Main description:

Biopolymer-Based Formulations: Biomedical and Food Applications presents the latest advances in the synthesis and characterization of advanced biopolymeric formulations and their state-of-the-art applications across biomedicine and food science. Sections cover the fundamentals, applications, future trends, environmental, ethical and medical considerations, and biopolymeric architectures that are organized in nano, micro and macro scales. The final section of the book focuses on novel applications and recent developments. This book is an essential resource for researchers, scientists and advanced students in biopolymer science, polymer science, polymer chemistry, polymer composites, plastics engineering, biomaterials, materials science, biomedical engineering, and more.

It will also be of interest to R&D professionals, scientists and engineers across the plastics, food, biomedical and pharmaceutical industries.

Contents:

1. Introduction of biopolymers: food and biomedical applications 2. Enzymatic synthesis of flavonoid glucosides and their biochemical characterization 3. Fish gelatin: molecular interactions and applications 4. Peptides as biopolymers: past, present, and future 5. Microbial production of biopolymers with potential biotechnological applications 6. Animal-derived biopolymers in food and biomedical Technology 7. Application of CRISPR technology to the high production of Biopolymers 8. Biomedical and food applications of biopolymer-based Liposome 9. Nanosized magnetic particles for cancer theranostics 10. Core-shell biopolymer nanoparticles 12. Nanotechnology-based sensors 13. Functional amyloids 14. Lipid-derived renewable amphiphilic nanocarriers for drug delivery, biopolymer-based formulations: biomedical and food applications 15. Nanoencapsulation of nutraceutical ingredients 16. Nutraceutical encapsulation and delivery system for type 2 diabetes mellitus 17. Pickering emulsions stabilized by nanoparticles 18. Microencapsulation of bioactive compounds and enzymes for therapeutic applications 19. Rice husk silica for the stabilization of food-grade oil-in-water (O/W) emulsions 20. Oil-entrapped films 21. Tamarind seed polysaccharide: unique profile of properties and applications 22. Thermomechanical and surface morphology of biopolymer/nanoparticle composite films 23. Natural and bioderived molecular gelator-based oleogels and their applications 24. Hydrogels as biodegradable biopolymer formulations 25. Biopolymer-based oleocolloids 26. Gum-based hydrogels in drug delivery 27. Implant surface modification strategies through antibacterial and bioactive components 28. Edible films and coatings: an update on recent advances 29. Rheology and tribology assessment of foods: a food oral processing perspective 30. Biopolymer-based scaffolds: development and biomedical Applications 31. Phenolic nanoconjugates and its application in food 32. Oleogels for food applications 33. CNT-tamarind gum-based solid-textured composite hydrogels for drug delivery applications 34. Testicular tissue engineering: an emerging solution for in vitro spermatogenesis 35. Enrichment of edible coatings and films with plant extracts or essential oils for the preservation of fruits and vegetables 36. Collagen-based 3D structures - versatile, efficient materials for biomedical applications