Biodegradable materials : production, properties and applications / Brandon M. Johnson and Zachary E. Berkel, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Johnson, Brandon M.

Berkel, Zachary E.

Series:

Materials science and technologies series.

Materials science and technologies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Materials--Biodegradation.

Materials.

Biodegradable products.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (251 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hauppauge, N.Y. : Nova Science Publishers, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Presents topical research in the study of biodegradable materials, including biodegradable materials used to develop an ecofriendly technology for water purification; chitosan from aquatic and terrestrial organisms and microorganisms; polylactic acid as a biodegradable plastic; biodegradable product design; and, biodegradable hydrogels.

Contents:

Intro

BIODEGRADABLE MATERIALS: PRODUCTION, PROPERTIES AND APPLICATIONS

CONTENTS

PREFACE

Chapter 1 TOWARDS PEDIATRIC URINARY BLADDER TISSUE ENGINEERING

NORMAL BLADDER ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY

ETIOLOGY OF THE NEUROGENIC BLADDER

CURRENT TREATMENT MODALITIES FOR THE NEUROGENIC BLADDER ARE INADEQUATE

ADVANCES IN TISSUE ENGINEERING FOR BLADDER REGENERATION

ALTERNATE CELL SOURCES FOR BLADDER TISSUE ENGINEERING

BONE MARROW MICROENVIRONMENT

MSC MULTIPOTENTIALITY AND GROWTH CHARACTERISTICS

THE USE OF MSCS AS A TOOL FOR REGENERATIVE MEDICINE

BONE MARROW CELLS AND BLADDER REGENERATION

ENDOTHELIAL PROGENITOR CELLS FOR VASCULAR GROWTH

NEURAL PROGENITOR/STEM CELLS

EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS

INDUCED PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS

SCAFFOLD MATERIAL SELECTION: BIOLOGICS VS. SYNTHETICS/POLYMERICS

CONTROLLED DELIVERY OF GROWTH FACTORS FROM SCAFFOLDS ENHANCES TISSUE REGENERATION

THE USE OF NANOTECHNOLOGY WITH SELF-ASSEMBLING MATRICES PROVIDES AN ALTERNATIVE METHOD OF GROWTH FACTOR DELIVERY

SELF-ASEMBLING NANOMOLECULES

PA MOLECULES FOR TETHERED GROWTH FACTOR DELIVERY

DIFFERENTIATION OF NEURAL PROGENITOR CELLS WITH IKVAV PRESENTING NANOFIBERS

SUMMARY

REFERENCES

Chapter 2 CHITOSAN FROM AQUATIC AND TERRESTRIAL ORGANISMS AND MICROORGANISMS: PRODUCTION, PROPERTIES AND APPLICATIONS

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

RAW MATERIALS FOR PRODUCTION OF CHITIN AND CHITOSAN

PRODUCTION OF CHITIN AND CHITOSAN FROM AQUATIC CRUSTACEANS, INSECTS, MUSHROOMS AND FUNGI

PRODUCTION OF LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT CHITOSAN AND CHITO-OLIGOSACCHARIDES

PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF CHITOSANS FROM VARIOUS SOURCES

INDUSTRIAL-SCALE PRODUCTION OF CHITIN AND CHITOSAN

A-Z APPLICATIONS OF CHITOSANS

NOMENCLATURE OF CHITIN AND CHITOSAN

CONCLUSION.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Chapter 3 DEGRADATION PARAMETERS AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES EVOLUTION

RANGE OF PROPERTIES FOR DIFFERENT APPLICATIONS

INFLUENCE OF PRODUCTION PROCESS ON DEGRADATION

EROSION PROCESS AND DEGRADATION

Diffusion

Hydrolysis

Surface and Bulk Erosion

Phenomenon of Hollow Formation

DAMAGE EVOLUTION OF BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS

Hydrolytic Damage

Creep and Fatigue Damage

Chapter 4 POLY LACTIC ACID: AN ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY BIODEGRADABLE POLYMER

LACTIC ACID AND ITS PRODUCTION

PLA SYNTHESIS

PROPERTIES OF PLA

APPLICATIONS OF PLA

PLA DEGRADATION

FUTURE PROSPECTS

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

Chapter 5 BIODEGRADABLE MATERIALS: A GREENER TECHNOLOGY FOR WATER PURIFICATION

1. INTRODUCTION

2. BIODEGRADATION

3. BIODEGRADABLE MATERIALS APPLIED FOR WATER TREATMENT

3a) Lignocellulosics

3b) Compost and Peat for Water Treatment

3c) Activated Sludge for Water Treatment

3d) Biodegradable Polymers for Water Treatment

3e) Biodegradable Polymer Composites for Water Treatment

CONCLUDING REMARKS

Chapter 6 FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES OF BIOPOLYMERS FOR DRUG DELIVERY APPLICATIONS

CLASSIFICATION OF BIOPOLYMERS

POLYSACCHARIDES

Chitin

CHITOSAN

Functional Properties of Chitosan in Drug Delivery

Swelling of Chitosan

Bioadhesive Properties of Chitosan

CELLULOSE

Cellulose Modification

Microcrystalline Cellulose

Other Modifications

Cellulose Esters

Hemicellulose

KONJAC GLUCOMANNAN

GUAR GUM

LOCUST BEAN GUM

STARCH

Modified Starch

Acid-Modified Corn Starch

Oxidized Corn Starch

Dextrins

PECTIN

INULIN

ALGINATES

CARRAGEENANS

ROSIN

ACACIA GUM (GUM ARABIC)

PSYLLIUM.

POLYSACCHARIDES FROM MICROORGANISMS

GELLAN GUM

XANTHAN GUM

PEPTIDES /PROTEINS

POLYNUCLEOTIDES

GELATIN

MUCIN

APPLICATION OF BIOPOLYMERS IN DRUG DELIVERY

Drug Delivery Systems

Biopolymers in Immediate Release Dosage Forms

Biopolymers in Modified Release Dosage Forms

Modified Delivery System

Delayed Release

Sustained Release

Site Specific Targeting

Receptor Targeting

Biopolymer-Based Drug Carriers Systems

Peptide Carriers

SOME PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES OF BIOPOLYMERS

Particle Properties

Swelling

Bioadhesion

Polymer Crystallinity

ASSESSMENT OF POLYMER CRYSTALLINITY

DSC Thermal Analysis

X-Ray Diffraction

Fourier-Transform Infrared (FT-IR)

Raman Spectroscopy

Future Perspectives

CONCLUSION

Chapter 7 BIODEGRADABLE HYDROGELS AS DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS FOR TISSUE ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS*

HYDROGELS

MICROSPHERE TECHNOLOGY

COMBINATIONS OF MICROSPHERES AND HYDROGELS

CLINICAL APPLICATIONS

CONCLUSIONS

Chapter 8 POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES: A NEW GENERATION OF BIOTECHNOLOGICALLY PRODUCED BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS*

HISTORY

OCCURRENCE AND BIOSYNTHESIS OF POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF PHAS

PHA SYNTHASES

PHA Synthases in the Cell

Structural Features of PHA Synthases

Genetic Organisation of the PHA Biosynthetic Genes

The Mechanism of Action of PHA Synthases

PHA Synthases in Bacillus

PHA PRODUCTION FROM MICROORGANISMS

Effect of Carbon Sources on PHA Production

Large-Scale Production of PHAs

DETECTION, ISOLATION AND CHARACTERISATION OF PHAS

Traditional Methods

GC and MS

NMR

HPLC

BIODEGRADATION

Biodegradation in the Environment

Biodegradation in Living Systems

APPLICATIONS

Medical Applications.

Industrial Applications

Agricultural Applications

Nanocomposites

Chiral Hydroxyalkanoates

PHA Blends and Composites

OTHER POSSIBLE ROUTES OF PRODUCTION OF PHAS

Cyanobacteria

PHA Production in Transgenic Plants

Other Areas

INDUSTRIALLY AVAILABLE PHAS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS

NodaxTM

DegraPol

BIOPOL®

ECONOMICS AND LEGAL ASPECTS

INDEX

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Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

1-62100-165-2

OCLC:

746925653