Chitosan Based Biomaterials Volume 1. Fundamentals

✍ Scribed by Jessica Amber Jennings, Joel David Bumgardner

• Publisher: Woodhead Publishing
• Year: 2016
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 323
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Chitosan Based Biomaterials: Fundamentals, Volume 1, provides the latest information on chitosan, a natural polymer derived from the marine material chitin. Chitosan displays unique properties, most notably biocompatibility and biodegradability. It can also be easily tuned to modify its structure or properties, making chitosan an excellent candidate as a biomaterial. Consequently, chitosan is being developed for many biomedical functions, ranging from tissue engineering and implant coatings to drug and gene delivery. This book looks at the fundamentals of chitosan-based biomaterials.

• Contains specific focus on the techniques and technologies needed to develop chitosan for biomedical applications
• Presents a comprehensive treatment of the fundamentals
• Provides contributions from leading researchers with extensive experience in chitosan

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
Related titles,Front Matter,Copyright,List of contributors,Woodhead Publishing Series in BiomaterialsEntitled to full textPart One: Fundamentals of chitosan for biomedical applications1 - Fundamentals of chitosan for biomedical applications, Pages 3-30, E. Vunain, A.K. Mishra, B.B. Mamba
2 - Antibacterial properties of chitosan, Pages 31-44, S.C. Moratti, J.D. Cabral
3 - Immunological responses to chitosan for biomedical applications, Pages 45-79, C.D. Hoemann, D. Fong
4 - Characterization of chitosan matters, Pages 81-114, J.D. Bumgardner, V.P. Murali, H. Su, O.D. Jenkins, D. Velasquez-Pulgarin, J.A. Jennings, A. Sivashanmugam, R. Jayakumar
5 - Deacetylation modification techniques of chitin and chitosan, Pages 117-133, P.R. Sivashankari, M. Prabaharan
6 - Modifying the molecular weight of chitosan, Pages 135-158, M.-L. Tsai, R.H. Chen
7 - Controlling chitosan degradation properties in vitro and in vivo, Pages 159-182, J.A. Jennings
8 - Production of micro- and nanoscale chitosan particles for biomedical applications, Pages 185-209, A.C. Jayasuriya
9 - Production of electrospun chitosan for biomedical applications, Pages 211-237, N.P. Rijal, U. Adhikari, N. Bhattarai
10 - Lyophilized chitosan sponges, Pages 239-253, J. Berretta, J.D. Bumgardner, J.A. Jennings
11 - Production of chitosan coatings on metal and ceramic biomaterials, Pages 255-293, H.V. Ramos Avilez, D.A. Castilla Casadiego, A.L. Vega Avila, O.J. Perales Perez, J. Almodovar
12 - Production of chitosan-based hydrogels for biomedical applications, Pages 295-319, T.M. Aminabhavi, S.P. Dharupaneedi
Index, Pages 321-325

✦ Subjects

Chitosan;Biotechnology