Abstract
Chitosan (CS) is a kind of marine polymer that can be extracted from the shells of various shellfish including crabs and prawns. It has versatile properties, such as biodegradability, biocompatibility, hemostatic behavior and promotion of wound healing. Chitosan is also a very versatile material that can be readily chemical modified. Chitosan has been widely used in different fields. However, there are also many disadvantages for chitosan and its derivates, such as lower mechanical property notprominent performance.In the current chapter, we want to introduce the method for preparation of the composite based on chitosan, such as the composite of chitosan/natural polymers, chitosan/synthetic polymers, chitosan/biomacromolecules, chitosan/inorganic components, chitosan/carbon materials, etc. By the way, we also want to introduce the progress for the application of the above composite in different fields, such as medical materials, environmental protection, agriculture, etc.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Handbook of Composites from Renewable Materials |
| Publisher | wiley |
| Pages | 371-433 |
| Number of pages | 63 |
| Volume | 1-8 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781119441632 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781119223627 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2017 |
Keywords
- Biomacromolecules
- Carbon materials
- Chitosan
- Composite
- Inorganic components
- Natural polymers
- Synthetic polymers
