Kennedy John F., Phillips Glyn O. e.a. (ed.). Recent Advances in Environmentally Compatible Polymers

Woodhead Publishing Limited, 2001. - 448 pages (reprinted 2006).
This book, which is the proceedings of the International Cellucon Conference 99 (Japan) is divided into several sections. It commences with the keynote lecture which offers an overview of basic reactions which occur in the degradation of important polymers.
The section on Synthesis and derivatisation of biocompatible polymers derivatives from plant components.
The section on production and use of biocompatible materials offers a material design lesson on the architectural methods to relate chemical structures of biocompatible polymers to their physical properties.
The section on biodegradable polyurethane-based polymers reports the recent development in preparation and physical properties of polyurethanes from biomass.
The section on analysis and characterisation of new polymers and materials covers the application of CPMAS NMR, X-ray analysis, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermogravimetry (TG), TG-Fourier transform infrared spectrometry conversion, modification and characterisation of biopolymers.
Collectively, the 56 papers cited in this book provide a perspective on the current state of knowledge of biomaterials science as it affects the structural, synthetic and biotechnological fields of environmentally compatible materials.Contents Sections
Gels
Polysaccharide hydrogels
Junction zone formation
Pulp and paper
New pulping methods
Recycling of paper
Functionalization of paper
Utilization of natural polymers and their components
Natural polymer derivatives
Synthetic polymers from natural polymer components
Composites containing natural polymers
Synthesis and biodegradation
New synthetic methods
Biosynthesis
Biodegradation
Gene technology.