Micro- and nanostructured polymer systems : from synthesis to applications

"This book focuses on the recent trends in micro- and nano-structured polymer systems, particularly natural polymers, biopolymers, biomaterials, and their composites, blends, and IPNs. This valuable volume covers the occurrence, synthesis, isolation, production, properties and applications, modification, as well as the relevant analysis techniques to reveal the structures and properties of polymer systems. Biobased polymer blends and composites occupy a unique position in the dynamic world of new biomaterials. The growing environmental awareness of the society has become an major factor in recent decades- is playing a major role in the advancement of biomaterials technology. Natural polymers have attained their cutting-edge technology through various platforms, and this book presents a multitude of information about them. Topics include biopolymer-synthetic systems; nanomaterial-polymer structures; multi-characterization techniques; polymer blends and composites; polymer gels, polyelectrolytes; and many other interesting aspects of interests to researchers This book will be valuable to scientists, engineers, industrialists, researchers and other specialists in a variety of disciplines, both academic and industrial."--
Abstract: "This book focuses on the recent trends in micro- and nano-structured polymer systems, particularly natural polymers, biopolymers, biomaterials, and their composites, blends, and IPNs. This valuable volume covers the occurrence, synthesis, isolation, production, properties and applications, modification, as well as the relevant analysis techniques to reveal the structures and properties of polymer systems. Biobased polymer blends and composites occupy a unique position in the dynamic world of new biomaterials. The growing environmental awareness of the society has become an major factor in recent decades- is playing a major role in the advancement of biomaterials technology. Natural polymers have attained their cutting-edge technology through various platforms, and this book presents a multitude of information about them. Topics include biopolymer-synthetic systems; nanomaterial-polymer structures; multi-characterization techniques; polymer blends and composites; polymer gels, polyelectrolytes; and many other interesting aspects of interests to researchers This book will be valuable to scientists, engineers, industrialists, researchers and other specialists in a variety of disciplines, both academic and industrial."