Surface Modifications of Nanocellulose

Dr. Ning Lin is an associate professor at the School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Life Sciences at Wuhan University of Technology in Wuhan, China. He received his PhD at University Grenoble Alpes in France and continued the one-year post-doctoral research. His research interests include chemical modification, design and development of nanopolysaccharides (nanocellulose, nanochitin, starch nanocrystals), and functional applications. He has authored more than 60 scientific publications, 3 books (in English or Chinese) and 10 patents. Dr. Ge Zhu is a lecturer at the School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Life Sciences in Wuhan University of Technology in Wuhan, China. He completed his PhD degree at University Grenoble Alpes in France. His current research interests involve designing and developing functional nanomaterials derived from nanocellulose for advanced applications. He has authored 10 scientific publications, 3 patents and 1 book chapter.

• 1. Preparation and properties of nanocellulose2. Physical modifications on nanocellulose3. Groups transformation and small molecules grafting on nanocellulose4. Polymer grafting on nanocellulose5. Fluorescent molecules on nanocellulose6. Antibacterial species on nanocellulose7. Biological molecules on nanocellulose8. Hydrophobic modifications on nanocellulose9. Inorganic and metal nanoparticles on nanocellulose10. Self-crosslinking of nanocellulose11. Characterization of surface modifications on nanocellulose12. Environmental, safety issues and scale-up of surface modifications on nanocellulose13. Concluding remarks and future perspectives