenieux, Christophe editor of compilation.; Jyotishkumar, P (Parameswaranpillai) editor of compilation.
• Contents: VOLUME 1; ; BIOPOLYMERS: STATE OF THE ART, NEW CHALLENGES, AND OPPORTUNITIES; Introduction; Biopolymers: A Niche For Fundamental Research in Soft Matter Physics; Biopolymers: An Endless Source of Applications; Topics Covered by the Book; Conclusions; ; GENERAL OVERVIEW OF BIOPOLYMERS: STRUCTURE, PROPERTIES, AND APPLICATIONS; Introduction; Plant Cell Wall Polysaccharides; Biocomposites; Future Outlook; ; BIOPOLYMERS FROM PLANTS; Introduction; Lipid and Phenolic Biopolymers; Carbohydrate Biopolymers: Polysaccharides; Isoprene Biopolymers: Natural Rubber; Concluding Remarks; ; BACTERIAL BIOPOLYMERS AND GENETICALLY ENGINEERED BIOPOLYMERS FOR GEL SYSTEMS APPLICATION; Introduction; Microbial Polysaccharides as Biopolymers; Microbial Biopolymers as Drug Delivery Vehicle; Polyanhydrides; Recombinant Protein Polymer Production; Recombinant Genetically Engineered Biopolymer : Elastin; Collagen as an Ideal Biopolymer; Biopolymers for Gel System; Hydrogels of Biopolymers for Regenerative Medicine; Supermacroporous Cryogel Matrix from Biopolymers; Biopolymers Impact on Environment; Conclusion; ; BIOPOLYMERS FROM ANIMALS; Introduction; Chitin and Hyaluronic Acid in the Living World; Milestones in Chitin History; From Trehalose to Chitin; Chitin Synthase; Regulation of Chitin Synthesis in Fungi; Organization of Chitin in the Fungal Cell Wall; Organization of Chitin in the Arthropod Cuticle; Chitin-Organizing Factors; Secretion and Cuticle Formation; Transcriptional Regulation of Cuticle Production; Chitin Synthesis Inhibitors; Noncuticular Chitin in Insects; Chitin as a Structural Element; Application of Chitin; Conclusion; ; POLYMERIC BLENDS WITH BIOPOLYMERS; Introduction; Starch-Based Blends; Blends with Chitosan (One Amino Group Too Much . . . ); Future Perspectives; ; MACRO-, MICRO-, AND NANOCOMPOSITES BASED ON BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; Introduction; Biodegradable Polymers; Biocomposites; Nanobiocomposites; ; IPNS DERIVED FROM BIOPOLYMERS; Introduction; Types of IPNs; IPNs Derived from Biopolymers; Manufacture of IPNs; Characterization of IPNs; Applications of IPNs; Conclusions; ; ASSOCIATING BIOPOLYMER SYSTEMS AND HYALURONATE BIOMATERIALS; Introduction; Synthesis and Self-Association of Hydrophobically Modified Derivatives of Chitosan and Hyaluronic Acid in Aqueous Solution; Design of Novel Biomaterials Based on Chemically Modified Derivatives of Hyaluronic Acid; Conclusions; ; POLYMER GELS FROM BIOPOLYMERS; Introduction; Experimental Methods; Polymerization and Gelation Kinetics; Sol -; Gel Transition and Universality Discussion; Imprinting the Gels; Heterogeneity of Hydrogels; Ionic p-Type and n-Type Semiconducting Gels; Conclusions; ; CONFORMATION AND RHEOLOGY OF MICROBIAL EXOPOLYSACCHARIDES; Introduction; Conformation of Polysaccharides; Secondary Solid-State Structures for Microbial Polysaccharides; Conformation in Solution: Solution Properties and Applications; Gelling Properties in the Presence of Salts; Conclusions; ; SULFATED POLYSACCHARIDES IN THE CELL WALL OF RED MICROALGAE; Introduction; Sulfated Polysaccharides from Red Microalgae - General Overview; Sulfated Polysaccharides of Red Microalgal Cell Walls: Chemical Aspects; Proteins in the Cell Wall of Red Microalgae; Rheology of Red Microalgal Polysaccharide Solutions; Modifications of the Sulfated Polysaccharides; Red Microalgal Sulfated Polysaccharide Bioactivities; ; VOLUME 2; ; DIELECTRIC SPECTROSCOPY AND THERMALLY STIMULATED CURRENT ANALYSIS OF BIOPOLYMER SYSTEMS; ; SOLID-STATE NMR SPECTROSCOPY OF BIOPOLYMERS; ; EPR SPECTROSCOPY OF BIOPOLYMERS; ; X-RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY: A TOOL FOR STUDYING BIOPOLYMERS; ; LIGHT-SCATTERING STUDIES OF BIOPOLYMER SYSTEMS; ; X-RAY SCATTERING AND DIFFRACTION OF BIOPOLYMERS; ; LARGE-SCALE STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION OF BIOPOLYMER SYSTEMS BY SMALL-ANGLE NEUTRON SCATTERING; ; MICROSCOPY OF BIOPOLYMER SYSTEMS; ; RHEO-OPTICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF BIOPOLYMER SYSTEMS; ; RHEOLOGICAL BEHAVIOR OF BIOPOLYMER SYSTEMS; ; PHYSICAL GELS OF BIOPOLYMERS: STRUCTURE, RHEOLOGICAL AND GELATION PROPERTIES; ; INTERFACIAL PROPERTIES OF BIOPOLYMERS, EMULSIONS, AND EMULSIFIERS; ; MODELING AND SIMULATION OF BIOPOLYMER SYSTEMS; ; AGING AND BIODEGRADATION OF BIOCOMPOSITES; ; BIOPOLYMERS FOR HEALTH, FOOD, AND COSMETIC APPLICATIONS; ; INDEX; ; ;
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Wiley-VCH
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource (988 pages)
• Subjects: 660.63; Biopolymers
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783527652471
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