LEADER 07846nam 2200601 a 450 001 9910824976103321 005 20240410172831.0 010 $a1-62100-165-2 035 $a(CKB)2550000000046540 035 $a(EBL)3021846 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000568738 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12234898 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000568738 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10535877 035 $a(PQKB)11097911 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3021846 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3021846 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10686150 035 $a(OCoLC)746925653 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000046540 100 $a20101022d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aBiodegradable materials$b[electronic resource] $eproduction, properties and applications /$fBrandon M. Johnson and Zachary E. Berkel, editors 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aHauppauge, N.Y. $cNova Science Publishers$dc2011 215 $a1 online resource (251 p.) 225 1 $aMaterials science and technologies 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-61122-804-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntro -- BIODEGRADABLE MATERIALS: PRODUCTION, PROPERTIES AND APPLICATIONS -- BIODEGRADABLE MATERIALS: PRODUCTION, PROPERTIES AND APPLICATIONS -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 TOWARDS PEDIATRIC URINARY BLADDER TISSUE ENGINEERING -- NORMAL BLADDER ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY -- ETIOLOGY OF THE NEUROGENIC BLADDER -- CURRENT TREATMENT MODALITIES FOR THE NEUROGENIC BLADDER ARE INADEQUATE -- ADVANCES IN TISSUE ENGINEERING FOR BLADDER REGENERATION -- ALTERNATE CELL SOURCES FOR BLADDER TISSUE ENGINEERING -- BONE MARROW MICROENVIRONMENT -- MSC MULTIPOTENTIALITY AND GROWTH CHARACTERISTICS -- THE USE OF MSCS AS A TOOL FOR REGENERATIVE MEDICINE -- BONE MARROW CELLS AND BLADDER REGENERATION -- ENDOTHELIAL PROGENITOR CELLS FOR VASCULAR GROWTH -- NEURAL PROGENITOR/STEM CELLS -- EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS -- INDUCED PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS -- SCAFFOLD MATERIAL SELECTION: BIOLOGICS VS. SYNTHETICS/POLYMERICS -- CONTROLLED DELIVERY OF GROWTH FACTORS FROM SCAFFOLDS ENHANCES TISSUE REGENERATION -- THE USE OF NANOTECHNOLOGY WITH SELF-ASSEMBLING MATRICES PROVIDES AN ALTERNATIVE METHOD OF GROWTH FACTOR DELIVERY -- SELF-ASEMBLING NANOMOLECULES -- PA MOLECULES FOR TETHERED GROWTH FACTOR DELIVERY -- DIFFERENTIATION OF NEURAL PROGENITOR CELLS WITH IKVAV PRESENTING NANOFIBERS -- SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 2 CHITOSAN FROM AQUATIC AND TERRESTRIAL ORGANISMS AND MICROORGANISMS: PRODUCTION, PROPERTIES AND APPLICATIONS -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- RAW MATERIALS FOR PRODUCTION OF CHITIN AND CHITOSAN -- PRODUCTION OF CHITIN AND CHITOSAN FROM AQUATIC CRUSTACEANS, INSECTS, MUSHROOMS AND FUNGI -- PRODUCTION OF LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT CHITOSAN AND CHITO-OLIGOSACCHARIDES -- PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF CHITOSANS FROM VARIOUS SOURCES -- INDUSTRIAL-SCALE PRODUCTION OF CHITIN AND CHITOSAN -- A-Z APPLICATIONS OF CHITOSANS -- NOMENCLATURE OF CHITIN AND CHITOSAN -- CONCLUSION. 327 $aACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 3 DEGRADATION PARAMETERS AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES EVOLUTION -- RANGE OF PROPERTIES FOR DIFFERENT APPLICATIONS -- INFLUENCE OF PRODUCTION PROCESS ON DEGRADATION -- EROSION PROCESS AND DEGRADATION -- Diffusion -- Hydrolysis -- Surface and Bulk Erosion -- Phenomenon of Hollow Formation -- DAMAGE EVOLUTION OF BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS -- Hydrolytic Damage -- Creep and Fatigue Damage -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 4 POLY LACTIC ACID: AN ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY BIODEGRADABLE POLYMER -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- LACTIC ACID AND ITS PRODUCTION -- PLA SYNTHESIS -- PROPERTIES OF PLA -- APPLICATIONS OF PLA -- PLA DEGRADATION -- FUTURE PROSPECTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENT -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 5 BIODEGRADABLE MATERIALS: