Advances in Natural Polymers
Subtitle: Composites and Nanocomposites
By: edited by Sabu Thomas, P. M. Visakh, Aji. P. Mathew
Contributors: P. M., Visakh; Mathew, Aji. P.; SpringerLink (Online service)
Series: Advanced Structured Materials -- 18
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg; Imprint: Springer
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Berlin, Heidelberg
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 422
ISBN-13: 9783642209406
Subjects: Materials science; Materials; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials; Polymers; Surfaces (Physics); Continuum Mechanics and Mechanics of Materials; Polymer Sciences
Description: <p>The book summarizes in a comprehensive manner many of the recent technical research accomplishments in the area of natural polymers. It discusses the various attempts reporting on solving this problem from the point of view of the chemistry and the structure of natural polymers, highlighting the drawbacks and advantages of each method and proposal. Based on considerations of structure - property relations, it is possible to obtain fibers with improved strength by making use of their nanostructures and/or mesophase properties of natural polymers. The book is a unique book with contributions from the experts of the biomaterial area research. it covers all topics related to natural biomaterials such as natural rubber, cellulose, chitin, starch, hemicellulose, lignin, alginates, soy protein, casein and their bionanocomposites and applications. This book is a useful reference for scientists, academicians, research scholars and biotechnologists.</p>
Table of contents: title: Introduction of natural polymers and their nanocomposites; title: Cellulose based blends, composites and nanocomposites; title: Chitin and chitosan based blends, composites and nanocomposites; title: Starch based blends, composites and nanocomposites; title: Recent studies on soy protein based blends, composites and nanocomposites; title: Recent studies on casein based blends, composites and nanocomposites; title: Recent studies on Alginates based blends, composites and nanocomposites; title: Recent studies on lignin based blends, composites and nanocomposites; title: Recent studies on hemicelluloses based blends, composites and nanocomposites.