Biopolymers for Biomedical and Biotechnological Applications. Группа авторов
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4 1 Advances in Biocompatibility: A Prerequisite for Biomedical Application of Biopolymers 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Biocompatibility Evaluation of Biopolymeric Materials and Devices 1.3 Using a Risk‐Based Approach to Biocompatibility 1.4 Specific Biological Endpoint Evaluations 1.5 Conclusion References
5 2 Advanced Microbial Polysaccharides 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Functional Properties and Applications of Microbial Polysaccharides 2.3 Commercially Relevant Microbial Polysaccharides: Established Uses and Novel/Prospective Applications 2.4 Hydrogels Based on Microbial Polysaccharides 2.5 Bionanocomposites Based on Microbial Polysaccharides 2.6 Bioactive Polysaccharides from Microalgae: An Emerging Area 2.7 Applications of Chitinous Polymers 2.8 Microbial Polysaccharides: A World of Opportunities Acknowledgments References
6 3 Microbial Cell Factories for Biomanufacturing of Polysaccharides 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Prominent Microbial Polysaccharides and Their Properties and Applications 3.3 Biosynthesis Pathways of Bacterial Polysaccharides 3.4 Strategies for Engineering Cell Factories 3.5 Conclusion and Future Perspective Acknowledgments References
7 4 Exploitation of Exopolysaccharides from Lactic Acid Bacteria 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Homo‐PS 4.3 Hetero‐PS 4.4 Prebiotic Activity 4.5 Conclusion References
8 5 Nanocellulose: A New Biopolymer for Biomedical Application 5.1 Trends of Biobased Polymers in Biomedical Application 5.2 Nanocellulose: Production, Characterization, Application, and Commercial Aspects 5.3 Conclusions and Perspectives References
9 6 Advances in Mucin Biopolymer Research: Purification, Characterization, and Applications 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Mucin Sources and Purification Process 6.3 Structure–Function Relation of Mucins 6.4 Characterizing Mucins and Mucin‐Based Materials 6.5 Biomedical Applications of Purified Mucins 6.6 Outlook: Engineered Mucins and Mucin‐Mimetic Polymers Acknowledgments References
10 7 Advances in the Synthesis of Fibrous Proteins and Their Applications 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Synthesis, Structure, and Characterizations of Fibrous Protein Materials 7.3 Applications of Fibrous Protein Materials 7.4 Conclusions Acknowledgments References
11 8 Microbial Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs): From Synthetic Biology to Industrialization 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Synthetic Biology for Production of Kaneka PHBH 8.3 Synthetic Biology for Production of Medium‐Chain‐Length PHAs with Homogeneous Side‐Chain Lengths (Homo‐PHAs) 8.4 Synthetic Biology for Production of Lactate‐Based Polymers 8.5 Outlook References
12 9 Natural and Synthetic Biopolymers in Drug Delivery and Tissue Engineering