Atto ed essere / Michele Federico Sciacca

• Record Nr.: UNISALENTO991003443089707536
• Autore: Sciacca, Michele Federico
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Roma : Fratelli Bocca, 1956
• Descrizione fisica: 155 p. ; 20 cm.
• Disciplina: 195
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Italiano
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia

Chitin and chitosan : properties and applications / / edited by Lambertus A. M. van den Broek, Carmen G. Boeriu

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910815698503321
• Autore: van den Broek Lambertus A. M
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hoboken, New Jersey ; ; West Sussex, England : , : Wiley, , [2020]; ©2020
• ISBN: 1-119-45047-0; 1-5231-3285-X; 1-119-45049-7; 1-119-45046-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (537 pages)
• Collana: Wiley series in renewable resources
• Disciplina: 573.774
• Soggetti: Chitin - Industrial applications
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Sources of chitin and chitosan and their isolation -- Methods of isolating chitin from sponges (Porifera) -- Physicochemical properties of chitosan and its degradation products -- New developments in the analysis of partially acetylated chitosan polymers and oligomers -- ; Chitosan-based hydrogels -- Beneficial health effects of chitin and chitosan -- Antimicrobial properties of chitin and chitosan -- Enzymes for modification of chitin and chitosan -- Chitin and chitosan as source of biobased building blocks and chemicals -- Chemical and enzymatic modification of chitosan to produce new functional materials with improved properties -- Chitosan-based drug delivery systems -- The application of chitin and its derivatives for the design of advanced medical devices -- Food applications of chitosan and derivatives -- Potential of chitosans in the development of edible food packaging -- The use of chitosan based nanoformulations for controlling fungi during storage of horticultural commodities -- Chitosan application in textile processing and fabric coating -- Chitin and chitosan for water purification -- Chitosan for sensors and electrochemical applications -- Marketing and regulations of chitin and chitosan from insects.
• Sommario/riassunto: *Provides a comprehensive assessment of the isolation, properties and applications of chitin and chitosan. *Chitin and chitosan are promising biomaterials with broad applications and a growing market due to their material properties and biological functionalities. *Fields of application for these biopolymers include: medical and pharmaceutical applications like drug and gene delivery, implants and tissue engineering, wound dressing and building blocks; packaging; food and feed; agricultural; textile; cosmetics; nanoparticles; nanofibers; membranes and water treatment. *Part of the successful Wiley Series in Renewable Resources"--