Unfolding The Biopolymer Landscape

Author : Viness Pillay,Yahya E. Choonara,Pradeep Kumar
Publisher : Bentham Science Publishers
Page : 469 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2016-01-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781681081953

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Unfolding the Biopolymer Landscape by Viness Pillay,Yahya E. Choonara,Pradeep Kumar Pdf

The need for the development of biomaterials as scaffold for tissue regeneration is driven by the increasing demands for materials that mimic functions of extracellular matrices of body tissues. Unfolding the Biopolymer Landscape provides a unique account of “biopolymeric interventions” inherent to biotechnological applications, soft tissue engineering, ophthalmic drug delivery, biotextiles, environmentally responsive systems, neurotherapeutics, and emulsions-based formulations for food and pharmaceutical applications. Chapters in this volume also cover biomedical applications and implications of cationic polymers, collagen-based substrates, multifunctional polymers, shape memory biopolymers, hybrid semisynthetic biomaterials, microbial exopolysaccharides, biomaterials mimicking the extracellular microenvironment, derivatized polysaccharides, and metallic biomaterials. Each chapter is distinctly written by experts in the respective fields and emphasis is given on the mechanistic profile of the performance of biopolymers and biomedical applications. This book provides both basic and advanced biopolymer information for scientific experts and early career researchers in the field of drug delivery, tissue engineering, nanomedicine, food technology, peptide science, biomaterial design, and nutrition. This volume provides a unique account of “biopolymeric interventions” inherent to biotechnological applications, soft tissue engineering, ophthalmic drug delivery, biotextiles, environmentally responsive systems, neurotherapeutics, and emulsions-based formulations for food and pharmaceutical applications.

Author : Vinod Kumar Garg,Ashok Pandey,Navish Kataria,Caterina Faggio
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2023-11-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781000986549

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Pharmaceuticals in Aquatic Environments by Vinod Kumar Garg,Ashok Pandey,Navish Kataria,Caterina Faggio Pdf

This book covers pharmaceutical residue dispersion in the aquatic environment and its toxic effect on living organisms. It discusses conventional and advanced remediation technologies such as the use of biomaterials for the sequestration of contaminants, nanotechnology, and phytoremediation. The book includes topics such as the removal of pharmaceutical and personal care product residues from water bodies, green chemistry, and legal regimens for pharmaceuticals in the aquatic environment. It also covers the application of modified biochar in pharmaceutical removal. FEATURES Explores the management of the environment through green chemistry Describes phytoremediation technology for decontamination of pharmaceutical-laden water and wastewater Covers the detection methods and quantification of pharmaceutical residues in various contaminated sources Discusses ecotoxicological aspects and risk assessment of pharmaceuticals in the aquatic environment Reviews degradation and treatment technologies including nanotechnology, biomaterials, and biochar This book is meant for pharmaceutical, toxicology, and environmental science industry experts and researchers.

Author : Ashok Kumar Nadda,Sajna K. V.,Swati Sharma
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2021-07-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030752897

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Microbial Exopolysaccharides as Novel and Significant Biomaterials by Ashok Kumar Nadda,Sajna K. V.,Swati Sharma Pdf

This book examines the commercial role of various microbial polysaccharides and recent advances in their production. Offering an overview of the physiological role, biosynthetic pathways and regulatory mechanisms, it also explores the current challenges regarding bioprocessing for the production of polysaccharides.

Author : Kilho Eom
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 562 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2011-10-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781439835067

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Simulations in Nanobiotechnology by Kilho Eom Pdf

Until the late 20th century, computational studies of biomolecules and nanomaterials had considered the two subjects separately. A thorough presentation of state-of-the-art simulations for studying the nanoscale behavior of materials, Simulations in Nanobiotechnology discusses computational simulations of biomolecules and nanomaterials together. Th

Author : Kunal Pal,Indranil Banerjee,Preetam Sarkar,Doman Kim,Win-Peng Deng,Navneet Kumar Dubey,Kaustav Majumder
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 966 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2020-01-18
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780128168981

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Biopolymer-Based Formulations by Kunal Pal,Indranil Banerjee,Preetam Sarkar,Doman Kim,Win-Peng Deng,Navneet Kumar Dubey,Kaustav Majumder Pdf

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. Provides in-depth coverage of methods for the characterization of the physical properties of biopolymeric architectures Supports a range of novel applications, including scaffolds, implant coatings, drug delivery, and nutraceutical encapsulation systems Includes the use of experimental data and mathematical modeling, thus enabling the reader to analyze and compare the properties of different polymeric gels

Author : All-India Institute of Medical Sciences
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 806 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Medical education
ISBN : UIUC:30112101150669

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AIIMS Annual Report by All-India Institute of Medical Sciences Pdf

Author : Ionel Popa,Ronen Berkovich
Publisher : American Chemical Society
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2023-06-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780841299740

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Mechanical Unfolding Response of Proteins by Ionel Popa,Ronen Berkovich Pdf

Mechanical Unfolding Response of Proteins is a thermodynamically motivated overview of when, why, and how proteins respond to mechanical perturbations and the experimental techniques used to probe single protein biophysics. Relative newcomers to the field (new graduate students), and those starting from a biological background hoping for an introduction to the physics behind protein behavior, will benefit from reading this primer.

Author : Richard D. Blake
Publisher : University Science Books
Page : 812 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2005-03-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 1891389289

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Informational Biopolymers of Genes and Gene Expression by Richard D. Blake Pdf

This new text examines thebiophysics and biochemistry of nucleic acids and proteins, carving outthe dynamic interface between chemistry and molecular biology, and providing adetailed picture of nucleic acids and proteins, their structures, biologicalproperties, and origins and evolution.

Author : Peter Grassberger,Walter Nadler,G T Barkema
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1998-11-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789814544276

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The Monte Carlo Approach To Biopolymers And Protein Folding by Peter Grassberger,Walter Nadler,G T Barkema Pdf

Information on our detailed genetic code is increasing at a dramatic pace. We need to understand how that is translated into the three-dimensional structure of proteins in order to make use of the information. Progress in this field is hampered by the lack of precise force fields and of efficient codes for finding equilibrium configurations of heteropolymers. However, there has been rapid advance in recent years, and this volume discusses that.

Author : Trevor P. Creamer
Publisher : Nova Publishers
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Science
ISBN : 1604561076

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Unfolded Proteins by Trevor P. Creamer Pdf

The word revolution has a number of definitions (The American Heritage Dictionary, 2006). The one most pertinent to this series and volume is 'a sudden or momentous change in a situation'. Recent years have seen an unprecedented explosion of interest in unfolded proteins in all of their various forms. Coupled with this increase in interest we have seen momentous changes in the way unfolded proteins are viewed. Two particular paradigms have come under close scrutiny: unfolded proteins are disordered random coils devoid of persistent structure, and protein function first requires protein structure. The first of these is currently a hotly debated subject. The second paradigm we can safely claim has been overturned. There is a second definition of revolution that is quite relevant to a significant portion of the work reviewed herein, in particular those chapters dealing with local and persistent structure in unfolded proteins. That definition is 'a turning or rotational motion about an axis' (The American Heritage Dictionary, 2006). About four decades ago, Charles Tanford (1968) demonstrated that highly denatured proteins possess hydrodynamic properties consistent with Paul Flory's random coil (Flory, 1969). Given that the Flory random coil definition included the stipulation that conformers making up the denatured state ensemble would differ in energy by just a few kT, there has been the assumption that denatured states must therefore be completely random in nature with no persistent structure or biases towards particular conformers. Notably however, Tanford did note the random coil-like hydrodynamic data he obtained did not necessarily rule out the presence of structure in denatured proteins (Tanford, 1968). Around the same time, Sam Krimm and M. Lois Tiffany noted that the CD spectra they obtained for proteins in the presence of high concentration of chemical denaturants had similarities to spectra obtained for homopolymers of proline, lysine, and glutamic acid in water (Tiffany and Krimm, 1968a, 1968b, 1973, 1974). Homopolymers of these residues were known to adopt the left-handed polyproline II conformation, leading Tiffany and Krimm to hypothesise that highly denatured proteins possess significant polyproline II helix content. Of these two views, that espousing the lack of structure in denatured proteins became more widely adopted and was, over time, adopted as a central paradigm in protein folding. As several of the chapters in this volume note, a Tiffany and Krimm-like view appears to be, to some extent, the more correct one. The level to which it is correct is still unknown, although it is clear that the polyproline II helical conformation is not the only, perhaps not even the most common, persistent conformation present in unfolded proteins. Thus we have come through a full circle or revolution. (from the preface)

