
Advances in Textile Biotechnology
- 2nd Edition - July 7, 2019
- Imprint: Woodhead Publishing
- Editors: Artur Cavaco-Paulo, Vincent A. Nierstrasz, Qiang Wang
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 1 0 2 6 3 2 - 8
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 1 0 2 7 7 0 - 7
Advances in Textile Biotechnology, Second Edition examines the latest in biotechnology for the fiber and textile industry. This new edition has been fully revised to include t… Read more

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Request a sales quoteAdvances in Textile Biotechnology, Second Edition examines the latest in biotechnology for the fiber and textile industry. This new edition has been fully revised to include the current essential areas of development in the field, covering both natural and synthetic fibers. Chapters cover the latest technology in bioprocessing for bast fiber, PVA, polyester, wool and silk before exploring issues of enzyme stability. Essential areas of application and development are then considered, including biomedical textiles, silk materials for biotechnological applications, bacterial cellulose, the ink jetting of enzymes, and the role of enzymes, wool and silk fibers.
Containing groundbreaking research, this book will be essential reading for manufacturers, designers and engineers in the textiles industry, textile and fiber scientists, and academic researchers and postgraduate students working in the area of textile technology.
- Provides a thorough overview of current and future focuses of biotechnology in the fiber and textile industry
- Presents fully revised content, with a new focus on biosynthesis and bioprocessing for novel textile fibers, both synthetic and natural
- Enables readers to understand and utilize the benefits of biotechnology for the manufacture and production of textiles
Textile manufacturers, designers and engineers in the textile industry; textile and fibre scientists; academic researchers and postgraduate students in textile technology; experts in the biology, chemical and environmental engineering industries
1. Bioprocessing of Bast Fibres
Qiang Wang
2. PVA depolimerase
Qiang Wang
3. Bioprocessing of Polyester
Georg M. Guebitz and Felice Quartinello
4. Biosynthesis of Polyesters
Artur Cavaco-Paulo and Carla Silva
5. Wool/Silk Fibres
Jinsong Shen
6. Enzyme stability
Artur Cavaco-Paulo and Madalena Martins
7. Enzyme biotechnology for medical textiles
Tzanko Tzanov
8. BioPolyphenolics in textiles
Suyeon kim
9. Bioprocessing of cotton and cellulosic textile fibres
Jürgen Andreaus
10. Silk materials for biotechnological applications
Ki Hoon Lee
11. Bacterial Cellulose
Hye Rim Kim
12. Inkjetting of enzymes
Vincent Nierstrasz
- Edition: 2
- Published: July 7, 2019
- No. of pages (Paperback): 314
- No. of pages (eBook): 314
- Imprint: Woodhead Publishing
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780081026328
- eBook ISBN: 9780081027707
AC
Artur Cavaco-Paulo
VN
Vincent A. Nierstrasz
QW
Qiang Wang
Prof. Qiang Wang is deputy director of Key Laboratory of Agro-product Processing and Quality Control, Ministry of Agriculture (MOA), People’s Republic of China, deputy chairman of Agro-product Processing Standards Committee, MOA, vice president of Functional Food Branch of Chinese Institute of Food Science and Technology, standing director of Chinese Cereals and Oils Association, associate Editor-in-Chief of Journal of the Chinese Cereals and Oils Association, board member of Journal of Bioactive Carbohydrates and Dietary Fibre, Journal of Scientia Agricultura Sinica and Chinese Institute of Food Science and Technology