A GREENER TECHNOLOGY FOR WATER PURIFICATION -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. BIODEGRADATION -- 3. BIODEGRADABLE MATERIALS APPLIED FOR WATER TREATMENT -- 3a) Lignocellulosics -- 3b) Compost and Peat for Water Treatment -- 3c) Activated Sludge for Water Treatment -- 3d) Biodegradable Polymers for Water Treatment -- 3e) Biodegradable Polymer Composites for Water Treatment -- CONCLUDING REMARKS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 6 FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES OF BIOPOLYMERS FOR DRUG DELIVERY APPLICATIONS -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- CLASSIFICATION OF BIOPOLYMERS -- POLYSACCHARIDES -- Chitin -- CHITOSAN -- Functional Properties of Chitosan in Drug Delivery -- Swelling of Chitosan -- Bioadhesive Properties of Chitosan -- CELLULOSE -- Cellulose Modification -- Microcrystalline Cellulose -- Other Modifications -- Cellulose Esters -- Hemicellulose -- KONJAC GLUCOMANNAN -- GUAR GUM -- LOCUST BEAN GUM -- STARCH -- Modified Starch -- Acid-Modified Corn Starch -- Oxidized Corn Starch -- Dextrins -- PECTIN -- INULIN -- ALGINATES -- CARRAGEENANS -- ROSIN -- ACACIA GUM (GUM ARABIC) -- PSYLLIUM. 327 $aPOLYSACCHARIDES FROM MICROORGANISMS -- GELLAN GUM -- XANTHAN GUM -- PEPTIDES /PROTEINS -- POLYNUCLEOTIDES -- GELATIN -- MUCIN -- APPLICATION OF BIOPOLYMERS IN DRUG DELIVERY -- Drug Delivery Systems -- Biopolymers in Immediate Release Dosage Forms -- Biopolymers in Modified Release Dosage Forms -- Modified Delivery System -- Delayed Release -- Sustained Release -- Site Specific Targeting -- Receptor Targeting -- Biopolymer-Based Drug Carriers Systems -- Peptide Carriers -- SOME PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES OF BIOPOLYMERS -- Particle Properties -- Swelling -- Bioadhesion -- Polymer Crystallinity -- ASSESSMENT OF POLYMER CRYSTALLINITY -- DSC Thermal Analysis -- X-Ray Diffraction -- Fourier-Transform Infrared (FT-IR) -- Raman Spectroscopy -- Future Perspectives -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 7 BIODEGRADABLE HYDROGELS AS DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS FOR TISSUE ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS* -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- HYDROGELS -- MICROSPHERE TECHNOLOGY -- COMBINATIONS OF MICROSPHERES AND HYDROGELS -- CLINICAL APPLICATIONS -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 8 POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES: A NEW GENERATION OF BIOTECHNOLOGICALLY PRODUCED BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS* -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- HISTORY -- OCCURRENCE AND BIOSYNTHESIS OF POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES -- PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF PHAS -- PHA SYNTHASES -- PHA Synthases in the Cell -- Structural Features of PHA Synthases -- Genetic Organisation of the PHA Biosynthetic Genes -- The Mechanism of Action of PHA Synthases -- PHA Synthases in Bacillus -- PHA PRODUCTION FROM MICROORGANISMS -- Effect of Carbon Sources on PHA Production -- Large-Scale Production of PHAs -- DETECTION, ISOLATION AND CHARACTERISATION OF PHAS -- Traditional Methods -- GC and MS -- NMR -- HPLC -- BIODEGRADATION -- Biodegradation in the Environment -- Biodegradation in Living Systems -- APPLICATIONS -- Medical Applications. 327 $aIndustrial Applications -- Agricultural Applications -- Nanocomposites -- Chiral Hydroxyalkanoates -- PHA Blends and Composites -- OTHER POSSIBLE ROUTES OF PRODUCTION OF PHAS -- Cyanobacteria -- PHA Production in Transgenic Plants -- Other Areas -- INDUSTRIALLY AVAILABLE PHAS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS -- NodaxTM -- DegraPol -- BIOPOLŪ -- ECONOMICS AND LEGAL ASPECTS -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENT -- REFERENCES -- INDEX -- Blank Page. 410 0$aMaterials science and technologies series. 606 $aMaterials$xBiodegradation 606 $aBiodegradable products 615 0$aMaterials$xBiodegradation. 615 0$aBiodegradable products. 676 $a620.1/1223 701 $aJohnson$b Brandon M$01665079 701 $aBerkel$b Zachary E$01665080 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910824976103321 996 $aBiodegradable materials$94023516 997 $aUNINA