Includes bibliographical references and index.

Dedication -- Foreword -- Preface -- About the editors -- About the contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction to nanocellulose / Muhammad Wajid Ullah, Sehrish Manan, Mazhar Ul-Islam, Revin Victor Vasilyevich, Sabu Thomas, and Guang Yang -- Synthesis of cellulose nanofiber from oil palm biomass by high pressure homogenization and wet disk milling / Hidayah Ariffin, Tengku Arisyah Tengku Yasim-Anuar, Mohd Nor Faiz Norrrahim, and Mohd Ali Hassan -- Surface modification of nanocellulose / Pei Huang, Chao Wang, Yong Huang, and Min Wu -- Nanocellulose-Reinforced Starch Nanocomposites / Preetha Balakrishnan, Sreerag Gopi, Muhammad Wajid Ullah, Guang Yang, and Sabu Thomas -- Recent developments in synthesis, properties, and biomedical applications of cellulose-based hydrogels / Zhijun Shi, Muhammad Wajid Ullah, Xinshuo Liang, and Guang Yang -- Nanocellulose-based biomaterials for skin tissue repair / Lallepak Lamboni, Amarachi Rosemary Osi, Biaou O Ode Boni, Bianza Moise Bakadia, and Guang Yang -- Applications of Nanofibrillar Celluloses in Drug Delivery: From conventional tablet excipient to novel drug carrier / Munair Badshah, Taous Khan, Hanif Ullah, Fazli Wahid, and Muhammad Wajid Ullah -- Applications of nanocellulose in food industry / Qi Li and Shilin Liu -- Nanocellulose as a green material to eradicate environment and renewable energy issues / Mazhar Ul-Islam, Muhammad Wajid Ullah, Shaukat Khan, Sehrish Manan, Waleed Ahmad Khattak, Tahseen Kamal, Aref Ahmad Wazwaz, and Ahmed Saadi Abrehem -- Applications of nanocellulose in the paper industry / Hye Jung Youn and Hak Lae Lee -- Application of nanocellulose in specialty paper / Hao Ling, Xiaohui Wang, and Runcang Sun -- Nanocellulose-based composites : optoelectronic applications / Mingwei Zhu, Chao Jia, Zhiqiang Fang, and Liangbing Hu -- Nanocellulose-based materials for energy conversion / Jinyu Wang, Tao Wu, Huan Chen, Siling Chen, Wenchao Yu, Yanan Yin, Zhuqun Shi, and Quanling Yang -- Nanocellulose-based flexible energy storage devices / Yasir Beeran Pottathara, Hanuma Reddy Tiyyagura, Hideya Kawasaki, Zakiah Ahmad, Sabu Thomas, and Vanja Kokol -- Functional nanocellulose aerogels for varying technological applications / Deepu A Gopakumar, Daniel Pasquini, Abdul Khalil H.P.S., and Sabu Thomas. Applications of bacterial cellulose / Fazli Wahid and Cheng Zhong -- Index.

"Nanocellulose, a unique and promising natural material extracted from native cellulose, has received immense interest for its broad spectrum of applications owing to its remarkable physical properties, special surface chemistry, and excellent biological properties (biocompatibility, biodegradability, and low toxicity). In attempts to meet the requirements of humanity's wellbeing, biomaterials scientists taking advantage of the structure and properties of nanocellulose aim to develop new and formerly non-existing materials with novel and multifunctional properties. This book highlights the importance of nanocellulose and overviews its synthesis, types, structure, and properties. Further, it discusses various biofabrication approaches and applications of nanocellulose-based biomaterials in various fields such as environment, biomedical, optoelectronics, pharmaceutics, paper, renewable energy, and food industry. Devised to have a broad appeal, this book will be useful to beginners, who will appreciate its comprehensive approach, as well as active researchers, who will find its focus on recent advancements highly valuable"--Publisher's website.

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