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49.5 Biomimetics.............................................................. 1124
49.6 Conclusions .............................................................. 1125
References ....................................................................... 1125
50 Algal Photosynthesis, Biosorption, Biotechnology, and Biofuels
Ozcan Konur ..................................................................... 1131
50.1 Overview ................................................................. 1131
50.2 Algal Photosynthesis .................................................... 1132
50.3 Algal Biofuels ............................................................ 1136
50.4 Algal Biotechnology ..................................................... 1145
50.5 Algal Biosorption ........................................................ 1150
50.6 Conclusion ............................................................... 1157
References ....................................................................... 1158
51 Biofuel Innovation by Microbial Diversity
Thiago Bruce, Astria D. Ferrão-Gonzales, Yutaka Nakashimada,
Yuta Matsumura, Fabiano Thompson, Tomoo Sawabe....................... 1163
51.1 Bioprospecting of Marine Microbial Diversity ......................... 1163
51.2 Marine Microbial Diversity Applied to Biofuel Innovation ........... 1166
51.3 Conclusions .............................................................. 1176
References ....................................................................... 1176
52 Maraine Biomaterials as Antifouling Agent
Parappurath Narayanan Sudha, Thandapani Gomathi,
Jayachandran Venkatsan, Se-Kwon Kim ...................................... 1181
52.1 Pollution ................................................................. 1181
52.2 Use of Marine Biomaterials for Water Treatment ..................... 1182
52.3 Modification of Marine Biomaterials .................................. 1183
52.4 Antifouling Marine Biomaterials for Water Treatment................ 1185
52.5 Conclusion ............................................................... 1189
References ....................................................................... 1189
Part I Biomedical Applications
53 Marine Biomaterials
Jayachandran Venkatesan, Se-Kwon Kim ..................................... 1195
53.1 Examples of Marine Biomaterials ...................................... 1195
53.2 Marine Polysaccharides ................................................. 1197
53.3 Marine Ceramics ......................................................... 1207
53.4 Current Understanding and Future Needs............................. 1209
53.5 Conclusions .............................................................. 1209
References ....................................................................... 1209
54 Marine Materials: Gene Delivery
Bijay Singh, Sushila Maharjan, Yun-Jaie Choi, Toshihiro Akaike,
Chong-Su Cho ................................................................... 1217
54.1 Nonviral Vectors for Gene Delivery ..................................... 1217
54.2 Chitosan .................................................................. 1218