Book description
This handbook focuses on biopolymers for both environmental and
biomedical applications. It shows recent advances in technology in all
areas from chemical synthesis or biosynthesis to end use applications.
These areas have not been covered in a single book before and they
include biopolymers for chemical and biotechnological modifications,
material structures, characterization, processing, properties, and applications.
After the introduction which summarizes the importance of biopolymer
in the market, the book covers almost all the topics related to
polysaccharides, biofibers, bioplastics, biocomposites, natural
rubber, gums, bacterial and blood compatible polymers, and
applications of biopolymers in various fields.
Susheel Kalia
is Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry, Bahra University
(Shimla Hills), India. He received his PhD from Punjab Technical
University Jalandhar, India. He has 33 research papers to his credit in
international journals along with 45 publications in proceedings of
national & international conferences as well as several book
chapters. He is a life member of the Asian Polymer Association and
Indian Cryogenics Council. He has edited the book,
Cellulose Fibers
,
Bio- and Nano- Polymer Composites
(Springer 2011). He is currently working in the field of polymer
composites, cellulose nanofibers, hydrogels and cryogenics.
Luc Avérous is Director of the Laboratory of Engineering
Polymers for Advanced Technologies at the University of Strasbourg,
France. He obtained his PhD in science and polymer engineering from
the School of Mines of Paris in 1995. For the last 15 years his major
research projects have dealt with multiphase systems (blends,
multilayers, biocomposites and nano-biocomposites) based on
agro-resources (starch, lignins, chitosan, cellulose etc.) and
biopolyesters (PLA, PHA, PCL etc.). He has been particularly involved
in the study of the materials-process-properties chain. He has
published more than 60 journal articles, 15 book chapters, has 2
patents to his name, and has co-edited 3 books. With his expertise in
starch-based materials, and more generally in biopolymers, he is
regularly invited to organise symposia and conferences.
