Cellulose-Based Graft Copolymers: Structure and Chemistry

ISBN-13: 9781138827196 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017

Vijay Kumar Thakur

Opis

This book discusses the synthesis, characterization, and properties of multifunctional cellulose-based graft copolymers, offering an overview of the latest technical accomplishments. Presenting the contributions of accomplished experts in the field of natural cellulosic polymers, the text addresses a separate biomaterial in each chapter, exploring composition as well as graft copolymerization chemistry. It covers fundamentals and applications, tackles several critical issues, provides suggestions for future work, and supplies deeper insight into the state of the art of advanced cellulose-based graft copolymers.

Spis treści

Cellulose-Based Graft Copolymers: An Overview. Grafting on Cellulosics: Progress toward Purpose. Preparation of Functional Polymer-Grafted Cellulose through Azide Alkyne Cycloaddition or C-C Cross-Coupling. Graft Copolymerization of Cellulose and Cellulose Derivatives. Cellulose Graft Copolymerization by Gamma and Electron Beam Irradiation. Advances in Cellulose-Based Graft Copolymers Prepared via Controlled Radical Polymerization Methods: A Comprehensive Review. UV-Grafting: A Powerful Tool for Cellulose Surface Modification. Graft Copolymerization of Vinyl Monomers onto Cellulosic Cannabis indica Fibers. Advances, Development, and Characterization of Cellulose Graft Copolymers. Modification of Cellulose-Based Fibers by the Graft Copolymerization Method. Modification of Jute Fibers by Radiation-Induced Graft Copolymerization and Their Applications. Chemically Modified Cotton Fibers for Antimicrobial Applications. Cellulose-Based Graft Copolymer for Toxic Ion and Organic Persistent Pollutants Removal. Use of Oxidized Regenerated Cellulose in Controlling Bleeding during Neurosurgical Procedures. Hydroxypropyl Methyl Cellulose Grafted with Poly(Acrylamide): Application as Novel Polymeric Material as Flocculant as well as Adsorbent. Preparation of Graft Copolymers of Cellulose Derivatives and Their Use in Recovery Processes. Grafting of Cellulose-Based Materials: Techniques, Factors, and Applications of the Grafted Products. Preparation, Self-Assembly, and Application of Amphiphilic Cellulose-Based Graft Copolymers. Hydroxypropyl Cellulose-Based Graft Copolymers: Structure, Properties, and Application. Intelligent Responsive Copolymers Based on Cellulose: Structure, Properties, and Applications. Synthesis and Applications of Grafted Carboxymethyl Cellulose: A Review. Surface Grafting of Cellulose Nanowhisker. Nanocellulose Preparation, Surface Chemical Modification, and Its Application. Synthesis and Characterization of Sulfonyl-Terminated Polymer-Grafted Magnetic Nanocellulose and Its Application as a pH-Responsive Antibiotic Drug Carrier for the Controlled Delivery of Ciprofloxacin. Grafting of Cellulose and Cellulose Derivatives by CuAAC Click Chemistry.

O autorze

Vijay Kumar Thakur is currently a staff scientist in the School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at Washington State University, Pullman, USA. His former appointments include a research scientist in Temasek Laboratories at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, and a visiting research fellow in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering at Lunghwa University of Science and Technology, Taiwan. He completed his postdoctorate in materials science at Iowa State University, Ames, USA, and his Ph.D in polymer science at the National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur, India. In addition to being widely published, Dr. Thakur is an editorial board member of numerous international journals, guest editor of the International Journal of Polymer Science and Journal of Chemistry, and member of several scientific bodies around the world.