Recent progress in selected bio-nanomaterials and their engineering applications: An overview

Journal of Science: Advanced Materials and Devices

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 263-288

  Mishra, Raghvendra Kumar ^a   Ha, Sung Kyu ^b   Verma, Kartikey ^c   Tiwari, Santosh K ^b,d  

^a MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

^d INDIAN SCHOOL OF MINES   (India)

Author keywords

Biodegradable materials; Biopolymers; Cellulose; Green materials; Nanocellulose

Indexed keywords

EID: 85054152253     PISSN: 24682284     EISSN: 24682179     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsamd.2018.05.003     Document Type: Review

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