Hyaluronic Acid

History, Uses and Health Effects

Buch | Softcover

128 Seiten

2020
Nova Science Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-1-5361-7059-7 (ISBN)

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Hyaluronic acid, or hyaluronan, is a water soluble, anionic extracellular matrix glycosaminoglycan polymer with variable molecular weight that determines its physiological role, rheological properties and applications. Since its discovery in the early 1930s, there has been an increased awareness concerning the biology of hyaluronic acid, its signaling pathways and its role in the biomedical and cosmeceutical industry. Being an endogenous molecule, hyaluronic acid is biocompatible, biodegradable, and has strong mucoadhesive, viscoelastic properties. The authors provide chemical modification approaches to hyaluronic acid, as well as address the magnitude of applications of hyaluronic acid-based targeted drug vectors and patents. The closing study discusses glycosaminoglycans, a specialized group of unbranched, anionic disaccharide polymers attached by a covalent linkage to the membrane proteins via sulphate groups in their sugar moieties.

Preface; Hyaluronic Acid: Scientific Level and Clinical Uses; Hyaluronic Acid: The Miracle Polymer for the New Era; Hyaluronic Acid: Biodegradable Material of Choice for Drug Delivery Applications; Process Dynamics of Hyaluronic Acid Biosynthesis through Microbial Route and Various Production Strategies; Index.

Erscheinungsdatum	30.12.2019
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 230 mm
Gewicht	234 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Biochemie
ISBN-10	1-5361-7059-3 / 1536170593
ISBN-13	978-1-5361-7059-7 / 9781536170597
Zustand	Neuware