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  <titleInfo>
    <title>Marine biomaterials</title>
    <subTitle>characterization, isolation, and applications</subTitle>
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  <name type="personal">
    <namePart>Kim, Se-Kwon.</namePart>
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    <publisher>Taylor &amp; Francis</publisher>
    <dateIssued>2013</dateIssued>
    <issuance>monographic</issuance>
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  <language>
    <languageTerm authority="iso639-2b" type="code">eng</languageTerm>
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    <extent>xxii, 817 pages illustrations 26 cm.</extent>
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  <tableOfContents>Introduction to marine biomaterials -- Hydroxyapatite from marine fish bone : isolation and characterization techniques -- Hydroxyapatite and calcium phosphates from marine sources : extraction and characterization -- Isolation and characterization of chitin and chitosan as potential biomaterials -- Structure elucidation and biological effects of carrageenans from red algae -- A study of marine derived fatty acids and their therapeutic importance -- Marine toxins for natural products drug discovery -- Conotoxins : a source of biomaterial for pharmacology and neuroscience -- Pigmented marine heterotropic bacteria : occurrence, diversity, and characterization of pigmentation -- Antitumor pigments from marine bacteria -- Structural characteristics of bioactive marine natural products -- Environmental and human impact on marine microorganisms synthesized nanoparticles -- Biosynthesis and characterization of metal oxide nanoparticles and its larvicidal activity against human disease vectors -- Mussel-derived adhesive biomaterials -- Biological applications of marine biomaterials -- Health benefits of sulfated polysaccharides from marine algae -- Biological activities and potential applications of marine biotoxins -- Compounds from marine organisms with antiviral activity -- Biological activities of marine-derived bioactive peptides -- The health beneficial effects of docosahexaenoic acid, a marine treasure -- Treatment of obesity and diabetes with marine derived biomaterials -- Potential anticoagulant effect of seaweed derived biomaterials -- Microbial biomaterials and their applications -- Marine biomaterials for anti-allergic therapeutics.</tableOfContents>
  <note type="statement of responsibility">edited by Se-Kwon Kim.</note>
  <note>Includes bibliographical references and index.</note>
  <subject authority="mesh">
    <topic>Biocompatible Materials</topic>
    <topic>chemistry</topic>
  </subject>
  <subject authority="mesh">
    <topic>Biological Agents</topic>
    <topic>therapeutic use</topic>
  </subject>
  <subject authority="mesh">
    <topic>Aquatic organisms</topic>
    <topic>isolation &amp; purification</topic>
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  <subject authority="mesh">
    <topic>Aquatic organisms</topic>
    <topic>chemistry</topic>
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  <subject authority="mesh">
    <topic>Biocompatible Materials</topic>
    <topic>isolation &amp; purification</topic>
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  <classification authority="ddc" edition="23">578.76 M3381</classification>
  <classification authority="nlm">QT 37</classification>
  <identifier type="isbn">9781466505643 (alk. paper)</identifier>
  <identifier type="lccn">2012049633</identifier>
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