Chemists, materials scientists and engineers, and other researchers report recent findings regarding polymeric biomaterials, including interpenetrating polymer networks (IPM), a form in which two or more networks are at least partially interlaced but not covalently bonded. Their topics include maize-natural fiber as reinforcement with polymers for structural applications, jute/polyester composites, spider-silk production and biomedical applications, synthesizing and characterizing alkyd resin microcapsules, and environmental recovery by magnetic nanocomposites based on castor oil. Distributed in the US by CRC Press. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Natural Polymers, Biopolymers, Biomaterials, and Their Composites, Blends, and IPNs 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 devices—an outcome of the move from invasive to noninvasive medicines/procedures—is playing a major role in the advancement of biomaterials technology. Natural polymers have attained their cutting-edge technology through various platforms, yet there is a lot of novel information about them that is discussed in the book.
This important work covers topics such as chitosan composites for biomedical applications and wastewater treatment, coal biotechnology, biomedical and related applications of second generation polyamidoamines, silk fibers, PEG hydrogels, bamboo fiber reinforced PE composites, jute/polyester composites, magnetic biofoams, and many other interesting aspects of importance to polymer research today.
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