Surface Modification of Cellulose Acetate with Cutinase and ...

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Acknowledgments / Agradecimentos ........................................................................... V
Abstract..........................................................................................................................IX
Resumo........................................................................................................................XIII
Table of contents ........................................................................................................XIX
List of Abbreviations and symbols...........................................................................XXI
Chapter 1
General Introduction: Application of Enzymes for Textile Fibres Processing................. 1
Chapter 2
Surface Modification of Synthetic Fibres....................................................................... 49
Subchapter 2.1
Introduction..............................................................................................................................51
Subchapter 2.2
Tailoring Cutinase Activity Towards Polyethylene Terephthalate and
Polyamide 6.6 Fibers .............................................................................................................61
Subchapter 2.3
Influence of Mechanical Agitation on Cutinases and Protease Activity
Toward Polyamide Substrates..................................................................................................81
Subchapter 2.4
Effect of the Agitation on the Adsorption and Hydrolytic Efficiency of
Cutinases on Polyethylene Terephthalate Fibres...................................................................109
Subchapter 2.5
Surface Modification of Cellulose Acetate with Cutinase and Cutinase
Fused to Carbohydrate-binding Modules ..............................................................................127
Chapter 3
Enzymatic Modification of Wool Surface.................................................................... 159
Subchapter 3.1
Introduction............................................................................................................................161
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