The European Polysaccharide Network of Excellence (EPNOE)

1. Introduction: Challenges and Opportunities in Building a Multinational, Interdisciplinary Research and Education Network on Polysaccharides
Julie Navard, Patrick Navard

2. Etymology of Main Polysaccharide Names
Pierre Avenas

3. Polysaccharides: Molecular and Supramolecular Structures. Terminology
Thomas Heinze, Katrin Petzold-Welcke, Jan E. G. Dam

4. Chemical Characterization of Polysaccharides
Axel Rußler, Anna Bogolitsyna, Gerhard Zuckerstätter, Antje Potthast, Thomas Rosenau

5. Preparation and Properties of Cellulose Solutions
Patrick Navard, Frank Wendler, Frank Meister, Maria Bercea, Tatiana Budtova

6. Cellulose Products from Solutions: Film, Fibres and Aerogels
Frank Wendler, Thomas Schulze, Danuta Ciechanska, Ewa Wesolowska, Dariusz Wawro, Frank Meister, Tatiana Budtova, Falk Liebner

7. Polysaccharide Fibres in Textiles
Lidija Fras Zemljic, Silvo Hribernik, Avinash P. Manian, Hale B. Öztürk, Zdenka Peršin, Majda Sfiligoj Smole, Karin Stana Kleinscheck, Thomas Bechtold, Barbora Široká, Ján Široký

8. Cellulose and Other Polysaccharides Surface Properties and Their Characterisation
Karin Stana-Kleinschek, Heike M. A. Ehmann, Stefan Spirk, Aleš Doliška, Hubert Fasl, Lidija Fras-Zemljič, Rupert Kargl, Tamilselvan Mohan, Doris Breitwieser, Volker Ribitsch

9. Pulp Fibers for Papermaking and Cellulose Dissolution
Pedro Fardim, Tim Liebert, Thomas Heinze

10. Cellulose: Chemistry of Cellulose Derivatization
Thomas Heinze, Andreas Koschella, Tim Liebert, Valeria Harabagiu, Sergio Coseri

11. Chitin and Chitosan as Functional Biopolymers for Industrial Applications
Iwona Kardas, Marcin Henryk Struszczyk, Magdalena Kucharska, Lambertus A. M. Broek, Jan E. G. Dam, Danuta Ciechańska

12. Polysaccharide-Acting Enzymes and Their Applications
Anu Koivula, Sanni Voutilainen, Jaakko Pere, Kristiina Kruus, Anna Suurnäkki, Lambertus A. M. Broek, Robert Bakker, Steef Lips

Nyckelord: Life Sciences, Enzymology, Carbohydrate Chemistry, Food Science