Polysaccharide Based Hybrid Materials

Download or read book Polysaccharide Based Hybrid Materials written by Carla Vilela and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-09-26 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This brief explores polysaccharides, the most abundant family of naturally occurring polymers, and explains how they have gained considerable attention in recent decades as a source of innovative bio-based materials. The authors present a range of material including an extensive array of polysaccharide hybrid nanomaterials with distinct applications. The most recent knowledge regarding polysaccharide-based hybrid nanomaterials with metal and metal oxide nanoparticles (NPs), carbon nanotubes and graphene is presented as well as the main polysaccharides, namely cellulose, chitin and chitosan, starch and their most relevant derivatives. The book features a description of important production methodologies, properties, and applications of these types of hybrids.