Antioxidant polymers : synthesis, properties, and applications /
edited by Giuseppe Cirilo and Francesca Iemma.
- 1st ed
- Beverly, MA : Hoboken, N.J. : Scrivener ; Wiley, c2012.
- xxiv, 493 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"It is well known that reactive oxygen species (ROS) are involved in a variety of physiological and pathological processes. ROS are continuously balanced by antioxidative defense systems in healthy individuals. However, when the physiological balance between pro-oxidants and antioxidants is disrupted in favor of the former, oxidative stress occurs ensuing in potential damage for the organism"--