Biopolymers: Biomedical and Environmental Applications

ISBN-13: 9780470639238 / Twarda / 2011 / 642 str.

Kalia, Susheel

Opis

This handbook focuses on biopolymers for both environmental and biomedical applications. It shows recent advances in technology in all areas from chemical synthesis or biosynthesis to end use applications. These areas have not been covered in a single book before and they include biopolymers for chemical and biotechnological modifications, material structures, characterization, processing, properties, and applications. After the introduction which summarizes the importance of biopolymer in the market, the book covers almost all the topics related to polysaccharides, biofibers, bioplastics, biocomposites, natural rubber, gums, bacterial and blood compatible polymers, and applications of biopolymers in various fields.

Spis treści

Introductory Preface.

About the Editors.

Part I. Polysaccharides.

1. Hyaluronic Acid: A Natural Biopolymer (Juergen Schiller, Nicola Volpi, Eva Hrabárova, and Ladislav Soltes).

2. Polysaccharide Graft Copolymers  Synthesis, Properties and Applications (B. S. Kaith, Hemant Mittal, Jaspreet Kaur Bhatia, and Susheel Kalia).

3. Natural Polysaccharides: From Membranes to Active Food Packaging (Keith J. Fahnestock, Marjorie S. Austero, and Caroline L. Schauer).

4. Starch as Source of Polymeric Materials (Antonio A. J. Carvalho).

5. Grafted Polysaccharides: Smart Materials of Future, Synthesis and Applications (Gautam Sen, Ashoke Sharon, and Sagar Pal).

6. Chitosan: The Marine based Biopolymer for Applications (Debasish Sahoo, and P. L. Nayak).

Part II. Bioplastics and Biocomposites.

7. Biopolymers Based–on Carboxylic Acids Derived from Renewable Resources (Sushil Kumar, Nikhil Prakash, and Dipaloy Datta).

8. Characteristics and Applications of PLA (Sandra Domenek, Cecile Courgneau, and Violette Ducruet).

9. Biobased Composites & Applications (Smita Mohanty, and Sanjay K. Nayak).

Part III. Miscellaneous Biopolymers.

10. Cassia Seed Gums: A Renewable Reservoir for Synthesizing High Performance Materials for Water Remediation (Vandana Singh, and Pramendra Kumar).

11. Bacterial Polymers: Resources, Synthesis and Applications (GVN Rathna, and Sutapa Gosh).

12. Gum Arabica: A Natural Biopolymer (A. Sarkar).

13. Gluten: A Natural Biopolymer (S. Georgiev, and Tereza Dekova).

14. Natural Rubber: Production, Properties, and Applications (Thomas Kurian, and N. M. Mathew).

15. Electronic Structures and Conduction Properties of Biopolymers (Mohsineen Wazir, Vinita Arora, and A. K. Bakhshi).

Part IV. Biopolymers for Specific Applications.

16. Applications of Biopolymers in Agriculture with Special Reference to Role of Plant Derived Biopolymers in Crop Protection (S. Niranjan Raj, S. N. Lavanya, J, Sudisha, and H. Shekar Shetty).

17. Modified Cellulose Fibers as a Biosorbent for the Organic Pollutants (Sami Boufi, and Sabrine Alila).

18. Polymers and Biopolymers in Pharmaceutical Technology (István Erös).

19. Biopolymers Employed in Drug Delivery (Betina Giehl Zanetti Ramos).

20. Natural Polymeric Vectors in Gene Therapy (Patit P. Kundu, and Kishor Sarkar).

O autorze

Susheel Kalia is Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry, Bahra University (Shimla Hills), India. He received his PhD from Punjab Technical University Jalandhar, India. He has 33 research papers to his credit in international journals along with 45 publications in proceedings of national & international conferences as well as several book chapters. He is a life member of the Asian Polymer Association and Indian Cryogenics Council. He has edited the book, Cellulose Fibers, Bio– and Nano– Polymer Composites (Springer 2011). He is currently working in the field of polymer composites, cellulose nanofibers, hydrogels and cryogenics.

Luc Avérous is Director of the Laboratory of Engineering Polymers for Advanced Technologies at the University of Strasbourg, France. He obtained his PhD in science and polymer engineering from the School of Mines of Paris in 1995. For the last 15 years his major research projects have dealt with multiphase systems (blends, multilayers, biocomposites and nano–biocomposites) based on agro–resources (starch, lignins, chitosan, cellulose etc.) and biopolyesters (PLA, PHA, PCL etc.). He has been particularly involved in the study of the materials–process–properties chain. He has published more than 60 journal articles, 15 book chapters, has 2 patents to his name, and has co–edited 3 books. With his expertise in starch–based materials, and more generally in biopolymers, he is regularly invited to organise symposia and conferences.

Blurb

The most comprehensive and up–to–date volume covering biopolymers and their biomedical and environmental applications.

Biopolymers: Biomedical and Environmental Applications comprehensively and uniquely covers almost all the topics related to polysaccharides, biofibers, bioplastics, biocomposites, natural rubber, proteins, gums, bacterial polymers and their applications in various fields with an emphasis on biomedicine and the environment. It shows recent advances in technology in all areas from chemical synthesis or biosynthesis to end–use applications including biopolymers for chemical and biotechnological modifications, material structures, characterization, processing, properties, and their applications.

The book is divided into four parts:

• Part 1 is devoted to natural polysaccharides. These are renewable, nontoxic and biodegradable and are on a par with and sometimes superior to synthetic materials.

• Part 2 covers bioplastics and biocomposites which will help in solving the environmental problems connected with petroleum–based plastic waste and its disposal.

• Part 3 covers different biopolymers such as gums, proteins, natural rubber and bacterial polymers and some of their applications.

• Part 4 includes applications of various biopolymers such as seed coating to protect against biotic stress, biosorbent for the organic pollutant, pharmaceutical technology, drug delivery, and gene therapy.

The volume will prove to be a very useful tool for scientists, academics, research scholars, polymer engineers and those in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, environmental, medical, packaging, and chemical engineering industries.