TY - JOUR
T1 - Microbial polysaccharide-based membranes
T2 - current and future applications
AU - Freitas, Filomena
AU - Alves, Vitor D.
AU - Reis, Maria D'ascensão Carvalho Fernandes Miranda
AU - Crespo, João Paulo Serejo Goulão
AU - Coelhoso, Isabel Maria Rola
N1 - Sem PDF.
The authors acknowledge Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia (FC&T, Portugal) for financial support through project PEst-C/EQB/LA0006/2013 and Post-Doctoral fellowship of Filomena Freitas, SFRH/BPD/72280/2010.
PY - 2014/3/15
Y1 - 2014/3/15
N2 - Microbial polysaccharides are characterized by high molecular structure variability which translates into a wide range of different properties offering interesting opportunities for application in many different areas, including membrane-based products and processes. Due to their new or improved properties, microbial polysaccharides can replace plant, algae, and animal products, either in their traditional or in new applications. The main constraint to their wider use is the production costs that are still higher than that of other natural and synthetic polymers. The current applications of microbial polysaccharide membranes in medical, food, and industrial processes are outlined. The limitations still faced by these membranes and the requirements for obtaining innovative products and processes are also addressed. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci.,2014,131, 40047.
AB - Microbial polysaccharides are characterized by high molecular structure variability which translates into a wide range of different properties offering interesting opportunities for application in many different areas, including membrane-based products and processes. Due to their new or improved properties, microbial polysaccharides can replace plant, algae, and animal products, either in their traditional or in new applications. The main constraint to their wider use is the production costs that are still higher than that of other natural and synthetic polymers. The current applications of microbial polysaccharide membranes in medical, food, and industrial processes are outlined. The limitations still faced by these membranes and the requirements for obtaining innovative products and processes are also addressed. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci.,2014,131, 40047.
KW - biomedical applications
KW - biopolymers & renewable polymers
KW - membranes
KW - polysaccharides
KW - separation techniques
U2 - 10.1002/app.40047
DO - 10.1002/app.40047
M3 - Article
VL - 131
JO - Journal of Applied Polymer Science
JF - Journal of Applied Polymer Science
SN - 0021-8995
IS - 6
M1 - 40047
ER -
