MECH 478 Lecture Notes - Sericin, Chitosan, Glucosamine

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Mechanical and Materials Engineering Courses
• Course: MECH 478
• Professor: Prof.

Document Summary

Consists of varying arrangements of molecules of amino acids. Long carbohydrate molecules consisting of repeated monomer units joined together by glycosidic bonds. Varies by source, can consist primarily of fibroin and sericin (silkworm), or spidroin (spider) Repeating anhydroglucose units joined by b- numerous other amino (1. 4) linkages acids. Synthesised by arthropods, most commonly the b. mori silkworm or a species of spider. Wood, cotton, hemp and other plant based materials. Waste left over from the fishing industry such as lobster waste. An arrangement of 13 or more nucleotide monomers covalently bonded in a chain. Two long polymers with backbones consisting of alternating deoxyribose and phosphate molecules. Typically a single strand of polymers with a backbone consisting of alternating ribose and phosphate molecules. Soft contact lenses, medical fibres, tissue engineering, artificial vascular tissue. cosmetic surgery, tissue regeneration, wound healing. Genetic treatment of renal systems, implant failure, wound coatings engineering, bioinformatics care, encapsulation. Catalyzing biochemical reactions, gene therapy, activation/ suppression of genes.