TY - BOOK AU - Williams,Peter A TI - Renewable resources for functional polymers and biomaterials : polysaccharides, proteins and polyesters T2 - RSC polymer chemistry series. SN - 9781849732451 AV - TP248.65.P62 .R46 2011 CY - [S.l.] : Royal Society Chemistry, 2011 KW - Polymers KW - Industrial applications KW - Biodegradation KW - Biotechnology KW - Biomedical materials KW - Renewable energy sources N1 - 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. ER -