Overview
- Provides a detailed description of polymer applications in biomedicine, from tissue engineering to drug delivery
- Explores key concepts for bioengineering polymer additives
- Expands readers’ knowledge of polymers used in the oil industry, wastewater treatment, and packaging, as well as cosmetics
- Explains scientific concepts essential to research on and application of biopolymers
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Medical Applications
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Other Applications Related to Environmental Care
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About this book
This book effectively links the latest scientific advances to current technological applications of polymers, mainly focusing on biodegradable polymers obtained from biomass. The individual chapters were written by academic and industry researchers alike, introducing readers to topics that have received little attention in the literature to date. Key topics covered include polymers used in various areas such as food packaging, pharmaceuticals, energy production and the cosmetics industry, as well as the treatment of aqueous effluents.
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Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
2. Prof. Dr. Norma B. D’Accorso: Norma B. D’Accorso got her Ph.D. in Chemistry in the Organic Chemistry Department in School of Exact and Natural Sciences of the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina. She is a Full Professor at the Organic Chemistry Department of the School of Exact and Natural Sciences–UBA. She is also a Senior Researcher of National Council of Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET) and External Advisor for YPF-Technology. Dr. D’Accorso is in charge of the Bio-organic Materials Group and her field of Interest is Polymers, Carbohydrates, Heterocycles, Nanomaterials and Biomedical Materials.
She has published over 111 journal articles, six book chapters and various chapters in chemical education. She has leaded numerous research projects. She has 5 national patents and 2 inter
national ones. Currently she is Vice director of the Research Center of Carbohydrates (since 2001).Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Industrial Applications of Renewable Biomass Products
Book Subtitle: Past, Present and Future
Editors: Silvia Nair Goyanes, Norma Beatriz D’Accorso
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61288-1
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials Science, Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-61287-4Published: 22 August 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-87042-7Published: 11 September 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-61288-1Published: 10 August 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 332
Number of Illustrations: 87 b/w illustrations, 45 illustrations in colour
Topics: Polymer Sciences, Biomaterials, Sustainable Development, Green Chemistry, Carbohydrate Chemistry