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Chitosan for Biomaterials II

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Editors:
  1. Rangasamy Jayakumar

    1. Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine, Amrita Institute of, Amrita Center for, Cochin, India

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  2. M. Prabaharan

    1. , Department of Chemistry, SRM University, Kattankulathur, India

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  3. Riccardo A. A. Muzzarelli

    1. Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Biochemistry, University of Ancona, Ancona, Italy

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Polymeric Bionanocomposites as Promising Materials for Controlled Drug Delivery

    • M. Prabaharan, R. Jayakumar
    Pages 1-18

  3. Chitosan and Chitosan Derivatives in Drug Delivery and Tissue Engineering

    • Raphaël Riva, Héloïse Ragelle, Anne des Rieux, Nicolas Duhem, Christine Jérôme, Véronique Préat
    Pages 19-44

  4. Chitosan: A Promising Biomaterial for Tissue Engineering Scaffolds

    • P. K. Dutta, Kumari Rinki, Joydeep Dutta
    Pages 45-79

  5. Chitosan-Based Biomaterials for Tissue Repair and Regeneration

    • Xing Liu, Lie Ma, Zhengwei Mao, Changyou Gao
    Pages 81-127

  6. Use of Chitosan as a Bioactive Implant Coating for Bone-Implant Applications

    • Megan R. Leedy, Holly J. Martin, P. Andrew Norowski, J. Amber Jennings, Warren O. Haggard, Joel D. Bumgardner
    Pages 129-165

  7. New Techniques for Optimization of Surface Area and Porosity in Nanochitins and Nanochitosans

    • Riccardo A. A. Muzzarelli
    Pages 167-186

  8. Production, Properties and Applications of Fungal Cell Wall Polysaccharides: Chitosan and Glucan

    • Nitar Nwe, Tetsuya Furuike, Hiroshi Tamura
    Pages 187-207

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 209-212
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Polymeric Bionanocomposites as Promising Materials for Controlled Drug, by M. Prabaharan, R. Jayakumar; Chitosan and Chitosan Derivatives in Drug Delivery and Tissue Engineering, by R. Riva, H. Ragelle, A. des Rieux, N. Duhem, C. Jérôme, and V. Préat; Chitosan: A Promising Biomaterial for Tissue Engineering Scaffolds, by P. K. Dutta, K. Rinki and J. Dutta; Chitosan-Based Biomaterials for Tissue Repair and Regeneration, by X. Liu, L. Ma, Z. Mao and C. Gao; Use of Chitosan as a Bioactive Implant Coating for Bone-Implant Applications, by M. R. Leedy, H. J. Martin, P. A. Norowski, J. A. Jennings, W. O. Haggard, and J.D. Bumgardner; New Techniques for Optimization of Surface Area and Porosity in Nanochitins and Nanochitosans, by R. A. A. Muzzarelli; Production, Properties and Applications of Fungal Cell Wall Polysaccharides: Chitosan and Glucan, by N. New, T. Furuike, and H. Tamura;

Editors and Affiliations

  • Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine, Amrita Institute of, Amrita Center for, Cochin, India

    Rangasamy Jayakumar

  • , Department of Chemistry, SRM University, Kattankulathur, India

    M. Prabaharan

  • Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Biochemistry, University of Ancona, Ancona, Italy

    Riccardo A. A. Muzzarelli

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Chitosan for Biomaterials II

  • Editors: Rangasamy Jayakumar, M. Prabaharan, Riccardo A. A. Muzzarelli

  • Series Title: Advances in Polymer Science

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-24061-4

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials Science, Chemistry and Material Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag GmbH Berlin Heidelberg 2011

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-24060-7Published: 02 September 2011

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-27056-7Published: 27 November 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-24061-4Published: 01 September 2011

  • Series ISSN: 0065-3195

  • Series E-ISSN: 1436-5030

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 212

  • Topics: Polymer Sciences, Medical Microbiology

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