title: Starch based polyurethanes: A critical review updating recent literature.
abstract: Recent advancements in material science and technology made it obvious that use of renewable feed stock is the need of hour. Polymer industry steadily moved to get rid of its dependence on non-renewable resources. Starch, the second largest occurring biomass (renewable) on this planet provides a cheap and eco-friendly way to form huge variety of materials on blending with other biodegradable polymers. Specific structural versatility design for individual application and tailor-made properties have established the polyurethane (PU) as an important and popular class of synthetic biodegradable polymers. Blending of starch with polyurethane is relatively a developing area in PU chemistry but with lot of attraction for researchers. Herein, various starch based polyurethane materials including blends, grafts, copolymers, composites and nano-composites, as well as the prospects and latest developments are discussed. Additionally, an overview of starch based polymeric materials, including their potential applications are presented.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Chemistry, Government College University, Faisalabad 38030, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Fatima
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zia
authors.affiliation: Institute of Chemistry, Government College University, Faisalabad 38030, Pakistan. Electronic address: ziakmpkpolym@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Khalid Mahmood
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Zia
authors.affiliation: Institute of Chemistry, Government College University, Faisalabad 38030, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zuber
authors.affiliation: Institute of Chemistry, Government College University, Faisalabad 38030, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Shagufta
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kamal
authors.affiliation: Institute of Chemistry, Government College University, Faisalabad 38030, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Nosheen
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Aslam
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry; D003505:Cyclodextrins / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D011140:Polyurethanes / Q000737:chemistry*; D013213:Starch / Q000737:chemistry*; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D003505:Cyclodextrins; D011140:Polyurethanes; D014867:Water; D013213:Starch
keywords: Advances; Modification of carbohydrates; Polyurethane; Starch