Handbook of Chitin and Chitosan Volume 3: Chitin- and Chitosan-based Polymer Materials for Various Applications

Langue : Anglais

Coordonnateurs : Thomas Sabu, Pius Anitha, Gopi Sreerag

Couverture de l’ouvrage Handbook of Chitin and Chitosan

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The Handbook of Chitin and Chitosan: Chitin and Chitosan Based Polymer Materials for Various Applications, Volume Three, is a must-read for polymer chemists, physicists and engineers interested in the development of ecofriendly micro and nanostructured functional materials based on chitin and their various applications. The book addresses their isolation, preparation and properties and their composites, nanomaterials, manufacturing and characterizations. This is the third of three volumes in a series that contains the latest on the major applications of chitin and chitosan based IPN?s, blends, gels, composites and nanocomposites, including environmental remediation, biomedical applications and smart material applications.

1. Polymer blends, IPN’s, gels, composites and nanocomposite from chitin and chitosan; manufacturing, and applications

2. Chemically modified chitin and chitosan as biomaterials

3. Chitin and chitosan-based hybrid nanocomposites for supercapacitors

4. Investigation into the functional properties of cotton, wool and denim textile materials finished with chitosan and the use of chitosan in textile-reinforced composites and medical textiles

5. Chitin blends, IPN’s, gels, composites and nanocomposites for adsorption systems: environmental remediation and protein purification

6. Chitin and chitosan based blends, composites and nanocomposite for packaging applications

7. Fundamentals of chitosan for biomedical applications

8. Electrospun chitosan materials and their potential use as scaffolds for bone and cartilage tissue engineering

9. Injectable polymeric gels based on chitosan and chitin for biomedical applications

10. Preparation and application of Biomimetic and bioinspired membranes based on chitosan

11. Chitin, chitosan microgels and nanogels for drug delivery applications

12. Chitin- and chitosan-based Oleogels: Rheological and thermal behavior modifications.

13. Chitosan as biomaterial in drug delivery and tissue engineering

14. Biomedical applications of carboxymethyl chitosan

15. Biomedical exploitation of chitin and chitosan-based matrices via ionic liquid processing

16. Chitin and Chitosan Composites for Bone Tissue Regeneration

17. Drug delivery and tissue engineering applications of chitosan based biomaterial systems

18. Future aspects of biomedical applications of chitin and chitosan in diseases associated with oxidative stress

19. Immunomodulatory activities of chitin and chitosan microparticles

20. Chitosan and chitin-based composites for food packaging applications

21. Modified release properties of gluthathione-based chitosan films: physical and functional characterization

22. Chitosan materials as templates for essential oils

23. Chitosan: A potential biopolymer for wound management

24. Chitin and Chitosan as Promising Immunostimulant for Aquaculture

25. Chitosan based materials for wastewater treatment

Polymer chemists, engineers and technologists. Researchers, graduates and postgraduates in the fields of material science, biomaterials and medicines. Biomedical scientists, bioengineers and chemical engineers with an interest in polysaccharides.

Professor Sabu Thomas is the Director of Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India. He is also currently the Chairman of the Trivandrum Engineering Science and Technology Research Park (TrESPARK), Trivandrum, Kerala, India. He was the former Vice Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India. Prof. Thomas is a highly committed teacher and a remarkably active researcher well-known nationally and internationally for his outstanding contributions in polymer science and nanotechnology. He has published over 1400 research articles in international refereed journals. and has also edited and written 210 books. His H-index is 140 and total citations are more than 94,000. He has supervised 125 PhD theses. He has received many international and national awards and recognitions. Under the leadership of Prof. Thomas, Mahatma Gandhi University has been transformed into a top University in India.

Professor Pius achieved her BSc. in Chemistry in 1985 from Holy Cross College, Nagercoil, Madurai Kamaraj University, India following this with and MSc and PhD in Chemistry. Her research interests are environmental chemistry and pollution control, polymer composites, nanocomposites, food chemistry, bioavailability – in vitro studies, photodegradation of pollutants, waste water treatments and anion sensors. Professor Pius is a reviewer for a number of well-known journals including Ecological Engineering, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Journal of Chemistry & Applied Biochemistry, Journal of Water Process Engineering, National Academy Science Letters and Separation Science and Technology.

Dr. Sreerag Gopi is the Co-Founder and Director of Molecules Food solutions Pvt Ltd, Zingon Naturals Pvt Ltd. He was the Chief Scientist at Plant Lipids Pvt Ltd. and Chief Scientific Officer at Aurea Biolabs Pvt Ltd. He served as an adjunct professor at univ

Provides a comprehensive overview of Chitin and Chitosan materials, from their synthesis and nanomaterials, to their manufacture and applications
Volume Three focuses on the applications of Chitin and Chitosan
Includes contributions from leading researchers across the globe and from industry, academia, government and private research institutions
Highlights current status and future opportunities