Renewable resources for functional polymers and biomaterials : polysaccharides, proteins and polyesters / edited by Peter A Williams. - 1st ed. - [S.l.] : Royal Society Chemistry, 2011 - XVI, 440 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - RSC polymer chemistry series. .

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.

9781849732451

SBF2001-ENG


Polymers--Industrial applications.
Polymers--Biodegradation.
Polymers--Biotechnology.
Biomedical materials.
Renewable energy sources

TP248.65.P62 / .R46 2011