Nanocellulose in Biomedical Engineering – Hardcover

This book provides insights into routes for the fabrication of plant and bacterial source derived nanocellulose from various renewable resources and strategic modifications to control its inherent characteristics targeted toward applications in diverse engineering and medical sectors. The book covers broad subject areas from synthesis and processing to finished products, with the aim of encouraging both researchers and industrialists to utilize natural and renewable resources to extract nanocellulose through novel processing techniques and developed value-added materials at an industrial scale. The strategy of the process is to convert “waste into wealth” which provides commercial value as well as sustainability of the environment. Rather than being simply a source of information, the book acts as guide for researchers in selecting and determining the appropriate fabrication and surface alteration approaches for processing nanocellulose and its composites. These materials will have the desired properties depending upon targeted biomedical applications, which make this book stand out from others in the market. The present volume will encourage and promote research in areas related to nanocellulose. For those who are new to the field, novel routes are provided, with technical know-how, for its production. These guidelines lead to increasing the scale of production through industrially viable routes to develop value-added biomedical devices with the potential for commercialization.