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OverviewThe main driving force behind the development of new applications for chitin and its derivative chitosan lies with the fact that these polysaccharides represent a renewable source of natural biodegradable polymers. Since chitin is the second most abundant natural polymer, academic as well as industrial scientists are faced with a great challenge to find new and practical applications for this material. This book provides an examination of the state of the art, and discusses new applications as well as potential products. Applications of Chitin and Chitosan deals almost exclusively with applications. Previous books in the field have devoted less than 30% of their material to commercial or medical uses. In the past thirty years, substantial progress has been made on fundamental and applied research in chitosan technology. One of the driving forces behind this rapid development has been the decrease in the supply of natural resources. At the same time there has been an increased realization that there are abundant alternative bioresources. Two factors-economics and versatility-have also stimulated interest in chitosan's utilization in various fields. Chitin and chitosan derivatives have applications in fields that range from fertilizers to pharmaceuticals. Chitosan is no longer just a waste by-product from the seafood processing industry. This material is now being utilized by industry to solve problems and to improve existing products, as well as to create new ones. Applications of Chitin and Chitosan is illustrated with over 100 photos, charts, graphs and figures and more than 40 tables. Applications of Chitin and Chitosan will be of interest to industrial personnel involved in bioprocessing as well as bioengineering students, specialists in the biomedical and biopharmaceutical industry, biochemists, food engineers, environmentalists, and microbiologists and biologists who specialize in chitosan technology. Publication: Fall 1996. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Mattheus F. A. GoosenPublisher: Taylor & Francis Inc Imprint: CRC Press Inc Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.640kg ISBN: 9781566764490ISBN 10: 1566764491 Pages: 336 Publication Date: 01 June 1996 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents"Part I: Overview Applications and Properties of Chitosan Q. Li, E. T. Dunn, E. W. Grandmaison and M. F. A. Goosen, Department of Chemical Engineering, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada Applications of Chitin and Chitosan in the Ecological and Environmental Fields Shigehiro Hirano, Department of Agricultural Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Tottori University, Tottori, Japan Part II: Structure and Properties Chitin Structure and Activity of Chitin-Specific Enzymes Maria L. Bade, Ph.D., Center for Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA b-Chitin and Reactivity Characteristics Keisuke Kurita, Department of Industrial Chemistry, Seikei University, Tokyo, Japan Characterization and Solution Properties of Chitosan and Chitosan Derivatives M. Rinaudo, M. Milas and J. DesbriSres, CERMAV-CNRS, Grenoble cedex, France Soluble Precursors for Efficient Chemical Modifications Keisuke Kurita, Department of Industrial Chemistry, Seikei University, Tokyo, Japan Part III: Food and Agriculture Chitosans as Dietary Food Additives Riccardo A. A. Muzzarelli, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ancona, Ancona Italy; Massimo De Vincenzi, Department of Metabolism and Pathological Biochemistry, Istituto Superiore de Sanita, Rome, Italy Enhancing Food Production with Chitosan Seed Coating Technology Donald Freepons, Kennewick, Washington Inhibition of Molting in Chewing Insect Pests Maria L. Bade, Ph.D., Center for Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA Properties of Insect Chitin Synthase: Effects of Inhibitors, g-S-GPT and Compounds Influencing Membrane Lipids Michael Londershausen and Andreas Turberg, Institute for Parasitology, Bayer, AG, Leverkusen, Germany; Monika Ludwig, B""rbel Hirsch and Margarethe Spindler-Barth, Lehrstuhl fur Hormon- und Entwicklungsphysiologie, Heinrich-Heine University, Dusseldorf, Germany New Applications of Chitin and Its Derivatives in Plant Protection Henryk Struszczyk, Institute of Chemical Fibres, Lodz, Poland; Henryk Pospieszny, Institute of Plant Protection, Poznan, Poland Chitinolytic Enzymes in Selected Species of Veterinary Importance Michael Londershausen and Andreas Turberg, Institute for Parasitology, Bayer, AG, Leverkusen, Germany Applications of Chitin, Chitosan, and Their Derivatives to Drug Carriers for Microparticulated or Conjugated Drug Delivery Systems Hiraku Onishi, Ph.D., Tsuniji Nagai, Ph.D. and Yoshiharu Machida, Ph.D., Hoshi University, Tokyo, Japan Part IV: Medicine and Biotechnology Chitosan-Alginate Affinity Microcapsules for Isolation of Bovine Serum Albumin Mattheus F. A. Goosen, Osei-Wusu Achaw and Edward W. Grandmaison, Department of Chemical Engineering, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada Structure and Isolation of Native Animal Chitins Maria L. Bade, Ph.D., Center for Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA Part V: Textiles and Polymers Fine Structure and Properties of Filaments Prepared from Chitin Derivatives G. W. Urbanczyk, Technical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland Graft Copolymers Keisuke Kurita, Department of Industrial Chemistry, Seikei University, Tokyo, Japan Part VI: Wastewater Treatment Applications of Chitosan for the Elimination of Organochlorine Xenobiotics from Wastewater J. P. Thome and Ch. Jeuniaux, University of Liege, Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Ecotoxicology, Liege, Belgium; M. Weltrowski, Textile Technology Centre, Quebec, Canada"ReviewsAuthor InformationMattheus F. A. Goosen (University of Turabo, Gurabo, Puerto Rico) (Edited by) Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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