This book addresses surface modification techniques, which are critical for tailoring and broadening the applications of naturally occurring biopolymers. Biopolymers represent a sustainable solution to the need for new materials in the auto, waste removal, biomedical device, building material, defense, and paper industries.Features: First comprehensive summary of biopolymer modification methods to enhance compatibility, flexibility, enhanced physicochemical properties, thermal stability, impact response, and rigidity, among others Address of a green, eco-friendly materials that is increasing in use, underscoring the roles of material scientists in the future of new "e;green"e; bioolymer material use Coverage applications in automotive development, hazardous waste removal, biomedical engineering, pulp and paper industries, development of new building materials, and defense-related technologies Facilitation of technology transfer

This book addresses surface modification techniques, which are critical for tailoring and broadening the applications of naturally occurring biopolymers. Biopolymers represent a sustainable solution to the need for new materials in the auto, waste removal, biomedical device, building material, defense, and paper industries.Features:* First comprehensive summary of biopolymer modification methods to enhance compatibility, flexibility, enhanced physicochemical properties, thermal stability, impact response, and rigidity, among others* Address of a green, eco-friendly materials that is increasing in use, underscoring the roles of material scientists in the future of new "green" bioolymer material use* Coverage applications in automotive development, hazardous waste removal, biomedical engineering, pulp and paper industries, development of new building materials, and defense-related technologies* Facilitation of technology transfer

List of Contributors viiPreface xi1 Surface Modification of Biopolymers: An Overview 1Manju Kumari Thakur, Ashvinder Kumar Rana, Yang Liping, Amar Singh Singha, and Vijay Kumar Thakur2 Surface Modification of Chitosan and its Implications in Tissue Engineering and Drug Delivery 20Dilip Depan and Raj Pal Singh3 Microwave-Irradiated Synthesis of Agar-Based Graft Copolymers: Analytical Evidences, Biomedical and Environmental Applications 45Sumit Mishra, Gautam Sen, and G. Usha Rani4 Adaptation of Biopolymers to Specific Applications 84Cecilia I. Alvarez Igarzabal, Marisa Martinelli,Verónica Brunetti, and Miriam C. Strumia5 Modifications of Lignocellulose Fibers and its Application in Adsorption of Heavy Metals from Aqueous Solution 113Vicente de Oliveira Sousa Neto, Francisco Cláudio de Freitas Barros, Diego de Quadros Melo, Paulo de Tarso C. Freire, Marcos Antônio Araujo-Silva, and Ronaldo Ferreira do Nascimento6 Tailoring Surface Properties of Degradable Poly(3-Hydroxyalkanoates) for Biological Applications 150Estelle Renard, Davy-Louis Versace, Julien Babinot, and Valerie Langlois7 Physically and Chemically Modified Starches in Food and Non-Food Industries 173Malgorzata Kapelko-Zeberska, Tomasz Zieba, and Akhilesh Vikram Singh8 Polymer Modifications and Recent Technological Advances toward Live Cell Encapsulation and Delivery 194Paulomi Ghosh, Kausik Kapat, and Santanu Dhara9 Surface Modification of Natural Fibers for Reinforcement in Polymeric Composites 224Na Lu, Shubhashini Oza, and Morteza Ghaempanah Tajabadi10 Surface Electroconductive Modification of Biopolymers 238Hamidreza Barghi and Mohammad J. Taherzadeh11 Surface Modification of Cellulose Nanocrystals for Nanocomposites 258Jin Huang,, Youli Chen, and Peter R. Chang12 Biopolymer-Based Stimuli-Sensitive Functionalized Graft Copolymers as Controlled Drug Delivery Systems 291T.S. Anirudhan and S.R. Rejeena13 Nucleophile-Induced Shift of Surface Plasmon Resonance and its Implication in Chemistry 335Anindita Roy and Tarasankar Pal14 Surface Modification of Natural Fiber Composites and their Potential Applications 370Moshibudi C. Khoathane, Emmanuel R. Sadiku, Chinenyeze S. Agwuncha15 Effect of Surface Modification of Natural Cellulosic Fibers on the Dielectric and Mechanical Properties of Polymer Composites 401Ashvinder Kumar Rana, Amar Singh Singha, Manju Kumari Thakur, and Vijay Kumar ThakurIndex 419