Overview
- Introduces strategies and mechanisms of function-oriented modifications on nanopolysaccharides
- Uses interdisciplinary approaches from chemistry, physics, processing, nanotechnology, and polymer science
- Summarizes the architecture and performance of diverse functional applications
- Valuable guidance on the development of nanopolysaccharide functional materials
Part of the book series: Springer Series in Biomaterials Science and Engineering (SSBSE, volume 15)
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About this book
This book establishes a fundamental framework, highlighting the architecture strategies of typical functional systems based on nanopolysaccharides and integrated analysis of their significant influence and properties to various functional behaviors of materials, to help readers to fully understand the fundamental features of nanopolysaccharides and functional materials. Addressing the potential for practical applications, the book also covers the related industrial interests and reports on highly valued products from nanopolysaccharides, providing ideas for future studies in the area. Intended both for academics and professionals who are interested in nanopolysaccharides, it is also a valuable resource for postgraduate students, researchers, and engineers involved in R&D of natural polymers, nanotechnology, and functional materials.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Dr. Juntao Tang is an Associate Professor at the College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at Central South University, China. He received his Ph.D. degree in Chemical Engineeringunder the guidance of Prof. Michael Tam at the University of Waterloo, Canada in 2016 and completed one-year’s postdoctoral research. He received the Chinese Government Award for outstanding students abroad in 2015. Prof. Tang has 20 journal articles and 2 patents in the fields of colloids and polymer science. His current research interests involve designing and developing functional nanomaterials derived from sustainable resources for advanced applications.
Dr. Alain Dufresne received his Ph.D. in 1991 from INSA Toulouse (Electronics) and was a postdoctoral researcher at Polytechnique Montreal, and a Lecturer at INSA Lyon. He was appointed as an Associate Professor at Grenoble University in 1993, and then as a Professor in 2001. He has been a Professor at Grenoble INP since 2003. He was a Visiting Professor at UFRJ and Embrapa Fortaleza (Brazil), and UKM (Malaysia). His research interests include the processing and characterization of renewable nanocomposites. He has published more than 280 peer-reviewed papers. Prof. Dufresne received the 2016 International Nanotechnology Division Award and FiberLean® Technologies Prize awarded by TAPPI and is in the 2016 top 300 most-cited researchers in materials science and engineering/Elsevier Scopus Data. He is also a member of the editorial board of Carbohydrate Polymers, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, Fibers, Materials Research, the Ibero-American Journal of Materials and the Journal of Korean Wood Science and Technology, as well as an associate editor of Polimeros: Ciencia e Tecnologia.
Dr. Michael K.C. Tam obtained his B.Eng. and Ph.D. degrees in Chemical Engineering from Monash University, Australia in 1982 and 1991 respectively. He spent 18 months as a postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Chemical Engineering, McMaster University Canada, and subsequently taught at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore for 15 years. In June 2007 he joined the Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo as a tenured Full Professor, and holds the position of University Research Chair in the field of functional colloids and sustainable nanomaterials. He is an active member of the Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology. Prof. Tam's research interests include sustainable nanomaterials, colloids, self-assembly systems, polymer-surfactant interactions, and controlled delivery systems. He has published more than 300 journal articles in various fields of polymer science and engineering. His total citations exceed 13,500 and his H-index is 62. He is also an associate editor of ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Advanced Functional Materials from Nanopolysaccharides
Editors: Ning Lin, Juntao Tang, Alain Dufresne, Michael K.C. Tam
Series Title: Springer Series in Biomaterials Science and Engineering
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-0913-1
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials Science, Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-15-0912-4Published: 27 November 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-15-0915-5Published: 27 November 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-0913-1Published: 15 November 2019
Series ISSN: 2195-0644
Series E-ISSN: 2195-0652
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXV, 414
Number of Illustrations: 14 b/w illustrations, 119 illustrations in colour
Topics: Nanotechnology, Nanoscale Science and Technology, Polymer Sciences, Materials Engineering, Characterization and Evaluation of Materials