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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817612203321

Titolo

Chitosan-based hydrogels : functions and applications / / edited by Kangde Yao. [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton, Fla. : , : CRC Press, , 2012

ISBN

0-429-10448-0

1-283-27939-8

9786613279392

1-4398-2115-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (492 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

YaoKangde

Disciplina

616.02774

660.63

Soggetti

Chitosan - Biotechnology

Tissue engineering

Colloids in medicine

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.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Contributors; Chapter 1: From Chitin to Chitosan; Chapter 2: Chitosan Derivatives; Chapter 3: Bioactivities of Chitosan and Its Derivatives; Chapter 4: Formation of Chitosan-Based Hydrogels Network; Chapter 6: Chitosan-Based Gels for the Drug Delivery System; Chapter 8: Enzyme Immobilization on Chitosan-Based Supports; Chapter 10: Future; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

Due to their unique properties, chitosan-based materials have emerged as useful resources in a variety of medicines, drug controlled-release carriers, tissue engineering scaffolds, and immobilized enzymes. But many of these materials have yet to reach the commercial market. Therefore, more work must be completed to fill the gap between research and production. Exploring the state of the field, Chitosan-Based Hydrogels: Functions and Applications details the latest progress in the research and development of chitosan-based biomaterials. The book introduces the