Advances in natural polymers : composites and nanocomposites

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors Thomas, Sabu (Editor), P. M., Visakh (Editor), Mathew, Aji P. (Editor)
Format Book
LanguageEnglish
Published Heidelberg ; New York ; Dordrecht ; London : Springer, [2013]
SeriesAdvanced structured materials
Subjects
ISBN9783642209390
978-3-642-44402-9
978-3-642-20940-6
ISSN1869-8433 ;
Physical Descriptionx, 424 stran : ilustrace ; 24 cm

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Table of Contents:
  • Natural polymers : their blends, composites and nanocomposites : state of art, new challenges and opportunities
  • Cellulose based blends, composites and nanocomposites
  • Chitin and chitosan based blends, composites and nanocomposites
  • Starch based blends, composites and nanocomposites
  • Recent studies on soy protein based blends, composites and nanocomposites
  • Nanocarriers, films and composites based on milk proteins
  • Recent studies on Alginates based blends, composites and nanocomposites
  • Advances concerning lignin utilization in new materials
  • Recent studies on hemicellulose-based blends, composites and nanocomposites
  • Bacterial nanocellulose for medical implants
  • Polyactic acid based blends, composites and nanocomposites
  • Polyhydroxyalkanoates : the natural polymers produced by bacterial fermentation