Polysaccharides : development, properties and applications / Ashutosh Tiwari, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Tiwari, Ashutosh, 1945-

Series:

Polymer science and technology series (Nova Science Publishers)

Polymer science and technology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Polysaccharides.

Saccharides.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (564 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume provides an up-to-date introduction to the field of carbohydrate polymers and their development, properties and applications. The focus of the book is on the basic concepts and recent developments in the field, particularly in the areas of structure, synthesis and processing, and characterizations.

Contents:

""POLYSACCHARIDES: DEVELOPMENT, PROPERTIES AND APPLICATIONS ""; ""POLYSACCHARIDES: DEVELOPMENT, PROPERTIES AND APPLICATIONS ""; ""CONTENTS ""; ""PREFACE ""; "" STIMULI-RESPONSIVE REDOX GUM ARABIC AND POLYANILINE COPOLYMERS CAPABLE FOR BIOSENSOR APPLICATIONS ""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""1. INTRODUCTION ""; ""2. METHOD OF SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION AND MECHANISM ""; ""3. STIMULI-RESPONSIVE REDOX AND ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVE BEHAVIOR""; ""4. BIOSENSOR APPLICATIONS""; ""5. CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES ""; ""MARINE DERIVED POLYSACCHARIDES AS DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS ""; ""ABSTRACT ""; ""1. INTRODUCTION ""

""2. CHITOSAN """"2.1. Trimethyl Chitosan""; ""2.2. Carboxymethyl chitosan ""; ""2.3. Sulfated Chitosan ""; ""2.4. Thiolated Chitosan ""; ""2.5. Acyl Chitosan""; ""2.6. Grafted Chitosan ""; ""2.7. Different Applications of Chitosan ""; ""2.7.1. Vaginal Delivery ""; ""2.7.2. Colonic Delivery ""; ""2.7.3. Anticancer Drugs ""; ""2.7.4. Gene Therapy ""; ""2.7.5. Tissue Engineering ""; ""3.ALGINATE""; ""3.1. Different Applications of Alginate ""; ""4. CARRAGEENAN ""; ""4.1. Types of Carrageenan and Related Properties ""; ""4.2. General Properties of Carrageenans [186] ""

""4.2.1. Solubilization and Gelation""""4.2.2. pH Stability ""; ""4.2.3. Interaction with Proteins ""; ""4.3. Functional Properties of Carrageenan""; ""4.3.1. Gelling Agent [186] ""; ""4.3.2. Water Holding Agent [186] ""; ""4.3.3. Thickening and Stabilizing Agent ""; ""4.3.4. Anticoagulant Effect""; ""4.3.5. Antioxidant Activity ""; ""4.3.6. Permeation Enhancer Properties ""; ""4.3.7. Antibacterial / Antiviral Properties ""; ""4.3.8. Stabilization of Liposomal Preparations""; ""4.4. Applications of Carrageenan [186] ""; ""4.4.1. Food Applications ""; ""4.4.2 Non-Food Application ""

""4.5. Pharmaceutical Applications [186] """"4.5.1 Wound Dressings ""; ""4.5.2 Contraceptive Gels [186] ""; ""4.5.3. Cosmetics ""; ""4.5.4. Humidity Control [186] ""; ""4.5.5. Biotechnology (Cell Immobilization) [186] ""; ""4.5.6. Drug Delivery Systems""; ""4.6. Carrageenan Combinations ""; ""4.7. Carrageenan Copolymerization ""; ""4.7.1. HIV/AIDS Related Uses of Carrageenan ""; ""5. CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES""; ""CHITOSAN GRAFTING USING MICROWAVE IRRADIATION ""; ""ABSTRACT ""; ""1. INTRODUCTION""; ""2. CHITOSAN: A CARBOHYDRATE POLYMER ""; ""2.1. Chemical Reactivity of Chitosan ""

""2.2. Conventional Methods of Chitosan Grafting """"2.2.1. Grafting Degree and Grafting Efficiency ""; ""2.2.2. %Grafting and %Efficiency""; ""2.3. Microwave Assisted Grafting of Chitosan ""; ""2.4. Mechanism of Grafting under Microwaves ""; ""3. CONCLUSION ""; ""REFERENCES ""; ""SULFHYDRYL GLYCOCONJUGATES PRODUCED BY FILAMENTOUS SHEATH-FORMING MEMBERS OF β-PROTEOBACTERIA""; ""ABSTRACT ""; ""1. INTRODUCTION ""; ""2. CULTIVATION OF SHEATH-FORMING BACTERIA AND PREPARATION OF SHEATHS ""; ""3. MICROSCOPIC OBSERVATION OF SHEATHS ""; ""4. COMPOSITION OF SHEATHS ""

""4.1. Amino Acid Composition of Sheaths ""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61209-095-8

OCLC:

923657491