Chitosan Based Biomaterials Volume 1: Fundamentals

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 applicationsPresents a comprehensive treatment of the fundamentalsProvides contributions from leading researchers with extensive experience in chitosan INDICE: Part One Fundamentals of Chitosan for biomedical applications 1 Fundamentals of chitosan for biomedical applications 2 Antibacterial properties of chitosan for biomedical applications 3 Immunological properties of chitosan for biomedical applications Part Two Chemical and physical modification of chitosan-based biomaterials 4 Deacetylation modification techniques of Chitosan 5 Modifying the molecular weight of Chitosan 6 Controlling degradation properties of chitosan in vitro and in vivo Part Three Production techniques for chitosan-based biomaterials 7 Production of Micro- and nano-scale chitosan particles for biomedical applications 8 Production of Electrospun chitosan for biomedical applications 9 Production of Lyophilized sponge chitosan and tissue engineered constructs 10 Production of Chitosan coating on metal and ceramic biomaterials 11 Production of Chitosan hydrogels for biomedical applications 12 Standardization of chitosan for biomedical applications 13 Characterization of chitosan biomaterials

• ISBN: 978-0-08-100230-8
• Editorial: Woodhead Publishing
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 390
• Fecha Publicación: 01/10/2016
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés