Polysaccharide-Based Nanocrystals - Chemistry and Applications

Format Electronic
Edition2nd ed.
Publication InfoWiley-VCH [Imprint] Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Description328 p. 24.400 x 017.000 cm.
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Other author/creatorHuang
Other author/creatorChang, Peter R.
Other author/creatorDufresne, Alain
Other author/creatorLin, Ning
Summary Annotation Polysaccharide nanocrystals can be derived from the renewable resources cellulose, chitin or starch, which makes them ideal candidates for "Green Materials Science." This versatile material class can be used in nanocomposites such as rubber or polyester, and in functional materials such as drug carriers, bio-inspired mechanically adaptive materials or membranes. Moreover, polysaccharide-based nanomaterials are environmentally friendly due to their intrinsic biodegradability.With its interdisciplinary approach the book gives a thorough introduction to extraction, structure, properties, surface modification, theory, and mechanisms of material formation of polysaccharide nanocrystals from renewable resources. In addition, it provides an in-depth description of plastics, composites, and nanomaterials from cellulose nanocrystals, chitin nanowhiskers and starch nanocrystals.The first focused, concise and coherent treatment of nanomaterials made from renewable resources such as cellulose, chitin, and starch - for scientists, engineers, graduate students and industrial researchers in the field of polymeric materials.
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ISBN9783527336197
ISBN3527336192 (Trade Cloth) Forthcoming
Standard identifier# 9783527336197
Stock number00028608

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