Materials Science » Polymers

Biotechnology of Biopolymers

Edited by Magdy Elnashar, ISBN 978-953-307-179-4, Hard cover, 364 pages, Publisher: InTech, Chapters published July 05, 2011 under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 license
DOI: 10.5772/683

The book "Biotechnology of Biopolymers" comprises 17 chapters covering occurrence, synthesis, isolation and production, properties and applications, biodegradation and modification, the relevant analysis methods to reveal the structures and properties of biopolymers and a special section on the theoretical, experimental and mathematical models of biopolymers. This book will hopefully be supportive to many scientists, physicians, pharmaceutics, engineers and other experts in a wide variety of different disciplines, in academia and in industry. It may not only support research and development but may be also suitable for teaching. Publishing of this book was achieved by choosing authors of the individual chapters for their recognized expertise and for their excellent contributions to the various fields of research.