Biotechnology and Polymers

by Charles G. Gebelein

Book Overview

The term biotechnology has emerged on the contemporary scene fairly recently, but the basic concept of utilizing natural materials, either directly or in modified versions, dates back to antiquity. If we search the ancient literature, such as the Bible, we find hundreds of examples wherein people employed, or modified, natural materials for a variety of important uses. As far back as the days of Noah we find pitch, a natural material, being used as...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0306440490
• ISBN13: 9780306440496
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 351 Pages
• Weight: 1.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"