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Protein-Based Biopolymers

From Source to Biomedical Applications

  • 1st Edition - September 29, 2022
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Susheel Kalia, Swati Sharma
  • Language: English

Protein-Based Biopolymers: From Source to Biomedical Applications provides an overview on the development and application of protein biopolymers in biomedicine. Protein polymers… Read more

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Description

Protein-Based Biopolymers: From Source to Biomedical Applications provides an overview on the development and application of protein biopolymers in biomedicine. Protein polymers have garnered increasing focus in the development of biomedical materials, devices and therapeutics due to their intrinsic bioactivity, biocompatibility and biodegradability. This book comprehensively reviews the latest advances on the synthesis, characterization, properties and applications of protein-based biopolymers. Each chapter is dedicated to a single protein class, covering a broad range of proteins including silk, collagen, keratin, fibrin, and more. In addition, the book explores the biomedical potential of these polymers, from tissue engineering, to drug delivery and wound healing.

This book offers a valuable resource for academics and researchers in the fields of materials science, biomedical engineering and R&D groups working in pharmaceutical and biomedical industries.

Key features

  • Covers a range of protein-based biopolymers, including elastin, collagen, keratin, soy and more
  • Guides the reader through the fabrication, characterization and properties of protein biopolymers
  • Explores the biomedical potential of protein biopolymers, covering applications such as cancer therapy, tissue engineering and drug delivery

Readership

Academics and researchers in materials science, biomedical engineering and engineering. R&D scientists working in biomedical and pharmaceutical industries

Table of contents

1. An introduction to protein-based biopolymers

2. Fabrication, properties and applications of gluten protein

3. Keratin for potential biomedical applications

4. Fabrication, properties, and biomedical applications of soy-protein materials

5. Sodium caseinate versus sodium carboxymethyl cellulose as novel drug delivery carriers

6. Silk-based biomaterials for biomedical applications

7. Protein-based nanoparticles as drug delivery nanocarriers

8. Peptide and protein-based hydrogels for the encapsulation of bioactive compounds and tissue engineering applications

9. Silver nanoparticles and protein polymer-based nanomedicines

10. Antimicrobial potential of protein-based bioplastics

11. Reinforced protein polymers in biomedical engineering

12. Enzymatic proteins for biomedical applications

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: September 29, 2022
  • Language: English

About the editors

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Susheel Kalia

Susheel Kalia is Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Chemistry, at the Army Cadet College Wing of the Indian Military Academy in Dehradun, India. He was a Postdoc Researcher in 2013 and a Visiting Professor at the University of Bologna, Italy in 2020. Kalia has published over 85 research articles in international journals, as well as co-editing 20 books, authored 11 book chapters, and received more than 8,000 citations over his academic career. His research interests include polymeric bio- and nanocomposites, surface modification, conducting polymers, nanofibers, nanoparticles, nano ferrites, hybrid materials, and hydrogels. Dr. Kalia is Series Editor of a book series on polymer and composite materials, and an editorial board member of the International Journal of Plastics Technology. In addition, he is a member of several professional organizations, including the Asian Polymer Association, Indian Cryogenics Council, the Society for Polymer Science, the Indian Society of Analytical Scientists, and the International Association of Advanced Materials.
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor and Head, Department of Chemistry, Army Cadet College Wing of Indian Military Academy Dehradun, India

SS

Swati Sharma

Dr. Swati Sharma (MSc, Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni Solan H.P. India; PhD. University Malaysia, Pahang, Malaysia) is Assistant Professor at University Institute of Biotechnology, the Chandigarh University Mohali, India. She worked as a visiting researcher in the College of Life and Environmental Sciences at Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea. She has also worked as a program co-coordinator at the Himalayan Action Research Center (HARC), Dehradun, and Senior Research Fellow at the India Agricultural Research Institute in 2013-2014. Presently, Dr. Sharma's research is in the field of bioplastics, hydrogels, keratin nano-fibers and nano-particles, biodegradable polymers and polymers with antioxidant and anticancer activities and sponges. Dr. Swati has published numerous books and papers in various internationally reputed journals.
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor, Chandigarh University, India

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