Natural polymers: Their blends, composites and nanocomposites: State of art, new challenges and opportunities
The present chapter deals with a brief account on various types of natural polymers such as cellulose, chitin, starch, soy protein, casein, hemicellu-loses, alginates, polylactic acid and polyhydroxyalkanoates etc. Blends, composites and nanocomposites based on these polymers have been very briefly...
| Published in: | Advanced Structured Materials |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2013
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| Online Access: | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84874227663&doi=10.1007%2f978-3-642-20940-6_1&partnerID=40&md5=094d3c2062f02489688d798a68a236b9 |
| Summary: | The present chapter deals with a brief account on various types of natural polymers such as cellulose, chitin, starch, soy protein, casein, hemicellu-loses, alginates, polylactic acid and polyhydroxyalkanoates etc. Blends, composites and nanocomposites based on these polymers have been very briefly discussed. Finally the applications, new challenges and opportunities of these biomaterials are also discussed. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013. |
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| ISSN: | 18698441 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/978-3-642-20940-6_1 |