Functional Polysaccharides for Biomedical Applications examines the fundamentals and properties of these natural materials and their potential biomedical applications. With an emphasis on therapeutic and sensing applications, the book also reviews how polysaccharides can be modi…
This volume contains the proceedings of the Eighth International Symposium on Cyclodextrins, held in Budapest, Hungary, March 31-April 2, 1996. The 147 papers collected here are milestones in the exponentially increasing cyclodextrin literature, and represent a summary of the la…
Sialic acids are a family of negatively charged monosaccharides with nine-carbon backbone. They have been found predominantly in nature as the outermost terminal units on glycans, glycoconjugates, or as components of surface polysaccharides of some pathogenic bacteria. More than…
Polysaccharides and proteins are two key components in both natural and processed foods. The interactions between polysaccharides and proteins determine the final structure, texture, and stability of the food materials. Coacervates, formed through attractive and nonspecific inte…
This book contains selective chapters from eminent experts working in the interdisciplinary arena of material science and its use in drug delivery. From their recent research experience, the readers can achieve a wide vision on the new and ongoing potentialities of polysaccharid…
"Konjac Glucomannan: Production, Processing, and Functional Applications deals with a wide range of aspects related with the production of KGM, including the taxonomy of the genus Amorphophallus with a focus on edible species, their physiology, ecology and field production. Othe…
