Biofunctionalization of Polymers and their Applications

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xvi

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2. Chitin, Chitosan and Derivatives for Wound Healing and Tissue Engineering

   • Antonio Francesko, Tzanko Tzanov

   Pages 1-27

3. Biofunctionalization of Polymers and Their Applications

   • Guo-Qiang Chen

   Pages 29-45

4. Enzymatic Polymer Functionalisation: Advances in Laccase and Peroxidase Derived Lignocellulose Functional Polymers

   • Gibson S. Nyanhongo, Tukayi Kudanga, Endry Nugroho Prasetyo, Georg M. Gübitz

   Pages 47-68

5. Lipases in Polymer Chemistry

   • Bahar Yeniad, Hemantkumar Naik, Andreas Heise

   Pages 69-95

6. Enzymes for the Biofunctionalization of Poly(Ethylene Terephthalate)

   • Wolfgang Zimmermann, Susan Billig

   Pages 97-120

7. Biology of Human Hair: Know Your Hair to Control It

   • Rita Araújo, Margarida Fernandes, Artur Cavaco-Paulo, Andreia Gomes

   Pages 121-143

8. Recombinamers: Combining Molecular Complexity with Diverse Bioactivities for Advanced Biomedical and Biotechnological Applications

   • José Carlos Rodríguez-Cabello, María Pierna, Alicia Fernández-Colino, Carmen García-Arévalo, Francisco Javier Arias

   Pages 145-179

9. Biomimetic Materials for Medical Application Through Enzymatic Modification

   • Piergiorgio Gentile, Valeria Chiono, Chiara Tonda-Turo, Susanna Sartori, Gianluca Ciardelli

   Pages 181-205

10. Supramolecular Polymers Based on Cyclodextrins for Drug and Gene Delivery

    • Jia Jing Li, Feng Zhao, Jun Li

    Pages 207-249

11. Engineering Liposomes and Nanoparticles for Biological Targeting

    • Rasmus I. Jølck, Lise N. Feldborg, Simon Andersen, S. Moein Moghimi, Thomas L. Andresen

    Pages 251-280

12. Erratum to: Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) and Their Applications

    • Guo-Qiang Chen

    Pages 281-281

13. Back Matter

    Pages 283-288

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Chitin, Chitosan and Derivatives for Wound Healing and Tissue Engineering, by Antonio Francesko and Tzanko Tzanov Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) and their Applications, by Guo-Qiang Chen.- Enzymatic Polymer Functionalisation: Advances in Laccase and Peroxidase Derived Lignocellulose Functional Polymers, by Gibson S. Nyanhongo, Tukayi Kudanga, Endry Nugroho Prasetyo and Georg M. Guebitz.- Lipases in Polymer Chemistry, by Bahar Yeniad, Hemantkumar Naik and Andreas Heise.- Enzymes for the Biofunctionalization of Poly(Ethylene Terephthalate), by Wolfgang Zimmermann and Susan Billig.- Biology of Human Hair: Know Your Hair to Control It, by Rita Araújo, Margarida Fernandes, Artur Cavaco-Paulo and Andreia Gomes.- Recombinamers: Combining Molecular Complexity with Diverse Bioactivities for Advanced Biomedical and Biotechnological Applications, by José Carlos Rodríguez-Cabello, María Pierna, Alicia Fernández-Colino, Carmen García-Arévalo and Francisco Javier Arias.- Biomimetic Materials for Medical Application Through Enzymatic Modification, by Piergiorgio Gentile, Valeria Chiono, Chiara Tonda-Turo, Susanna Sartori and Gianluca Ciardelli.- Supramolecular Polymers Based on Cyclodextrins for Drug and Gene Carrier Delivery, by Jia Jing Li, Feng Zhao and Jun Li.- Engineering Liposomes and Nanoparticles for Biological Targeting, by Rasmus I. Jølck, Lise N. Feldborg, Simon Andersen, S. Moein Moghimi and Thomas L. Andresen.-

• Biofunctionalization of Polymers
• Biology of Human Hair
• Biomimetic Materials
• Chitin, Chitosan and Derivatives
• Cyclodextrins for Drug Delivery
• Engineering Liposomes
• Enzymatic Polymer Functionalisation
• Enzymes for the Biofunctionalization
• Lignocellulose Functional Polymers
• Lipases in Polymer Chemistry
• Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA)
• Tissue Engineering
• Wound Healing

• Technical University Graz, Institut für Umweltbiotechnologie, Graz, Austria

  Gibson Stephen Nyanhongo, Georg Gübitz

• Technical University Graz, Institut für Biotechnologie und Bioproze, Graz, Austria

  Walter Steiner

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