Lucian A. Lucia & Orlando Rojas 
The Nanoscience and Technology of Renewable Biomaterials 

The unique nanoscale properties of renewable biomaterials present
valuable opportunities in the field of nanoscience and technology.
Lignocellulosic biomass is an important industrial resource which
can be used for the production of highly efficient and
environmentally sustainable nanomaterials.

The Nanoscience and Technology of Renewable Biomaterials
presents the latest advances in biomass nanotechnology, including
leading research from academia and industry, as well as a future
vision for the nanotechnology of forest products.

Topics covered include:

* A fundamental review of the relationship between
nanotechnology and lignocellulosic biomass

* Characterization methods for biomass on the nanometer
scale

* Cellulose, hemicelluloses and lignin as nanoscopic
biomaterials-physical features, chemical properties and potential
nanoproducts

* Nanoscale surface engineering

* Renewable materials as scaffolds for tissue engineering

* Nanoscopically-controlled drug delivery

This book will be a valuable resource for chemists, chemical
engineers, bioscience researchers and materials scientists who are
interested in harnessing the nanotechnological features of
renewable biomaterials.

About the author

Dr. Lucian A. Lucia is Associate Professor of Chemistry and Dr. Orlando J Rojas is Associate Professor, both in the Wood And Paper Science Department at North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC.