Marine Polysaccharides

Chapter 1

Marine Polysaccharides: An Overview

Tanvir Arfin

Pages: 1-12

Chapter 2

Marine Microbial Polysaccharides: Promising Immunomodulatory and Anticancer Potential

Jing Li, Bingxiang Shen, Songliu Nie, and Kaoshan Chen

Pages: 13-28

Chapter 3

Carrageenans: Structure, Properties and Applications

Akbar Ali and Shakeel Ahmed

Pages: 29-52

Chapter 4

Chitosan: A Versatile Biomaterial for the 21st Century

A. Shajahan, V. Kaviyarasan, V. Narayanan, and S. Ignacimuthu

Pages: 53-110

Chapter 5

Chitosan and Its Biomedical Applications

J. Hemapriya, Ashwini Ravi, Aisverya S, P. N. Sudha, and S. Vijayanand

Pages: 111-140

Chapter 6

Chitosan Nanoparticles: A Marine Polysaccharide for Biomedical Research

Ritu Hooda, Nikhil Singh and Minakshi Sharma

Pages: 141-168

Chapter 7

Properties and Applications of Chitosan-Based Nanocomposites

Rameshthangam Palanivel, Solairaj Dhanasekaran and Chitra Jeyaraj Pandian

Pages: 169-192

Chapter 8

Chitosan as a Flocculant in Algae Harvesting

Satej Bhushan, Richa Mehra, Balraj Singh Gill, Wahid Ul Rehman and Felix Bast

Pages: 193-206

Chapter 9

Recent Advances of Alginate Biomaterials in Tissue Engineering

Jayachandran Venkatesan, Sukumaran Anil, Sandeep Kumar Singh and Se-Kwon Kim

Pages: 207-234

Chapter 10

Supplementary and Medicinal Properties of Ulvan Polysaccharides

S. Vijayanand, Ashwini Ravi, Aisverya. S. P. N. Sudha, and J. Hemapriya

Pages: 235-262

Chapter 11

Nutraceutical Efficiency of Fucan Polysaccharides from Marine Sources

Ashwini Ravi, S. Vijayanand, Aisverya. S., P. N. Sudha and J. Hemapriya

Pages: 263-296