Polysaccharides : Development, Properties and Applications

by Tiwari, Ashutosh

• ISBN13: 9781608765447
• ISBN10: 160876544X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-01-01
• Publisher: Nova Science Pub Inc

Summary

This book intends to provide an up-to-date introduction to the fascinating field of carbohydrate polymers and their development, properties and applications. The focus of the book is on the basic concepts and recent developments in the field, particularly in the areas of structure, synthesis and processing, characterisations, advanced-state properties, and applications. The book is written for a large readership including university students and researchers from diverse backgrounds such as chemistry, materials science, physics, biological science and engineering. It can be used not only as a text book for both undergraduate and graduate students, but also as a review and reference book for researchers in the polymers, bioengineering, pharmacy, biotechnology and nanotechnology.

Table of Contents

Preface

Carbohydrate Polymers: Development, Properties & Applications

Stimuli-Responsive Redox Gum Arabic & Polyaniline Copolymers Capable for Biosensor Applications

Marine Derived Polysaccharides as Drug Delivery Systems Department of pharmaceutics

Grafting of Chitosan using Microwave Irradiation

Sulfhydryl Glycoconjugates Produced by Fi, Division of Materials

Banana starch & flour as nutraceutical ingredients

Polysaccharides Based Synthetic Hybrid Scaffolds - A Green Chemistry Protocol

Chemically Modified Chitosan Derivatives - Recent Developments & their Biomedical Applications

Polyacylamide Grafted onto Polysaccharides applied as Biodegradable Drag Reducing Agents & Flocculants

Polysaccharide-graft-Polyethylenimine as Gene Carriers

Tailored Polysaccharides Based on Cellulose/Polyelectrolytes: Preparation, Properties & Applications

Semi-Synthetic Sulfated Polysaccharides - Promising Materials for Biomedical Applications & Supramolecular

A Perspective on Probabilistic Design of Cellulose-Plastic Composite Structures

Membrane Modification by Dextransucrase Produced Dextran

Improved Hydrocolloid-Based Edible Coatings/Films Systems for Food Applications

Chitosan & anionic polymers - Complex formation & applications

Xanthan Gum - Basic Properties, Applications, & Future Perspective in Nanotechnology

Conducting polymers/Chitosan Composites - Synthesis, Properties & Applications

Degradation of Natural Fibers & Polymer Composites Department of Chemistry

Hydrothermal Depolymerization of Carbohydrates

Research & Developments on Cellulose-based Nanocomposites

Index

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