Biopolymers are playing an increasingly pivotal role in medicine and pharmacy with applications in tissue engineering, regeneration medicine, and drug carrier systems.
Biopolymers for Medical and Pharmaceutical Applications covers a selection of biopolymers successfully being used for medical and pharmaceutical applications.
All classes of biopolymers are covered with each chapter highlighting one particular substance or application and addressing all aspects from structure, properties, biosynthesis and biodegradation, to applications and patents.
Structured for easy data comparison, this is an ideal reference for medium sized laboratories and libraries.
Contents:
- Lignin and Polyisoprenoids
- Medical Aspects and Applications of Humic Substances
- Melanin
- Biochemistry of Natural Rubber and Structure of Latex
- Polyesters
- Applications of PHAs in Medicine and Pharmacy
- Polylactides
- Polyglycolide and Copolyesters with Lactide
- Polyanhydrides
- Polysaccharides
- Bacterial Cellulose
- Curdlan
- Alginates from Bacteria
- Dextran
- Levan
- Hyaluronan
- Schizophyllan
- Chitin and Chitosan in Fungi
- Fungal Cell Wall Glycans
- Cell-wall Beta-glucans of Saccharomyces cerevisiae
- Alginates from Algae
- Carrageenan
- Chitin and Chitosan from Animal Sources
- Proteoglycans
- Polyamides and Complex Proteinaceous Materials
- Ribosomal Protein Synthesis
- epsilon-Poly-L-Lysine
- Poly-gamma-glutamic Acid
- Modifications of Proteinsand Poly(amino acids) by Enzymatic and Chemical Methods
- Collagens and Gelatins
- Structure, Function, and Evolution of Vicilin and Legumin Seed Storage Proteins
- Self-assembling Protein Cage Systems and Applications in Nanotechnology
- Miscellaneous Biopolymers
- Hemozoin: a Biocrystal Synthesized during the Degradation of Hemoglobin
- Biofilms
- Health Issues of Biopolymers: polyhydroxybutyrate
Index
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