Biotechnology and Bioactive Polymers

Section 1: Polysaccharide Applications.- Factors Affecting the Bacterial Activity of Saccharides and Polysaccharides Modified Through Reaction With Organostannanes.- Acetan — A New Bacterial Polysaccharide.- Coagulation Properties of Chemically Modified Heparins.- Hylan Gel for Soft Tissue Augmentation.- Adsorption of Metal Ions on Chitosan and Chemically Modified Chitosan and Their Application to Hydrometallurgy.- Chitin and Chitosan: Ecologically Bioactive Polymers.- Recovery of Proteins From Whey Using Chitosan As a Coagulant.- Use of Lignin-Based Materials in the Selective Inhibition of Microorganisms.- Section 2: Polypeptides and Biodegradable Polymers.- Living Polymerization of Proteins: Actin and Tubulin. A Review.- Cell Adhesive Properties of Bioelastic Materials Containing Cell Attachment Sequences.- Expression of a Synthetic Mussel Adhesive Protein in Escherichia coli.- Experiences With Collagen-Derived Biomaterials in Research and Treatment of Humans.- Modulation of Phosphocholine Bilayer Structures.- Special Functional Group Triglyceride Oil Based Interpenetrating Polymer Networks.- Biodegradable Polymers in the Environment: Are They Really Biodegradable?.- Four Year Absorption Study of Three Morphologically Different Forms of Poly-L-Lactide in Rabbits.- Section 3: Medical Diagnostic Applications.- Non-Aqueous Polymeric Systems (NAPS) for Diagnostic Applications.- Protein Purification by Selective Adsorption on Immobilized Pyridinium Ligands.- Moldable Dry Chemistry.- Preparation of Bacterial Adsorption Polymer and Its Application to Biosensors.- Immobilization of Adenosines on Silica Gel and Specific Separation of Thymidine Oligomers.- Section 4: Controlled Release and Medicinal Applications.- Advances in Antimicrobial Polymers and Materials.- Developmentof Polymeric Beta-Lactam Systems — Synthetic Study and Characterization.- Biodegradable Polymers for the Controlled Delivery of Vaccines.- Strategies for Treating Arterial Restenosis Using Polymeric Controlled Release Implants.- The Use of PolyICLC in the Treatment of AIDS.- The Release of 5-Fluorouracil From Dextran and Xylan Systems.- Release Behavior of 5-Fluorouracil From Chitosan-Gel Microspheres Modified Chemically and Their Antitumor Activities.- Biologically Active Polyphosphate and Polyphosphonate Esters — Nucleic Acid Analogs.- The Controlled Release of a 5-Fluorouracil Prodrug From a Biodegradable Matrix.- Novel Antiinfective Biomaterials by Polymer Modification.- Contributors.