Surface Modifications of Nanocellulose. Strategies, Methods, and Applications

Table of Contents

1. Preparation and properties of nanocellulose
2. Physical modifications on nanocellulose
3. Groups transformation and small molecules grafting on nanocellulose
4. Polymer grafting on nanocellulose
5. Fluorescent molecules on nanocellulose
6. Antibacterial species on nanocellulose
7. Biological molecules on nanocellulose
8. Hydrophobic modifications on nanocellulose
9. Inorganic and metal nanoparticles on nanocellulose
10. Self-crosslinking of nanocellulose
11. Characterization of surface modifications on nanocellulose
12. Environmental, safety issues and scale-up of surface modifications on nanocellulose
13. Concluding remarks and future perspectives

Authors

Ning Lin Associate Professor, Wuhan University of Technology, China. Dr. Ning Lin is an associate professor at the School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Life Sciences at Wuhan University of Technology in Wuhan, China. He received his PhD at University Grenoble Alpes in France and continued the one-year post-doctoral research. His research interests include chemical modification, design and development of nanopolysaccharides (nanocellulose, nanochitin, starch nanocrystals), and functional applications. He has authored more than 60 scientific publications, 3 books (in English or Chinese) and 10 patents. Ge Zhu Lecturer, Wuhan University of Technology, China. Dr. Ge Zhu is a lecturer at the School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Life Sciences in Wuhan University of Technology in Wuhan, China. He completed his PhD degree at University Grenoble Alpes in France. His current research interests involve designing and developing functional nanomaterials derived from nanocellulose for advanced applications. He has authored 10 scientific publications, 3 patents and 1 book chapter.