Kesavan Pillai, SreejaraniRay, SS2014-08-042014-08-042012-08Kesavan Pillai, S. and Ray, S.S. 2012. Chitosan-based nanocomposites. In: Natural Polymers, Volume 2: Nanocomposites. Royal Society of Chemsitry: Piccadilly, London, pp 33-68978-1-84973-531-5http://www.rsc.org/shop/books/2012/9781849734035.asphttp://hdl.handle.net/10204/7557Copyright: Royal Society of Chemistry: Piccadilly, London, pp 33-68In recent years, bio-nanocomposites, where biopolymers are formulated with fillers with nanometric dimensions, have raised great research interest because of the increasing demand of environmental friendly products. Due to the nanometer size dispersion of the filler particles, these composites, especially natural biopolymer-layered silicate nanocomposites, exhibit markedly improved properties such as increased modulus and strength, decreased barrier properties, increased thermal stability, etc. Consequently, these materials have huge potential for a wide range of applications. This chapter highlights the recent advances in the development of chitosan/montmorillonite nanocomposites. Preparative techniques, characterization and property improvements, and applications of these novel materials are discussed.enPolymer matrix-based nanocompositesBiopolymersPolysaccharidesChitosanBio-nanocompositesBiopolymer-layered silicate nanocompositesArticleKesavan Pillai, S., & Ray, S. (2012). Chitosan-based nanocomposites. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/7557Kesavan Pillai, Sreejarani, and SS Ray "Chitosan-based nanocomposites." (2012) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/7557Kesavan Pillai S, Ray S. Chitosan-based nanocomposites. 2012; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/7557.TY - Article AU - Kesavan Pillai, Sreejarani AU - Ray, SS AB - In recent years, bio-nanocomposites, where biopolymers are formulated with fillers with nanometric dimensions, have raised great research interest because of the increasing demand of environmental friendly products. Due to the nanometer size dispersion of the filler particles, these composites, especially natural biopolymer-layered silicate nanocomposites, exhibit markedly improved properties such as increased modulus and strength, decreased barrier properties, increased thermal stability, etc. Consequently, these materials have huge potential for a wide range of applications. This chapter highlights the recent advances in the development of chitosan/montmorillonite nanocomposites. Preparative techniques, characterization and property improvements, and applications of these novel materials are discussed. DA - 2012-08 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Polymer matrix-based nanocomposites KW - Biopolymers KW - Polysaccharides KW - Chitosan KW - Bio-nanocomposites KW - Biopolymer-layered silicate nanocomposites LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2012 SM - 978-1-84973-531-5 T1 - Chitosan-based nanocomposites TI - Chitosan-based nanocomposites UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/7557 ER -