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Scientists in biotechnology-related disciplines provide papers focused on integrating biological systems as catalysts for specialty and commodity chemical processes, especially the synthesis, modification, and degradation of polymers. Gross (biotechnology, Polytechnic University) and Cheng (Hercules Incorporated Research Center) provide an overview of the field and edit 23 contributions including polymer-modulated, diffusion-controlled enzyme kinetics on monolayers; enzyme-catalyzed direct polyesterification; and grafting renewable chemicals to functionalize chitosan. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR More Reviews and Recommendations Polytechnic UniversityHercules, Inc. Tags: biocatalysis polymer science |
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