Course: Application of Natural Polymers

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Course title Application of Natural Polymers
Course code TUIP/TE8AP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Mokrejš Pavel, prof. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Krejčí Ondřej, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Overview of food, pharmaceutical, medical and technical applications of natural polymers and collagen. 2. Modification of polymer properties. 3. Applications of collagen in food industry - packaging materials (produced by extrusion and co-extrusion technology). 4. Active and intelligent packaging - properties and application examples. 5. Application of collagen in human medicine - fibers, foils, membranes, foams, powders, joint preparations. 6. Application of collagen hydrolysates in food industry. 7. Application of collagen hydrolysates in agriculture - growth stimulators. 8. Application of collagen and other animal proteins (keratin, elastin) in cosmetology. 9. Application of gelatin in pharmaceutical industry - soft (SGC) and hard (HGC) gelatin capsules, tablets. 10. Use of gelatin in photographic industry and for technical applications. 11. Application of micro-capsules (packaging based on natural polymers - proteins) in food, agriculture and pharmacy. 12. Application of reduced forms of keratin (hydrolysates), use of animal hair. 13. Application of milk proteins (casein, whey) in food industry. 14. Application of vegetable proteins (corn zein, wheat gluten, soy protein) in food industry.

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Preparation for examination - 150 hours per semester
learning outcomes
Skills
The student is able to design the technology of edible packaging production process.
The student is able to design the technology of edible packaging production process.
The student can analyse the effect of gelatine mixture composition on the production of pharmaceutical dosage matrices.
The student can analyse the effect of gelatine mixture composition on the production of pharmaceutical dosage matrices.
The student can assess the suitability of the application of gelatins in various fields.
The student can assess the suitability of the application of gelatins in various fields.
The student can evaluate the suitability of polymer processing techniques for various applications.
The student can evaluate the suitability of polymer processing techniques for various applications.
The student can design applications of other biomaterials to consumer products.
The student can design applications of other biomaterials to consumer products.
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecturing
Lecturing
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Skills
Simple experiments
Simple experiments
Practice exercises
Practice exercises
assessment methods
Knowledge
Grade (Using a grade system)
Analysis of works made by the student (Technical products)
Written examination
Written examination
Oral examination
Grade (Using a grade system)
Oral examination
Analysis of works made by the student (Technical products)
Recommended literature
  • Biodegradable polymers for industrial applications. Boca Raton : CRC Press, 2005. ISBN 0-8493-3466-7.
  • Food Packaging and Preservation. 1st ed. London : Blackie Academic & Professional, 1994. ISBN 075140182X.
  • Handbook of biodegradable polymers. Amsterdam : OPA, 1997. ISBN 9057021536.
  • Dumitru, S. Polymeric Biomaterials. New York, 2001. ISBN 0824705696.
  • Ching, Ch. Biodegradable Polymers and Packaging. Lancaster, 1993. ISBN 1-56676-008-9.
  • Martina, C. M., Seiller, M. Actifs et additifs en cosmétologie. Paris : Lavoisier, 1992.
  • Mokrejš, Pavel. Aplikace přírodních polymerů. Vyd. 1. Zlín : Univerzita Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7318-674-6.
  • Parry, D. A. D., Creamer, L. K. Fibrous Proteins. Scientific Industrial and Medical Aspects. London : Acad. Press, 1979. ISBN 0125457014.
  • Schrooyen, P. Feather keratins: Modification and Film Formation. Enschede, 1999.


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