Handbook of Natural Polymers, Volume 2 Functionalization, Surface Modification, and Properties

1. Possibilities and significance of chemical modifications of natural biopolymers - State of the art
2. Modifications of starch and its characterizations
3. Physical and chemical modifications of gluten
4. Chemical modifications of nanochitin and their characterizations
5. Chemical modifications of Alginate based biopolymers
6. Functionalization of pectin and structural evaluation
7. Chemical modifications of keratin
8. Treatments on wool and structural evaluation
9. Functionalization and characteristics of chitosan-gelatin composites
10. Effect of modifications on natural rubber
11. Chemical modifications of collagen
12. Chemical and radiation modification of gelatin
13. Surface modifications of zein
14. Chemical functionalization and characterization of silk fibroin materials
15. Functionalization and structural analysis of Gum
16. Production of alginate oligosaccharides and their plant growth promoting activity: Effect of ionizing radiation processing
17. Microscopical analysis of modified natural biopolymers
18. Chromatographic analysis of modified natural biopolymers
19. Thermal properties of modified natural biopolymers
20. Electrical properties of modified natural biopolymers
21. Surface analysis and water contact angle of modified modified natural biopolymers
22. Rheological and shape memory properties of natural biopolymers
23. Environmental impact of chemically modified natural biopolymers

Dr M.S. Sreekala is an Assistant Professor of Chemistry at the Postgraduate Research Department of Chemistry, Sree Sankara College, Kalady, India. Her research interests include polymer composites, biodegradable and green composites, and thermosetting materials. She has published more than 50 papers in peer-reviewed journals and has edited 6 books. Dr. Sreekala received the prestigious Alexander von Humboldt post-doctoral fellowship from the Humboldt Foundation, Bonn, Germany, and conducted research at the Institute for Composite Materials, University of Kaiserslautern, Germany. She was also awarded a post-doctoral fellowship from the Japan Society for Promotion of Science, Tokyo, Japan, and conducted research at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Yamaguchi University, Japan. She has organized many national and international conferences and delivered invited talks at many international conferences within India and abroad.
Lakshmipriya Ravindran, is a Senior Research Fellow at the Postgraduate Research Department of Chemistry, Sree Sankara College, Kalady, India. Her research interests include polymer nanocomposites, nanofillers of bio origin, carbon nanotubes, the incorporation of nanofillers to thermosetting polymers, and their applications. She has attended, and presented papers at, several international conferences and seminars, published peer-reviewed research articles in international journals, and has authored two book chapters.
Prof. Koichi Goda is Chair of Mechanical Engineering and Full Professor, in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, at Yamaguchi University, Japan. Prof. Goda has significant experience in areas including biopolymers, composite materials, reliability, and nanotechnology, with recent research focusing on green composites. He has received numerous awards for his work in including most recently the Meritorious Contribution Award from JCOM (Committee on Composite Materials of JSMS – The Society of Materials Science, Japan)