title: Polysaccharide-based nanocomposites and their applications.
abstract: Polysaccharide nanocomposites have become increasingly important materials over the past decade. Polysaccharides offer a green alternative to synthetic polymers in the preparation of soft nanomaterials. They have also been used in composites with hard nanomaterials, such as metal nanoparticles and carbon-based nanomaterials. This mini review describes methods for polysaccharide nanocomposite preparation and reviews the various types and diverse applications for these novel materials.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics and Key Laboratory of ATMMT Ministry of Education, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, People's Republic of China. Electronic address: zhengyy1718@zstu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Yingying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180-3590, USA.
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Monty
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180-3590, USA. Electronic address: linhar@rpi.edu.
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Linhardt
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D053761:Nanocomposites / Q000737:chemistry*; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D011134:Polysaccharides / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D011134:Polysaccharides
keywords: Biomaterials; Electrospinning; Film coating; Green chemistry; Nanocomposites; Polysaccharide