Polymer macro- and micro-gel beads: fundamentals and applications

The use of hydrocolloid (water-soluble polymer) beads is on the rise in many fields. A book that covers both past and new applications for hydrocolloid beads, their properties, and how to deliberately change them, is crucial. Currently there are only chapters in a handful of books covering these topics; there are no books fully devoted to them. Water-Soluble Polymer Beads: Fundamentals and Applications fills this void. This book describes all methods of bead production and techniques to change and to estimate their physical and chemical properties. A full description of past and recent developments and applications of beads in the fields of agriculture, biotechnology, environmental studies, medicine and food are presented. First book devoted to hydrocolloid (water-soluble polymer) beads, their properties and their applications Describes numerousmethods of bead production Covers both the properties and the traditional andnovel applications of polymeric beads INDICE: Physical properties of beads and their estimation.- Bead formation, strengthening and modification .- Mathematical models for drying different polymeric beads.- Food and biotechnological applications of polymeric beads.- Medicinal applications of hydrocolloid beads.- Dry bead formation, structure, properties and applications.- Liquid-core beads and their applications in food and biotechnology.- Beads for drug delivery.- Beads and bacterial inoculants for agricultural uses.- Beads for environmental applications.- Index.

• ISBN: 978-1-4419-6617-9
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 400
• Fecha Publicación: 29/09/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés