LEADER 03544nam a2200361Ii 4500 001 991003231069707536 008 070806s2001 ne a sb 001 0 eng d 020 $a9780080440187 020 $a0080440185 035 $ab13652369-39ule_inst 040 $aBibl. Dip.le Aggr. Ingegneria Innovazione - Sez. Ingegneria Innovazione$beng 082 04$a660.6$222 100 1 $aKhor, Eugene$0627386 245 10$aChitin$h[e-book] :$bfulfilling a biomaterials promise /$cEugene Khor 260 $aAmsterdam ;$aNew York :$bElsevier Science Ltd.,$c2001 300 $axi, 136 p. :$bill. ;$c25 cm 504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index 505 0 $aChapter headings. The relevance Of chitin. Chitin biomedical applications. Chitin as a biomaterial. Biocompatibility issues. The sources and production of chitin. The structural properties of chitin as it is known today. The chemistry of chitin as it is known today. The regulatory road to approval for chitin. Too late the hero? 520 $aSo far little has been discussed on the groundwork necessary for chitin to claim its rightful place as a biomaterial. This book aims to describe the factors necessary to standardize chitin processing and characterization. It attempts to capture the essential interplay between chitin's assets and its limitations as a biomaterial, placing the past promises of chitin in perspective, addressing its present realities and limitations as a biomaterial and offering an insight into what is required for chitin, and its derivative chitosan, to fulfil its potential as a biomaterial of the 21st Century. The ongoing search for alternative and better ways to treat medical problems is filled with challenges and opportunities. When replacing body parts with artificial substitutes, state-of-the art technology developments such as Tissue Engineering are fuelling the quest for better biomaterials that can meet a myriad of challenges. Central to this goal is the potential for the utilization of materials from nature. Amongst the possible candidates, chitin has been poised to be one such natural material which could be the answer to a variety of needs in the biomedical field. According to researchers, chitin possesses capabilities as a wound dressing, in bone substitutes and in drug delivery carriers, abilities which have evoked great enthusiasm. However this excitement is accompanied by confusion and lack of consensus, and this book also attempts to address these issues 533 $aElectronic reproduction.$bAmsterdam :$cElsevier Science & Technology,$d2007.$nMode of access: World Wide Web.$nSystem requirements: Web browser.$nTitle from title screen (viewed on Aug. 2, 2007).$nAccess may be restricted to users at subscribing institutions 650 0$aChitin$xBiotechnology 650 0$aBiomedical materials 650 0$aBiocompatibility 655 7$aElectronic books.$2local 776 1 $cOriginal$z0080440185$z9780080440187$w(DLC) 2001040632$w(OCoLC)47666715 856 40$3Referex$uhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780080440187$zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click for information 856 41$zTable of contents only$uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0612/2001040632-t.html 856 42$zPublisher description$uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0612/2001040632-d.html 907 $a.b13652369$b03-03-22$c24-01-08 912 $a991003231069707536 996 $aChitin$91213370 997 $aUNISALENTO 998 $ale026$b24-01-08$cm$d@ $e-$feng$gne $h0$i0