Antioxidant Polymers: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications (Polymer Science and Plastics Engineering) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1118208544 ISBN 13: 9781118208540

Publisher: Wiley-Scrivener, 2012

Synopsis

Antioxidant Polymers is an exhaustive overview of the recent developments in the field of polymeric materials showing antioxidant properties. This research area has grown rapidly in the last decade because antioxidant polymers have wide industry applications ranging from materials science to biomedical, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics.

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About the Author

Giuseppe Cirillo obtained his PhD on "Methodologies for the Development of Molecules of Pharmaceutical Interest" in 2008 from University of Calabria, Italy. He is currently in a postdoctoral position at the same university and is CEO of Macrofarm, a University of Calabria spin-off company. He is also a visiting researcher at the Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden, Germany. He is the author or coauthor of more than 50 publications, including research and review articles as well as invited book chapters.

Francesca Iemma obtained her PhD in chemical sciences in 1997 from the University of Calabria. She is currently an associate professor in pharmaceutical technology in the faculty of Pharmacy, Nutrition and Health Sciences of the University of Calabria. She is a founding member of Macrofarm, a University of Calabria spin-off company. She has extensive teaching experience in the field of organic chemistry and pharmaceutical technology, and is author or coauthor of more than 80 publications, including research and review articles as well as invited book chapters.

From the Back Cover

Provides an exhaustive and unique overview of the synthesis, characterization, and practical applicability of antioxidant polymers in a variety of industries.

Antioxidant Polymers provides a complete and detailed overview of the recent developments in the field of polymeric materials showing antioxidant properties. Research into antioxidant polymers has grown enormously in the last decade because they have demonstrated a wide range of applications, from materials science to biomedical, pharmaceutical, cosmetic and personal care, as well as the food packaging industry.

After an introductory overview on the antioxidant compounds, the volume goes into the description of the natural and synthetic polymeric antioxidants in detail, with a particular attention to both their chemical and biological properties. The extraction and modification of naturally occurring polymers, as well as the fabrication of totally synthetic compounds, is treated as well.

The 15 chapters are all written by acknowledged experts from both the university research environment and industry research and development labs located around the world.

The volume will be of prime interest to a wide variety of scientists and engineers including those in biomedical, pharmaceutical, and food research groups; polymer science and materials science research groups; research and development divisions in the pharmaceutical, cosmetic, plastics materials, and food industries; botanical and marine researchers; and nano-engineers.

From the Inside Flap

Provides an exhaustive and unique overview of the synthesis, characterization, and practical applicability of antioxidant polymers in a variety of industries.

Antioxidant Polymers provides a complete and detailed overview of the recent developments in the field of polymeric materials showing antioxidant properties. Research into antioxidant polymers has grown enormously in the last decade because they have demonstrated a wide range of applications, from materials science to biomedical, pharmaceutical, cosmetic and personal care, as well as the food packaging industry.

After an introductory overview on the antioxidant compounds, the volume goes into the description of the natural and synthetic polymeric antioxidants in detail, with a particular attention to both their chemical and biological properties. The extraction and modification of naturally occurring polymers, as well as the fabrication of totally synthetic compounds, is treated as well.

The 15 chapters are all written by acknowledged experts from both the university research environment and industry research and development labs located around the world.

The volume will be of prime interest to a wide variety of scientists and engineers including those in biomedical, pharmaceutical, and food research groups; polymer science and materials science research groups; research and development divisions in the pharmaceutical, cosmetic, plastics materials, and food industries; botanical and marine researchers; and nano-engineers.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley-Scrivener
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1118208544
• ISBN 13: 9781118208540
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 520
• Editor: Cirillo Giuseppe, Iemma Francesca