Seaweed Polysaccharides: Isolation, Biological , Venkatesan, Anil, Kim,#

Seaweed PolysaccharidesIsolation, Biological and Biomedical Applications\nAuthor(s): Jayachandran Venkatesan, Sukumaran Anil, Se-Kwon Kim\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc, United States\nImprint: Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc\nISBN-13: 9780128098165, 978-0128098165\nSynopsis\nSeaweed Polysaccharides: Isolation, Biological, and Biomedical Applications examines the isolation and characterization of algal biopolymers, including a range of new biological and biomedical applications. In recent years, significant developments have been made in algae-based polymers (commonly called polysaccharides), and in biomedical applications such as drug delivery, wound dressings, and tissue engineering. Demand for algae-based polymers is increasing and represent a potentialvery inexpensiveresource for these applications. The structure and chemical modification of algal polymers are covered, as well as the biological properties of these materials including antith.