Alginates: Biology and Applications

by Bernd H. A. Rehm
Alginates: Biology and Applications
Author: Bernd H. A. Rehm
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 269
Release: 2009-05-28
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3540926798
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"Alginates: Biology and Applications" provides an overview of the state of art of alginate material properties, genetics and the molecular mechanisms underlying alginate biosynthesis as well as applications of tailor-made alginates in medicine, food and biotechnology. Topics treated are: material properties of alginates, alginate production: precursor biosynthesis, polymerization and secretion, bacterial system for alginate uptake and degradation, enzymatic alginate modification, alginate gene regulation, role of alginate in bacterial biofilms, microbial production of alginates: physiology and process aspects, alginate-based blends and nano/microbeads, applications of alginates in food, alginate and its comonomer mannuronic acid: medical relevance as drugs.

Alginates in Drug Delivery

by Amit Kumar Nayak
Alginates in Drug Delivery
Author: Amit Kumar Nayak
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 436
Release: 2020-07-23
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0128176415
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Alginates in Drug Delivery explores the vital precepts, basic and fundamental aspects of alginates in pharmaceutical sciences, biopharmacology, and in the biotechnology industry. The use of natural polymers in healthcare applications over synthetic polymers is becoming more prevalent due to natural polymers' biocompatibility, biodegradability, economic extraction and ready availability. To fully utilize and harness the potential of alginates, this book presents a thorough understanding of the synthesis, purification, and characterization of alginates and their derivative. This book collects, in a single volume, all relevant information on alginates in health care, including recent advances in the field. This is a highly useful resource for pharmaceutical scientists, health care professionals and regulatory scientists actively involved in the pharmaceutical product and process development of natural polymer containing drug delivery, as well as postgraduate students and postdoctoral research fellows in pharmaceutical sciences. - Provides a single source on the complete alginate chemistry, collection, chemical modifications, characterization and applications in healthcare fields - Includes high quality illustrations, along with practical examples and research case studies - Contains contributions by global leaders and experts from academia, industry and regulatory agencies who are pioneers in the application of natural polysaccharides in diverse pharmaceutical fields

Hydrocolloid Applications

by Nussinovitch
Hydrocolloid Applications
Author: Nussinovitch
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1461563852
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This book offers a comprehensive introduction to the technological applications of these fascinating materials. It introduces sources, structures, properties, and food uses, and describes gums in non-food areas, their applications and their multi-disciplinary contribution to these fields, as well as examples of their uses.

Bioactive Seaweeds for Food Applications

by Yimin Qin
Bioactive Seaweeds for Food Applications
Author: Yimin Qin
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2018-01-16
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0128133139
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Bioactive Seaweed Substances for Functional Food Applications: Natural Ingredients for Healthy Diets presents various types of bioactive seaweed substances and introduces their applications in functional food products. Presenting summaries of the substances derived from seaweed, this book systematically explores new ingredients and the bioactive substances that are both environmentally friendly and highly beneficial to human health. This evidence-based resource offers an abundance of information on the applications of seaweed as a solution to meet an increasing global demand for sustainable food sources. It is an essential reference for anyone involved in seaweed substance research, seaweed processing, and food and health disciplines. - Discusses the use of bioactive seaweed substances as a new class of food ingredients - Outlines the use of seaweed as gelling agents used for food restructuring, coating and encapsulation - Systematically explores new ingredients and the bioactive substances that are both environmentally friendly and highly beneficial to human health

Alginates

by Manuel E. Molina
Alginates
Author: Manuel E. Molina
Publisher: Nova Science Publishers
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012
Genre: Alginates
ISBN: 9781619425460
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Alginate is extracted from brown algae and some bacteria. It is an abundant natural polysaccharide and usually exists as sodium salt. In this book, the authors present topical research in the study of the production, types and applications of alginate. Topics discussed include the application of alginates in cell and enzyme immobilisation; alginate based materials in environmental applications; cross-linked alginates for modified drug delivery applications; bacterial alginate production by fermentation and the preparation and functionalisation of alginate-based hydrogels.

Alginates

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Alginates
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Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 152
Release: 2020-02-05
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1789856418
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Alginates are polysaccharides found in both the intercellular matrix of brown algae and extracellularly covering some species of bacteria. Alginate varies in composition of the algae from 20% to 60% dry matter, but on average brown algae species has 40% alginate. Alginate from brown algae occurs as gels containing sodium, calcium, strontium, magnesium, and barium ions. They are widely used by the food industry, giving foods texture properties such as thickening, adhesion, emulsification, gelling, or fullness. This book covers the latest uses of this phycocolloid in the pharmaceutical, medical, and technological fields, namely bioink for 3D bioprinting in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, and the application of artificial intelligence in modern healthcare systems.

Alginates

by Shakeel Ahmed
Alginates
Author: Shakeel Ahmed
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 277
Release: 2019-02-28
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1119487978
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Alginate is a hydrophilic, biocompatible, biodegradable, and relatively economical polymer generally found in marine brown algae. The modification in the alginate molecule after polymerization has shown strong potential in biomedical, pharmaceutical and biotechnology applications such as wound dressing, drug delivery, dental treatment, in cell culture and tissue engineering. Besides this, alginates have industrial applications too in the paper and food industries as plasticizers and additives. The few books that have been published on alginates focus more on their biology. This current book focuses on the exploration of alginates and their modification, characterization, derivatives, composites, hydrogels as well as the new and emerging applications.

Polysaccharides

by Inamuddin
Polysaccharides
Author: Inamuddin
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 786
Release: 2021-06-29
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 111971138X
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This book provides the whole spectrum of polysaccharides from basic concepts to commercial market applications. Chapters cover various types of sources, classification, properties, characterization, processing, rheology and fabrication of polysaccharide-based materials and their composites and gels. The applications of polysaccharides include in cosmetics, food science, drug delivery, biomedicine, biofuel production, marine, packaging, chromatography and environmental remediation. It also reviews the fabrication of inorganic and carbon nanomaterials from polysaccharides. The book incorporates industrial applications and will fill the gap between the exploration works in the laboratory and viable applications in related ventures.