Polysaccharides [[electronic resource] ] : development, properties and applications / / Ashutosh Tiwari, editor

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910791763203321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2010
• ISBN: 1-61209-095-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (564 p.)
• Collana: Polymer science and technology
• Altri autori (Persone): TiwariAshutosh <1945->
• Disciplina: 572/.566
• Soggetti: Polysaccharides; Saccharides
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""POLYSACCHARIDES: DEVELOPMENT, PROPERTIES AND APPLICATIONS ""; ""POLYSACCHARIDES: DEVELOPMENT, PROPERTIES AND APPLICATIONS ""; ""CONTENTS ""; ""PREFACE ""; "" STIMULI-RESPONSIVE REDOX GUM ARABIC AND POLYANILINE COPOLYMERS CAPABLE FOR BIOSENSOR APPLICATIONS ""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""1. INTRODUCTION ""; ""2. METHOD OF SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION AND MECHANISM ""; ""3. STIMULI-RESPONSIVE REDOX AND ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVE BEHAVIOR""; ""4. BIOSENSOR APPLICATIONS""; ""5. CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES ""; ""MARINE DERIVED POLYSACCHARIDES AS DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS ""; ""ABSTRACT ""; ""1. INTRODUCTION ""; ""2. CHITOSAN """"2.1. Trimethyl Chitosan""; ""2.2. Carboxymethyl chitosan ""; ""2.3. Sulfated Chitosan ""; ""2.4. Thiolated Chitosan ""; ""2.5. Acyl Chitosan""; ""2.6. Grafted Chitosan ""; ""2.7. Different Applications of Chitosan ""; ""2.7.1. Vaginal Delivery ""; ""2.7.2. Colonic Delivery ""; ""2.7.3. Anticancer Drugs ""; ""2.7.4. Gene Therapy ""; ""2.7.5. Tissue Engineering ""; ""3.ALGINATE""; ""3.1. Different Applications of Alginate ""; ""4. CARRAGEENAN ""; ""4.1. Types of Carrageenan and Related Properties ""; ""4.2. General Properties of Carrageenans [186] ""; ""4.2.1. Solubilization and Gelation""""4.2.2. pH Stability ""; ""4.2.3. Interaction with Proteins ""; ""4.3. Functional Properties of Carrageenan""; ""4.3.1. Gelling Agent [186] ""; ""4.3.2. Water Holding Agent [186] ""; ""4.3.3. Thickening and Stabilizing Agent ""; ""4.3.4. ; Anticoagulant Effect""; ""4.3.5. Antioxidant Activity ""; ""4.3.6. Permeation Enhancer Properties ""; ""4.3.7. Antibacterial / Antiviral Properties ""; ""4.3.8. Stabilization of Liposomal Preparations""; ""4.4. Applications of Carrageenan [186] ""; ""4.4.1. Food Applications ""; ""4.4.2 Non-Food Application ""; ""4.5. Pharmaceutical Applications [186] """"4.5.1 Wound Dressings ""; ""4.5.2 Contraceptive Gels [186] ""; ""4.5.3. Cosmetics ""; ""4.5.4. Humidity Control [186] ""; ""4.5.5. Biotechnology (Cell Immobilization) [186] ""; ""4.5.6. Drug Delivery Systems""; ""4.6. Carrageenan Combinations ""; ""4.7. Carrageenan Copolymerization ""; ""4.7.1. HIV/AIDS Related Uses of Carrageenan ""; ""5. CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES""; ""CHITOSAN GRAFTING USING MICROWAVE IRRADIATION ""; ""ABSTRACT ""; ""1. INTRODUCTION""; ""2. CHITOSAN: A CARBOHYDRATE POLYMER ""; ""2.1. Chemical Reactivity of Chitosan ""; ""2.2. Conventional Methods of Chitosan Grafting """"2.2.1. Grafting Degree and Grafting Efficiency ""; ""2.2.2. %Grafting and %Efficiency""; ""2.3. Microwave Assisted Grafting of Chitosan ""; ""2.4. Mechanism of Grafting under Microwaves ""; ""3. CONCLUSION ""; ""REFERENCES ""; ""SULFHYDRYL GLYCOCONJUGATES PRODUCED BY FILAMENTOUS SHEATH-FORMING MEMBERS OF β-PROTEOBACTERIA""; ""ABSTRACT ""; ""1. INTRODUCTION ""; ""2. CULTIVATION OF SHEATH-FORMING BACTERIA AND PREPARATION OF SHEATHS ""; ""3. MICROSCOPIC OBSERVATION OF SHEATHS ""; ""4. COMPOSITION OF SHEATHS ""; ""4.1. Amino Acid Composition of Sheaths ""