Food, medical, and environmental applications of polysaccharides / edited by Kunal Pal [and six others]. - 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white, and colour)

Part I: Introduction 1. Introduction to polysaccharides 2. Bioactivity of the polysaccharides 3. Chemical modifications of polysaccharides

Part II: Food applications 4. Protein separation and purification 5. Edible films 6. Oil entrapped films 7. Gels 8. Nanocomposites 9. Nutraceutical delivery systems

Part III: Medical applications 10. Tissue engineering 11. Anticoagulation 12. Drug delivery systems 13. Antitumor activity of polysaccharides 14. Polysaccharides for osteoarthritis therapy 15. Polysaccharides for ocular disorder therapy 16. Environment-responsive polysaccharides 17. Antimicrobial polysaccharides 18. Immobilization of probiotics 19. Immobilization of enzymes 20. Wound dressings 21. Biosensors

Part IV: Environmental applications 22. Marine applications 23. Electrochemical biosensors 24. Immobilization of microbial cells 25. Effluent treatment using polysaccharides 26. Biodiesel production 27. Reinforcing agents in green composites 28. Environment-responsive polysaccharides



9780128193136 0128193131

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Polysaccharides--Industrial applications.
Polysaccharides--Applications industrielles.
Polysaccharides--Industrial applications.

TP453.P64

572.566