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Microbial Exopolysaccharides: An Integrated Approach to Green Applications
provides a comprehensive overview of natural exopolysaccharides (EPS), obtained from different microbial species and marine resources, and offers in-depth insights into the principles of EPS and their wide range of applications as sustainable solutions to challenges in the food, health, environmental, and biotechnology sectors.
Featuring contributions by an interdisciplinary group of experts in academia, research, and industry, this book offers a detailed introduction and exploration of natural microbial exopolysaccharides.
It offers detailed discussions on topics such as the extraction and characterization of EPS, their role in health-promoting formulations and probiotic potential, their utilization in therapeutics, their use in food technologies and packaging, and their impact in the environmental and medical sectors.
With a focus on green technology and sustainable practices, this book offers cost-effective utilization of natural EPS, their application in diverse sectors, and serves as an informative resource for those interested in the innovative application of natural bio-macromolecules.
1. Natural Exopolysaccharides. Introduction, structural classification, and importance as a nanobiomaterial
2. Exopolysaccharides. Different natural sources, physical, chemical characterization, biological properties, and structural features
3. Latest advancements in green technologies for the eco-friendly extraction and processing of biomaterials derived from natural extracellular polysaccharides (EPS). Benefits, advantages on sustainability and renewability
4. Green extraction and production of high-yielded exopolysaccharides and optimization of different regulatory process parameters for industrial scale-up
5. Role of exopolysaccharides as prebiotic in health-promoting nutraceuticals formulation development
6. Probiotic potential of novel natural exopolysaccharides. Prospects and scope
7. EPS-producing probiotics and their applications on translational medicine
8. Impacts of EPS on gut microbiome and associated lifestyle disorders
9. EPS. A potential source for bio-fertilizers in eco-friendly green farming for crop improvement and productivity
10. EPS as raw nano-biomaterials for 3D printing technology
11. Potential application of EPS as a cleansing agent
12. Recent progress and outlook of natural EPS for biomedical application
13. Potential application of EPS in nano biosensor development towards biomedical diagnosis
14. Potential application of natural EPS in pest control in organic farming
15. EPS as a potential nano-theragnostic agent. Current perspectives and scope
16. EPS. A promising antioxidant and anti-biofilm agent
17. EPS. A potential anti-inflammatory agent
18. EPS. A potential application in bone tissue engineering for repairing and regeneration
19. EPS. A potential agent as wound healer
20. The significant role of exopolysaccharides in biodegradable, renewable, and sustainable bioplastic production technology
21. Chemico-structural features and respective biomedical utility co-relationships of different categorized exopolysaccharides
22. Current status and advancements of natural EPS as potential excipients and adjuvants in the pharmaceutical field
23. Latest status and advancements of EPS in the food industry and eco-friendly packaging
24. Safety and toxicity assessment of EPS for food applications
25. Integrated application of exopolysaccharides as herbicides and pesticides for green cultivation
26. Recent developments, deep insights into opportunities, failures, and the challenges of exopolysaccharides in biotechnological applications
27. Current regulations governing EPS application and commercialization for food, pharmaceutical, and medical applications
28. The emerging technology of biofuel production from exopolysaccharides
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