Polysaccharide Based Graft Copolymers

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Kalia, Susheel. (Editor), Sabaa, M.W. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Chemistry.; Pharmaceutical technology.; Carbohydrates.; Polymers.; Biomaterials.; Polymer Sciences.; Pharmaceutical Sciences/Technology.; Carbohydrate Chemistry.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36566-9

Renowned experts give all essential aspects of the techniques and applications of graft copolymers based on polysaccharides. Polysaccharides are the most abundant natural organic materials and polysaccharide based graft copolymers are of great importance and widely used in various fields. Natural po...

Table of Contents:

• From the contents: Polymer Grafting: A Versatile Means to Modify the Polysaccharides
• Cellulose graft copolymers: Synthesis, Properties and Applications
• Starch-g-copolymers: Synthesis, Properties and Applications
• Chitosan-g-copolymers: Synthesis, Properties and Applications
• Gum-g-copolymers: Synthesis, Properties and Applications
• Dextran-g-copolymers: Synthesis, Properties and Applications
• Polysaccharide hydrogels: synthesis, characterization and applications
• Hyaluronic acid-g-copolymers: Synthesis, Properties and Applications
• Polysaccharide based graft copolymers for biomedical applications.