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