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Front Matter -- Biopolymers: State of the Art, New Challenges, and Opportunities / Christophe Chassenieux, Dominique Durand, Parameswaranpillai Jyotishkumar, Sabu Thomas -- General Overview of Biopolymers: Structure, Properties, and Applications / Charles Winkworth-Smith, Tim J Foster -- Biopolymers from Plants / Maria J Sabater, Tania Ródenas, Antonio Heredia -- Bacterial Biopolymers and Genetically Engineered Biopolymers for Gel Systems Application / Deepti Singh, Ashok Kumar -- Biopolymers from Animals / Khaleelulla Saheb Shaik, Bernard Moussian -- Polymeric Blends with Biopolymers / Hero Jan Heeres, Frank van Maastrigt, Francesco Picchioni -- Macro-, Micro-, and Nanocomposites Based on Biodegradable Polymers / Luc Averous, Eric Pollet -- IPNs Derived from Biopolymers / Fernando G Torres, Omar Paul Troncoso, Carlos Torres -- Associating Biopolymer Systems and Hyaluronate Biomaterials / Deborah Blanchard, Rachel Auzely-Velty -- Polymer Gels from Biopolymers / Esra Alveroglu, Ali Gelir, Yasar Yilmaz -- Conformation and Rheology of Microbial Exopolysaccharides / Jacques Desbrieres -- Sulfated Polysaccharides in the Cell Wall of Red Microalgae / Shoshana (Malis) Arad, Oshrat Levy-Ontman -- Dielectric Spectroscopy and Thermally Stimulated Current Analysis of Biopolymer Systems / Valerie Samouillan, Jany Dandurand, Colette Lacabanne -- Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy of Biopolymers / Garrick F Taylor, Phedra Marius, Chris Ford, Philip T F Williamson -- EPR Spectroscopy of Biopolymers / Janez Strancar, Vanja Kokol -- X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy: A Tool for Studying Biopolymers / Ana Maria Botelho do Rego, Ana Maria Ferraria, Manuel Rei Vilar, Sami Boufi -- Light-Scattering Studies of Biopolymer Systems / Taco Nicolai, Dominique Durand -- X-Ray Scattering and Diffraction of Biopolymers / Yoshiharu Nishiyama, Marli Miriam de Souza Lima -- Large-Scale Structural Characterization of Biopolymer Systems by Small-Angle Neutron Scattering / Ferenc Horkay -- Microscopy of Biopolymer Systems / Changmin Hu, Wenguo Cui -- Rheo-Optical Characterization of Biopolymer Systems / Dagang Liu, Rakesh Kumar, Donglin Tian, Fei Lu, Mindong Chen -- Rheological Behavior of Biopolymer Systems / Tao Feng, Ran Ye -- Physical Gels of Biopolymers: Structure, Rheological and Gelation Properties / Camille Michon -- Interfacial Properties of Biopolymers, Emulsions, and Emulsifiers / Adamantini Paraskevopoulou, Vassilis Kiosseoglou -- Modeling and Simulation of Biopolymer Systems / Denis Bouyer -- Aging and Biodegradation of Biocomposites / Siji K Mary, Prasanth Kumar Sasidharan Pillai, Deepa Bhanumathy Amma, Laly A Pothen, Sabu Thomas -- Biopolymers for Health, Food, and Cosmetic Applications / Robin Augustine, Rajakumari Rajendran, Uroes Cvelbar, Miran Mozetiec, Anne George -- Index
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