Products and Applications of Biopolymers
It is interesting to consider that biopolymers are by no means new to this world. It is only because of our fascination with petrochemical products that these wonderful materials have been neglected for so long. Today we face a different challenge. Environmental pressure is pushing away from synthetic or petro-chemically derived products, while economic factors are pulling back from often more expensive "green" options. This book presents two aspects of biopolymers; potential products and some applications of biopolymers covering the current relevance of biopolymers.
Book chapters:
Gum Arabic: More Than an Edible Emulsifier
by Mariana A. Montenegro, María L. Boiero, Lorena Valle and Claudio D.
BorsarelliPoly(Lactic Acid) as a Biopolymer-Based Nano-Composite
by Emad A. Jaffar Al-Mulla and Nor Azowa Bt IbrahimFermentation of Sweet
Sorghum into Added Value Biopolymer of Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs)
by Pakawadee Kaewkannetra
Xylan, a Promising Hemicellulose for Pharmaceutical Use
by Acarília Eduardo da Silva, Henrique Rodrigues Marcelino, Monique Christine Salgado Gomes, Elquio Eleamen Oliveira, Toshiyuki Nagashima Jr and Eryvaldo Sócrates Tabosa Egito
Hydrodynamic Properties of Gelatin - Studies from Intrinsic Viscosity Measurements
by Martin Alberto Masuelli and Maria Gabriela Sansone
Role of Biopolymers in Green Nanotechnology
by Sonal I. ThakoreStable Isotope
Applications in Bone Collagen with Emphasis on Deuterium/Hydrogen Ratios
by Katarina Topalov, Arndt Schimmelmann, P. David Polly and Peter E. Sauer
A Facile One-Pot Synthesis of MSe (M = Cd or Zn) Nanoparticles Using Biopolymer as Passivating Agent
by Oluwatobi S. Oluwafemi and Sandile P. Songca
Alkylresorcinols Protect the DNA from UV-Damage In Vitro and In Vivo Models
by Dmitry Deryabin, Olga Davydova and Irina Gryazeva
Polysaccharide-Specific Isoperoxidases as an Important Component of the Plant Defence System
by Igor V. Maksimov, Ekaterina A. Cherepanova and Antonina V. Sorokan![]() |