Bibliothèque de L'IMIST/CNRST

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1: Polysaccharides -- Hyaluronic acid : a natural biopolymer / J. Schiller, N. Volpi, E. Hrabárová [and others] -- Polysaccharide graft copolymers -- synthesis, properties and applications / B.S. Kaith, Hemant Mittal, Jaspreet Kaur Bhatia [and others] -- Natural polysaccharides : from membranes to active food packaging / Keith J. Fahnestock, Marjorie S. Austero, Caroline L. Schauer -- Starch as source of polymeric materials / Antonio José Felix Carvalho -- Grafted polysaccharides : smart materials of the future, their synthesis and applications / Gautam Sen, Ashoke Sharon, Sagar Pal -- Chitosan : the most valuable derivative of chitin / Debasish Sahoo, P.L. Nayak -- Part 2: Bioplastics and biocomposites -- Biopolymers based on carboxylic acids derived from renewable resources / Sushil Kumar, Nikhil Prakash, Dipaloy Datta -- Characteristics and applications of poly (lactide) / Sandra Domenek, Cécile Courgneau, Violette Ducruet -- Biobased composites and applictations / Smita Mohanty, Sanjay K. Nayak -- Part 3: Miscellaneous biopolymers -- Cassia seed gums : a renewable reservoir for synthesizing high performance materials for water remediation / Vandana Singh, Pramendra Kumar -- Bacterial polymers : resources, synthesis and applications / GVN Rathna, Sutapa Ghosh -- Gum arabica : a natural biopolymer / A. Sarkar -- Gluten : a natural biopolymer / S. Georgiev, Tereza Dekova -- Natural rubber : production, properties and applications / Thomas Kurian, N.M. Mathew -- Electronic structures and conduction properties of biopolymers / Mohsineen Wazir, Vinita Arora, A.K. Bakhshi -- Part 4: Biopolymers for specific applications -- Applications of biopolymers in agriculture with specific reference to role of plant derived biopolymers in crop protection / S. Niranjan Raj, S.N. Lavanya, J. Sudisha [and others] -- Modified cellulose fibres as a biosorbent for the organic pollutants / Sami Boufi, Sabrine Alila -- Polymers and biopolymers in pharmaceutical technology / István Erös -- Biopolymers employed in drug delivery / Betina Giehl Zanetti Ramos -- Natural polymeric vectors in gene therapy / Patit P. Kundu, Kishor Sarkar.