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Biopolymeric Nanomaterials: Fundamentals and Applications outlines the fundamental design concepts and emerging applications of biopolymeric nanomaterials. The book also provides… Read more
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Biopolymeric Nanomaterials: Fundamentals and Applications outlines the fundamental design concepts and emerging applications of biopolymeric nanomaterials. The book also provides information on emerging applications of biopolymeric nanomaterials, including in biomedicine, manufacturing and water purification, as well as assessing their physical, chemical and biological properties. This is an important reference source for materials scientists, engineers and biomedical scientists who are seeking to increase their understanding of how polymeric nanomaterials are being used for a range of biomedical and industrial applications.
Biopolymeric nanomaterials refer to biocompatible nanomaterials, consisting of biopolymers, such as protein (silk, collagen, gelatin, β-casein, zein, and albumin), protein-mimicked polypeptides and polysaccharides (chitosan, alginate, pullulan, starch, and heparin). Biopolymeric nanomaterials may be used as i) delivery systems for bioactive compounds in food application, (ii) for delivery of therapeutic molecules (drugs and genes), or for (iii) tissue engineering.
Materials scientists and engineers
PART 1: FUNDAMENTALS
1. Nanobiopolymers: An introduction
2. Methods for synthesis of nanobiopolymers
3. Nanoscale characterizations of nanobiopolymers
4. Toxicity/risk assessment of nanobiopolymers
5. Degradation of nanobiopolymers
6. Environmental impacts
PART 2: PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF NANOBIOPOLYMERS
7. Cellulose-based nanomaterials
8. Gelatin-based nanomaterials
9. Chiltin-based nanomaterials
10. Lignin-based nanomaterials
11. Hyaluronic acid nanoparticles
12. Heparin-based nanomaterials
13. Pectin-based nanomaterials
14. Silk protein and its nanocomposites
15. Zein nanoparticles
16. Keratin nanoparticles
17. Nucleic acids-based nanomaterials
18. Alginate-based nanomaterials
19. Biopolymer- nanoparticles hybrids
20. Bionanopolymer-based hybrids
PART 3: EMERGING APPLICATIONS
Chapter 21: Tissue engineering applications
Chapter 22: Drug delivery
Chapter 23: Anti-microbial and anti-viral agents
Chapter 24: Applications in food products
Chapter 25: Packaging materials
Chapter 26: Applications in cosmetics
Chapter 27: Water purification
Chapter 28: Flame retardancy
Chapter 29: Future perspectives
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