Seaweed Polysaccharides
Isolation, Biological and Biomedical Applications
- 1st Edition - May 30, 2017
- Latest edition
- Editors: Jayachandran Venkatesan, Sukumaran Anil, Se-Kwon Kim
- Language: English
Seaweed Polysaccharides: Isolation, Biological, and Biomedical Applications examines the isolation and characterization of algal biopolymers, including a range of new biologica… Read more
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Description
Description
Seaweed Polysaccharides: Isolation, Biological, and Biomedical Applications examines the isolation and characterization of algal biopolymers, including a range of new biological and biomedical applications. In recent years, significant developments have been made in algae-based polymers (commonly called polysaccharides), and in biomedical applications such as drug delivery, wound dressings, and tissue engineering. Demand for algae-based polymers is increasing and represent a potential—very inexpensive—resource for these applications.
The structure and chemical modification of algal polymers are covered, as well as the biological properties of these materials – including antithrombic, anti-inflammatory, anticoagulant, and antiviral aspects. Toxicity of algal biopolymers is also covered. Finally, the book introduces and explains real world applications of algal-based biopolymers in biomedical applications, including tissue engineering, drug delivery, and biosensors. This is the first book to cover the extraction techniques, biomedical applications, and the economic perspective of seaweed polysaccharides. It is an essential text for researchers and industry professionals looking to work with this renewable resource.
Key features
Key features
- Provides comprehensive coverage of the research currently taking place in biomedical applications of algae biopolymers
- Includes practical guidance on the isolation, extraction, and characterization of polysaccharides from sustainable marine sources
- Covers the extraction techniques, biomedical applications, and economic outlook of seaweed polysaccharides
Readership
Readership
Materials scientists and engineers involved in the development of new materials for a range of biomedical applications.
Table of contents
Table of contents
1. Introduction to algae based biopolymers
2. Alginate from algae
3. Efficient extraction of Agarose from Red Algae
4. Extraction of fucoidan from brown algae
5. Carrageenan extraction from red algae
6. Extraction and characterization of ulvan from algae
7. Isolation and characterization of Laminarin from algae
8. Structure and functional properties of of ulvan
9. Chemical modification of Alginate
10. Alginate hydrogels
11. Alginate based biomaterials for regenerative medicine applications
12. Electrospinning Alginate based nanofibers
13. Alginate for immobilizations for cells
14. Structure and Bioactivity of Fucoidan
15. Structure and function of Carrageenan
16. Ulvan Hydrogels
17. Antithrombic activity of fucoidan
18. Anti-inflammatory activity of fucoidan
19. Anticancer activity of fucoidan
20. Antioxidant activity of fucoidan
21. Anticoagulant activity of fucoidan
22. Antiviral activity of fucoidan
23. Anti-inflammatory activity of carrageenan
24. Anticoagulant activity of carrageenan
25. Antioxidant and antimicrobial activity of Carrageenan
26. Antiviral activity of Carrageenan
27. Anticancer and antitumor activity of Carrageenan
28. Toxicity study of Ulvan
29. Inhibition of heparanase activity and tumor metastasis by laminarin sulfate
30. Alginate in Cancer drug delivery
31. Alginate in Protein Delivery
32. Alginate in Wound Dressing
33. Alginate in Bone Tissue Engineering
34. Alginate in Cartilage Tissue Engineering
35. Alginate in Skin Tissue Engineering
36. Alginate in biosensor
37. Usage of Carrageenan in drug release
38. Ulvan membranes as new biomaterials for drug delivery
39. Ulvan scaffold in bone tissue engineering
40. Role of alginate in Dentistry
41. Algae in waste water treatment
42. Application of Carrageenan in food and dairy industries
43. Waste water treatment by carrageenan
44. Ulvan in food applications
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: June 1, 2017
- Language: English
About the editors
About the editors
JV
Jayachandran Venkatesan
SA
Sukumaran Anil
SK
Se-Kwon Kim
Professor Se-Kwon Kim was the first president of the Korean Society of Chitin and Chitosan (1986-1990) and the Korean Society of Marine Biotechnology (2006-2007). He was also the chairman for the 7th Asia-Pacific Chitin and Chitosan Symposium, which was held in South Korea in 2006. He is one of the board members of the International Society of Marine Biotechnology and the International Society for Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods. Moreover, he was the editor in chief of the Korean Journal of Life Sciences (1995-1997), the Korean Journal of Fisheries Science and Technology (2006-2007), and the Korean Journal of Marine Bioscience and Biotechnology (2006-present). His research has been credited with the best paper award from the American Oil Chemist’s Society (AOCS) and the Korean Society of Fisheries Science and Technology in 2002.
Professor Se-Kwon Kim’s major research interests are investigation and development of bioactive substances derived from marine organisms and their application in oriental medicine, nutraceuticals, and cosmeceuticals via marine bioprocessing and mass- production technologies. He has also conducted research on the development of bioactive materials from marine organisms for applications in oriental medicine, cosmeceuticals, and nutraceuticals. To date, he has authored over 600 research papers and holds 152 patents. In addition, he has written or edited more than 60 books.