By Nitar Nwe

Biomedical & Nanomedical Technologies (B&NT):Concise Monographs Series

Up to 40 volumes are planned for this concise monographseries, which focuses on the implementation of various engineeringprinciples in the conception, design, development, analysis andoperation of biomedical, biotechnological and nanotechnologysystems and applications.

Abstract:

Nowadays biopolymers such as agar, agarose, alginate, carageenan,cellulose, chitin, chitosan, collagen, hyaluronic acid, gelatin,glucan, starch, DNA, RNA and protein have been produced fromlaboratory to industrial scale. The physico-chemical properties ofthese biopolymers such as chemical compositions, solubility,molecular weight and viscosity are of major importance on thepreparation of micro- and nanomaterials such as powder, solution,hydrogel, micro- and nano-sized pores in membrane, micro- andnano-fiber, macro- and micro-beads, nano-particles, and micro- andnano-structured scaffold. These micro and nano-materials have beenused in various sectors such as agriculture, food, medicine, etc.This monograph will address the source and production methods ofbiopolymers, properties of biopolymers, preparation of micro- andnano-materials using biopolymers, characterization of micro- andnano-biomaterials and application of micro- andnano-biomaterials.

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