Industrial Applications of Marine Biopolymers (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Sudha, Parappurath Narayanan

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Industrial Applications of Marine Biopolymers presents different classes of marine biopolymers and their industrial applications, demonstrating the precious value of ocean resources to society.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 626
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Juli 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781315313528
• Artikelnr.: 48799940

Autorenporträt

P. N. Sudha was born in 1963. She is a Professor of Chemistry in DKM College, Thiruvalluvar University, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India since 1987 and at present holds the post of Principal of the College. She has obtained her Doctoral degree in Chemistry - Biology Interdisciplinary science from Madras University. She is a Fellow of International Congress of Chemistry and Environment and National Environmentalists Association. Her name was included in Marquis Who's Who in the World (2011). Her research interests are Polymer chemistry, Environmental chemistry, Bioremediation and Phytochemistry. She has authored 11 books and 7 book chapters. She is a Co-editor and reviewer of International journals. She has undertaken projects funded by University Grants Commission, India, Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology, India and Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. She has published 79 research articles in journals mainly on the wastewater treatment and biomedical applications of Chitin and Chitosan

Inhaltsangabe

Part - I Isolation and physicochemical characterization of marine
biopolymers. Introduction to marine biopolymers. Isolation of marine
biopolymers. Physicochemical characterization of marine biopolymers.
Isolation and characterization of chitin and chitosan. Isolation and
characterization of alginate from seaweeds. Isolation and characterization
of carrageenans and agar / agarose. Influence of physicochemical properties
of chitin and chitosan on its potential applications. Structural
characteristics of marine biopolymers. Isolation and characterization
techniques used for hydroxyapatite. Biosynthesis of marine biopolymers.
Electrostatic properties of marine biopolymers. Applications of analytical
tools such as NMR, IR and Mass spectrometry to analyse the structural
properties of marine biopolymers. Mechanical properties of Marine
biopolymers and its derivatives. Use of X-Ray diffraction analysis on
Marine biopolymers. Production of marine biopolymers through enzymatics
process. Chemical modification of chitin and chitosan for its potential
applications. Enzymatic modification of marine biopolymers. Effect of
Molecular weight and the degree of deacetylation of chitosan and its
determination. Isolation and characterization of hyaluronic acid. Isolation
of low-molecular weight biopolymers from marine sources. Physio-chemical
characterization of tunicin, laminarin and furcellaran. Isolation and
characterization of inorganic biopolymer.Part - II Biological and
Biomedical applications of the marine biopolymers Chapter 1: Marine
biopolymers for anti-cancer drugs.Chapter 2: Drug Delivery applications of
chitin and chitosan.Chapter 3: Gene delivery applications of chitin and
chitosan.Chapter 4: Biological activities of Marine biopolymers.Chapter 5:
Applications of nano form of biopolymers.Chapter 6: Nanocomposites and
nanoparticles of biopolymers in bio-nano-technology.Chapter 7:
Antimicrobial activity of marine biopolymers.Chapter 8: Role of Alginate in
drug delivery applications.Chapter 9: Application of marine hydroxyapatite
scaffolds in bone tissue engineering.Chapter 10: Modified marine
polysaccharides and Seaweads in drug delivery applications.Chapter 11:
Marine biopolymers as carriers and immunoadjuvants in vaccine
delivery.Chapter 12: Antidiabetic activity and anticolestic activity of
marine biopolymers.Chapter 13: Antiviral activity of marine
biopolymers.Chapter 14: Potential anticoagulant effect of marine derived
biopolymers.Chapter 15: Marine biopolymers for antiallergic therapeutics.