Characterization of Cellulose and Chitin Thin Films and Their Interactions with Bio-based Polymers

As the two most abundant natural polymers on earth, cellulose and chitin have attracted increasing attention as a source of renewable energy and functional materials. Thin films of cellulose and chitin are useful for studying interactions of these materials with other natural and synthetic molecules...

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Main Author: Kittle, Joshua Daniel
Other Authors: Chemistry
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/26806
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-04122012-080620/