Bacterial Nanocellulose (eBook, ePUB)

From Biotechnology to Bio-Economy
Redaktion: Gama, Miguel; Bielecki, Stanislaw; Dourado, Fernando

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Bacterial Nanocellulose: From Biotechnology to Bio-Economy presents an overview on the current and future applications of bacterial nanocellulose, perspectives on the ecology and economics of its production, and a brief historic overview of BNC related companies. - Discusses recent progresses on the molecular mechanism of BNC biosynthesis, its regulation, and production techniques - Covers advances in the use of BNC in bio- and nano-polymer composite materials - Presents a detailed economic analysis of BNC production - Provides an overview on the regulatory framework on the food and biomedical fields - Reviews current research in the biomedical and food industries, identifies gaps, and suggests future needs - Raises awareness about this material and its potential uses in emergent fields, such as the development of aerogels and optoelectronic devices

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
• Seitenzahl: 260
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Juli 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780444634665
• Artikelnr.: 45474966

Autorenporträt

Miguel Gama received his Ph.D. in Biological Engineering at Minho University, in Portugal. He is currently Associate Professor with Habilitation at Minho University, where he directs the FUNCARB - FUNctional CARBohydrates Nanobiotechnology Group, a research group with about 20 researchers integrating the Centre of Biological Engineering (CEB) of UM. He has authored/edited 4 books, about 120 papers, and 2 patents. His research interests include enzyme technology, enzymatic degradation of biomass, and the development of biomaterials, with particular interest in bacterial nanocellulose, self-assembled amphiphilic nanogels and injectable hydrogels, aiming the development of applications for tissue regeneration and drug delivery. Recently Miguel Gama co-founded BCTECHNOLOGIES, L.Da, a start-up company that uses its integrated R&D capabilities, to provide scientific and technological solutions for the food and biomedical industry, based on the use of BNC; he is also the co-founder of SA

TISFIBRE, S.A., an emerging company engaged in the large-scale production of BNC, primarily for food applications.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Taxonomic review and microbial ecology in bacterial nanocellulose fermentation

2. Bacterial Nano Cellulose synthesis

3. Molecular control over BNC biosynthesis

4. Bacterial NanoCellulose characterization

5. Bacterial cellulose aerogels

6. Bacterial cellulose as reinforcement for polymer matrices

7. Celluloses as food ingredients/additives: is there a room for BNC?

8. European Regulatory Framework on Novel Foods and Novel Food Additives

9. Medical and cosmetic applications of bacterial nanocellulose

10. Medical devices regulation

11. Optoelectronic Devices from Bacterial NanoCellulose

12. Process modelling and techno-economic evaluation of an industrial bacterial cellulose fermentation process

13. Nata de Coco Industry in the Philippines

14. Nata de coco industry in Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam