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Natural Polymers,
Biopolymers, Biomaterials,
and Their Composites,
Blends, and IPNs

Recent Advances in

Volume

Material Science

Natural Polymers,
Biopolymers, Biomaterials,
and Their Composites,
Blends and IPNs
Series Editors-in-Chief

Sabu Thomas, PhD

Mathew Sebastian, MD
Anne George
Yang Weimin
Volume Editors

Sabu Thomas, PhD

Neethu Ninan
Sneha Mohan
Elizabeth Francis

Volume 2 of the
Recent Advances in Materials Sciences

book series

Series Editors:
Sabu Thomas, PhD

Director, School of Chemical Sciences, Professor of Polymer Science &

Technology, and Honorary Director of the Centre for Nanoscience and
Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, India

Anne George

Institute of Holistic Medical Sciences, India

Mathew Sebastian, MD

Senior Consultant Surgeon, Elisabethinin Hospital, Klagenfurt, Austria;

Austrian Association for Ayurveda

Yang Weimin

Taishan Scholar Professor, Uuingdao University of Science and Technology

of China, Beijing

Volume Editors:
Sabu Thomas, PhD

Director, School of Chemical Sciences, Professor of Polymer Science

& Technology and Honorary Director of the Centre for Nanoscience
and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India

Neethu Ninan

Joint Doctoral Research in Nanomedicine and Tissue Engineering,

LIMATB, University of South Brittany,Lorient, France, and Centre for
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam,
Kerala, India

his book focuses on the recent advances in natural

polymers, biopolymers, biomaterials, and their
composites, blends, and IPNs. Biobased polymer
blends and composites occupy a unique position in the
dynamic world of new biomaterials.
The growing need for lubricious coatings and surfaces in
medical devicesan outcome of the move from invasive to
noninvasive medicines/proceduresis playing a major role
in the advancement of biomaterials technology. Natural
polymers have attained their cutting-edge technology through
various platforms, and there is much novel information about
them discussed in the book.
This important work covers topics such as chitosan
composites for biomedical applications and wastewater
treatment, cellulose fibre reinforced poly(lactic acid)
composites,p ectic polysaccharides of fruits, silk fibers,
bamboo fiber reinforced PE composites, jute/polyester
composites, magnetic biofoams, and many other interesting
aspects of importance to polymer research today.

Sneha Mohan

Doctoral Research in Nanomaterial Synthesis and Nanotechnology, Centre

for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University

Contents and additional information on side 2

Elizabeth Francis

Doctoral Research in Polymer Nanocomposites, School of Chemical Sciences,

Mahatma Gandhi University

Also in the series:

Volume 1: Polymer Processing and

Characterization

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Natural Polymers, Biopolymers, Biomaterials, and Their Composites, Blends, and IPNs
Chapter 15. Cross-linking Chemistry of Type I and
contents
About the volume Editors
Type Iii Collagen With Anionic Polysaccharides.
Chapter 1. Chitosan and Chitosan Derivatives as
Chelating Agents
Hiba M. Zalloum and Mohammad S. Mubarak
Chapter 2. Chitosan Composites for Biomedical
Applications: An Overview
R. Ramya, Z. Ansar Ali, and P. N. Sudha
Chapter 3. Chitosan Based Materials in Waste Water
Treatment: Recent Developments
Hemalatha R., Shanmugapriya, and Sudha P. N.
Chapter 4. Maize-Natural Fiber as Reinforcement
With Polymers for Structural Applications
Saravana Bavan. D and Mohan Kumar G. C.
Chapter 5. Poly-b-hydroxybutyrate (Phb): A
Biodegradable Polymer of Microbial Origin
Gangurde N. S. and Sayyed R. Z.
Chapter 6. Barrier Properties of Biodegradable
Bacterial Polyester Films
Nadge Follain, Frdric Chivrac, Florent Girard,
Stphane Marais
Chapter 7. Silk Fibres and Their Unidirectional
Polymer Composites
Mansur Ahmed, Md Saiful Islam, Qumrul Ahsan, Md
Mainul Islam
Chapter 8. Bionanocomposites for Multidimensional
Brain Cell Signalling
Mark A. Decoster, J. Mcnamara, K. Cotton, Dustin
Green, C. Jeyasankar, R. Idowu, K. Evans, Q. Xing,
Y. Lvov
Chapter 9. Salix Viminalis as a Source of
Nanomaterials and Bioactive Natural Substances
A. Cyganiuk, A. Olejniczak, A. Kucinska,
R. Klimkiewicz, J. P. Lukaszewicz
Chapter 10. Properties of Differently Compatibilized
Bamboo Fiber Reinforced Pe Composites
Sandeep Kumar
Chapter 11. Jute/Polyester Composites
S. K. Malhotra
Chapter 12. Control of Hyaluronidase Activity by
Formation of Electrostatic Complexes
Brigitte Deschrevel
Chapter 13. Spider Silk: Production and Biomedical
Applications
Anna Rising, Mona Widhe, and My Hedhammar
Chapter 14. New Nanocomposite Materials Based on
Cellulose and Other Biopolymers.
Carmen S. R. Freire, Susana C. M. Fernandes,
Armando J. D. Silvestre, Alessandro Gandini and
Carlos Pascoal Neto

A. Gnanamani, Tapas Mitra, G. Sailakshmi and

A. B. Mandal
Chapter 16. Cellulose Fibre Reinforced Poly(Lactic
Acid) (Pla) Composites
Nina Graupner and Jrg Mssig
Chapter 17. Isolation of Cellulose Nanowhiskers From
Kenaf Fibre
Hanieh Kargarzadeh, Siti Yasmine, Z. Z. Ishak
Ahmad, and Ibrahim Abdullah
Chapter 18. Bio-hybrid Nanocomposite Roll-to-Roll
Coatings for Fibre Based Materials and Plastics
Jari Vartiainen, Vesa Kunnari, and Annaleena Kokko
Chapter 19. Advances in Collagen-Based Tissue
Engineering
Krystyna Pietrucha
Chapter 20. Pectic Polysaccharides of Fruits:
Characterization, Fractional Changes and Industrial
Application
Kausik Majumder
Chapter 21. Synthesis and Characterisation of Alkyd
Resin Microcapsules
Hariharan Raja, Swarupini Ganesan, Gokulnath
Dillibabu, and Ravisankar Subburayalu
Chapter 22. Environmental Recovery by Magnetic
Nanocomposites Based on Castor Oil
Souza Jr., Fernando Gomes, Oliveira, Geiza
Esperandio, Lopes, Magnovaldo Carvalho
Chapter 23. Magnetic Biofoams Based on
Polyurethane Applied in Oil Spill Clean Up Processes
Oliveira, Geiza Esperandio; Souza Jr, Fernando
Gomes; and Lopes, Magnolvaldo Carvalho
Chapter 24. Self-assembly of Lipid A-Phosphates:
Supramolecular Liquid Crystals.
Henrich H. Paradies, Chester A. Faunce, Hendrik
Reichelt, and Kurt Zimmermann
Chapter 25. Bone Mechanical Stimulation With
Piezoelectric Materials
J. Reis , C. Frias, F. Silva, J. Potes, J. A. Simes,
M. I. Botelho, C. C. Castro, A. T. Marques
Chapter 26. Role of Water in Dielectric Properties of
Starch Membranes
Perumal Ramasamy
Chapter 27. Tribo Performance of T-bfrp Composite
Subjected To Dry/wet Contact Conditions
Umar Nirmal, Jamil Hashim, Dirk Rilling,
P. V. Brevern, and B. F. Yousif
Chapter 28. Properties and Nano-observation of
Natural Rubber With Nanomatrix Structure.
Yoshimasa Yamamoto and Seiichi Kawahara
Index

Dr. Sabu Thomas is the Director of School of

Chemical Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University,
Kottayam, India. He is also a full professor of
Polymer Science and Engineering and Director
of Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
of the same university. He is a fellow of many
professional bodies. Professor Thomas has authored
or co-authored many papers in international peerreviewed journals in the area of polymer processing.
He has organized several international conferences
and has more than 420 publications, 11 books and
two patents to his credit. He has been involved in
a number of books both as author and editor. He
is a reviewer to many international journals and
has received many awards for his excellent work in
polymer processing. His h Index is 42. Professor
Thomas is listed as the 5th position in the list of
Most Productive Researchers in India, in 2008.
Neethu Ninan is doing joint doctoral research in
nanomedicine and tissue engineering at both the
LIMATB, University of South Brittany, Lorient,
France, and the Centre for Nanoscience and
Nanotechnology at Mahatma Gandhi University,
Kottayam, Kerala, India.
Sneha Mohan is doing doctoral research in
nanomaterial synthesis and nanotechnology at the
Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology at
Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala,
India.
Elizabeth Francis is doing doctoral research in
polymer nanocomposites at the School of Chemical
Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam,
Kerala, India.

Approx. 370 pp. with index.

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