Author : American Chemical Society. Meeting
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UOM:39015069194069

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Advances in Biopolymers by American Chemical Society. Meeting Pdf

The necessity to better understand the functionality and nutrition of biopolymers in foods and to replace synthetic macromolecules with polymers derived from natural resources in order develop a sustainable economy has been an impetus for research on structure/function relationships and applications for these natural materials. Because of their ability to aggregate, associate, interact and form networks, systems containing biopolymers are extremely complex and elucidating structure/function relationships in these systems is difficult. This symposium series book covers selected recent research and developments involving elucidation of networks, protein-polysaccharide interactions; and isolation, characterization, modification and applications of biopolymers.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1152 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Chemistry
ISBN : CHI:61580916

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The Journal of Chemical Physics by Anonim Pdf

Author : Vladimir N. Uversky
Publisher : Nova Publishers
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Science
ISBN : 1600217044

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Methods in Protein Structure and Stability Analysis: Conformational stability, size, shape, and surface of protein molecules by Vladimir N. Uversky Pdf

Protein research is a frontier field in science. Proteins are widely distributed in plants and animals and are the principal constituents of the protoplasm of all cells, and consist essentially of combinations of a-amino acids in peptide linkages. Twenty different amino acids are commonly found in proteins, and serve as enzymes, structural elements, hormones, immunoglobulins, etc., and are involved throughout the body, and in photosynthesis. This book gathers new leading-edge research from throughout the world in this exciting and exploding field of research.

Author : Erica Flapan,Helen Wong
Publisher : American Mathematical Soc.
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2020-03-05
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781470448400

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Topology and Geometry of Biopolymers by Erica Flapan,Helen Wong Pdf

This book contains the proceedings of the AMS Special Session on Topology of Biopolymers, held from April 21–22, 2018, at Northeastern University, Boston, MA. The papers cover recent results on the topology and geometry of DNA and protein knotting using techniques from knot theory, spatial graph theory, differential geometry, molecular simulations, and laboratory experimentation. They include current work on the following topics: the density and supercoiling of DNA minicircles; the dependence of DNA geometry on its amino acid sequence; random models of DNA knotting; topological models of DNA replication and recombination; theories of how and why proteins knot; topological and geometric approaches to identifying entanglements in proteins; and topological and geometric techniques to predict protein folding rates. All of the articles are written as surveys intended for a broad interdisciplinary audience with a minimum of prerequisites. In addition to being a useful reference for experts, this book also provides an excellent introduction to the fast-moving field of topology and geometry of biopolymers.

Author : Federico Moran
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 984 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1995-05-24
Category : Computers
ISBN : 3540594965

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Advances in Artificial Life by Federico Moran Pdf

This volume contains 71 revised refereed papers, including seven invited surveys, presented during the Third European Conference on Artificial Life, ECAL '95, held in Granada, Spain in June 1995. Originally AL was concerned with applying biologically inspired solutions to technology and with examining computational expertise in order to reproduce and understand life processes. Despite its short history, AL now is becoming a mature scientific field. The volume reports the state of the art in this exciting area of research; there are sections on foundations and epistemology, origins of life and evolution, adaptive and cognitive systems, artificial worlds, robotics and emulation of animal behavior, societies and collective behavior, biocomputing, and applications and common tools.