Advances in Natural Polymers

Sabu Thomas is a Professor of Polymer Science and Engineering at Mahatma Gandhi University (India). He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and a Fellow of the New York Academy of Sciences. Thomas has published over 300 papers in peer reviewed journals on his polymer composite, membrane separation, polymer blend and alloy, and polymer recycling research and has edited several books.

Introduction of natural polymers and their nanocomposites.- Cellulose based blends, composites and nanocomposites.- Chitin and chitosan based blends, composites and nanocomposites.- Starch based blends, composites and nanocomposites.- Recent studies on soy protein based blends, composites and nanocomposites.- Recent studies on casein based blends, composites and nanocomposites.- Recent studies on Alginates based blends, composites and nanocomposites.- Recent studies on lignin based blends, composites and nanocomposites.- Recent studies on hemicelluloses based blends, composites and nanocomposites.