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1 online resource (336 pages) |
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Part 1: Alginates-Introduction, Characterization and Properties; 1 Alginates: General Introduction and Properties; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 History; 1.3 Structure; 1.4 Alginates and Their Properties; 1.4.1 Gel Formation; 1.4.1.1 Ionic Alginate Gels; 1.4.1.2 Alginic Acid Gels; 1.4.2 Molecular Weight; 1.4.3 Solubility and Viscosity; 1.4.4 Ionic Cross-Linking; 1.4.5 Chemical Properties; 1.5 Sources; 1.6 Biosynthesis of Bacterial Alginate; 1.6.1 Precursor Synthesis; 1.6.2 Polymerization and Cytoplasmic Membrane Transfer |
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1.6.3 Periplasmic Transfer and Modification1.6.3.1 Transacetylases; 1.6.3.2 Mannuronan C 5-Epimerases; 1.6.3.3 Lyases; 1.6.5 Export through the Outer Membrane; 1.7 Conclusion; Acknowledgment; Conflict of Interests; References; 2 Alginates Production, Characterization and Modification; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Alginate: Production; 2.2.1 Screening of Alginate-Producing Microbes; 2.2.2 Production of Alginate by Bacteria; 2.2.3 Production of Alginate by Pseudomonas; 2.2.4 Production of Alginate by Azotobacter spp.; 2.2.5 Influence of Medium Components |
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2.2.5.1 Effect of Nutrients on Bacterial Alginate Production2.2.5.2 Effect of Phosphate on Bacterial Alginate Production; 2.2.5.3 Effect of Dissolved Oxygen on Bacterial Alginate Production; 2.2.5.4 Effect of Agitation in the Medium for the Production of Alginate; 2.2.6 Commercial Production of Alginate; 2.3 Characterization of Physicochemical Properties of Alginate; 2.3.1 Composition of Alginate Polymer Chains; 2.3.2 XRD, FTIR, and NMR Spectroscopy for Alginate Structure Analysis; 2.3.3 Rheology and Mechanical Characterization of Alginate Gels and Solutions; 2.4 Modification of Alginates |
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2.4.1 Chemical Modification2.4.2 Oxidation; 2.4.3 Sulfation; 2.4.4 Phosphorylation; 2.4.5 Graft Copolymerization; 2.4.6 Esterification; 2.4.7 Carbodiimide Coupling; 2.4.8 Covalent Cross-Linking; 2.5 Future Perspectives; 2.6 Conclusions; References; 3 Alginate: Recent Progress and Technological Prospects; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Structure; 3.3 Sources; 3.4 Characteristics of Alginate Salts; 3.5 Properties; 3.6 Applications; 3.7 Future Perspectives; 3.8 Advantages; 3.9 Disadvantages; 3.10 Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; 4 Alginate Hydrogel and Aerogel; 4.1 Introduction |
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4.2 Alginate Hydrogel4.2.1 Preparation of Alginate Hydrogels; 4.2.1.1 Ionic Cross-Linking; 4.2.1.2 Covalent Cross-Linking; 4.2.1.3 Thermal Gelation; 4.2.1.4 Cell Cross-Linking; 4.2.2 Biomedical Applications; 4.2.2.1 Pharmaceutical Applications; 4.2.3 Tissue Regeneration with Protein and Cell Delivery; 4.2.3.1 Blood Vessels; 4.2.3.2 Bones; 4.2.3.3 Cartilage; 4.2.3.4 Muscle, Nerve, Pancreas, and Liver; 4.3 Alginate Aerogel; 4.3.1 Properties of Alginate Aerogels; 4.3.1.1 Bulk Density and Pore Volume; 4.3.1.2 Specific Surface Area; 4.3.1.3 Compressibility |
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4.3.1.4 Thermal Conductivity and Absorption |
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Print version record |
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Biopolymers.
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Alginates -- Industrial applications
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Food additives.
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Biopolymers
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Food additives
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781119487982 |
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1119487986 |
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