Food, Medical, and Environmental Applications of Polysaccharides provides a detailed resource for those interested in the design and preparation of polysaccharides for state-of-the-art applications. The book begins with an introductory section covering sources, chemistry, architectures, bioactivity, and chemical modifications of polysaccharides. Subsequent parts of the book are organized by field, with chapters focusing on specific applications across food, medicine, and the environment. This is an extremely valuable book for researchers, scientists, and advanced students in biopolymers, polymer science, polymer chemistry, biomaterials, materials science, biotechnology, biomedical engineering, cosmetics, medicine, food science, and environmental science.
This important class of biopolymer can offer attractive properties and modification potential, enabling its use in groundbreaking areas across food, medical, and environmental fields. The book will be of interest to scientists, R&D professionals, designers, and engineers who utilize polysaccharide-based materials.
1. Part I: General introduction - p. xix 2. 1. Introduction to polysaccharides - p. 3 3. 2. Chemical modifications of polysaccharides - p. 47 4. Part II: Food applications - p. 70 5. 3. Biopolymer-based edible films and coatings for food applications - p. 81 6. 4. Polysaccharide–oil complexes as edible films - p. 109 7. 5. Nutraceutical delivery system - p. 135 8. 6. Nanotechnology approaches for food fortification - p. 161 9. 7. Polysaccharide-based functional colloids for food applications - p. 187 10. Part III: Medical applications - p. 222 11. 8. Application of polysaccharides in tissue engineering - p. 233 12. 9. Gelatin and rice starch-based phase-separated hydrogel formulations for controlled drug delivery applications - p. 263 13. 10. Bentonite increases the corneal permeation of the drug from the tamarind gum hydrogels - p. 291 14. 11. Hemoglobin detection using semiconductor-based optical biosensors - p. 323 15. 12. Natural polysaccharides for wound healing - p. 341 16. 13. Biosensors - p. 381 17. Part IV: Environmental applications - p. 394 18. 14. Electrochemical biosensors - p. 403 19. 15. Effluent treatment using polysaccharide - p. 443 20. 16. Biodiesel production - p. 487 21. 17. Sources and industrial applications of polysaccharides - p. 511 22. 18. Nutraceutical products based on polysaccharides: sources, properties and applications - p. 531 23. 19. Fenton and Fenton-like processes for improving the dewaterability of refractory organic compounds - p. 555 24. 20. Marine applications - p. 581 25. 21. Natural polysaccharides as potential biosorbents for heavy metal removal - p. 627 26. 22. Gelatin–chitosan macroporous scaffolds integrated with customizable hollow channels for liver tissue engineering - p. 667 27. 23. A progressive review on paper-based bacterial colorimetric detection and antimicrobial susceptibility testing - p. 687 28. Index - p. 719
Food, Medical, and Environmental Applications of Polysaccharides provides a detailed resource for those interested in the design and preparation of polysaccharides for state-of-the-art applications. The book begins with an introductory section covering sources, chemistry, architectures, bioactivity, and chemical modifications of polysaccharides. Subsequent parts of the book are organized by field, with chapters focusing on specific applications across food, medicine, and the environment. This is an extremely valuable book for researchers, scientists, and advanced students in biopolymers, polymer science, polymer chemistry, biomaterials, materials science, biotechnology, biomedical engineering, cosmetics, medicine, food science, and environmental science.
This important class of biopolymer can offer attractive properties and modification potential, enabling its use in groundbreaking areas across food, medical, and environmental fields. The book will be of interest to scientists, R&D professionals, designers, and engineers who utilize polysaccharide-based materials.
1. Part I: General introduction - p. xix 2. 1. Introduction to polysaccharides - p. 3 3. 2. Chemical modifications of polysaccharides - p. 47 4. Part II: Food applications - p. 70 5. 3. Biopolymer-based edible films and coatings for food applications - p. 81 6. 4. Polysaccharide–oil complexes as edible films - p. 109 7. 5. Nutraceutical delivery system - p. 135 8. 6. Nanotechnology approaches for food fortification - p. 161 9. 7. Polysaccharide-based functional colloids for food applications - p. 187 10. Part III: Medical applications - p. 222 11. 8. Application of polysaccharides in tissue engineering - p. 233 12. 9. Gelatin and rice starch-based phase-separated hydrogel formulations for controlled drug delivery applications - p. 263 13. 10. Bentonite increases the corneal permeation of the drug from the tamarind gum hydrogels - p. 291 14. 11. Hemoglobin detection using semiconductor-based optical biosensors - p. 323 15. 12. Natural polysaccharides for wound healing - p. 341 16. 13. Biosensors - p. 381 17. Part IV: Environmental applications - p. 394 18. 14. Electrochemical biosensors - p. 403 19. 15. Effluent treatment using polysaccharide - p. 443 20. 16. Biodiesel production - p. 487 21. 17. Sources and industrial applications of polysaccharides - p. 511 22. 18. Nutraceutical products based on polysaccharides: sources, properties and applications - p. 531 23. 19. Fenton and Fenton-like processes for improving the dewaterability of refractory organic compounds - p. 555 24. 20. Marine applications - p. 581 25. 21. Natural polysaccharides as potential biosorbents for heavy metal removal - p. 627 26. 22. Gelatin–chitosan macroporous scaffolds integrated with customizable hollow channels for liver tissue engineering - p. 667 27. 23. A progressive review on paper-based bacterial colorimetric detection and antimicrobial susceptibility testing - p. 687 28. Index - p. 719
