Functional groups biodegradability enhancement

JL HE POLYMERIZATION OF VINYL MONOMERS in the void spaces of bulk wood results in wood—polymer composites of increased strength properties and dimensional stability see Chapter 6). Because the different environmental conditions expose in-service timber to attack by numerous wood-deteriorating microorganisms, it is desirable to enhance the biodegradation resistance of wood, with simultaneous improvements in mechanical behavior. This chapter summarizes the formation of bioactive wood-polymer composites (1-4). The basic approach is still in situ polymerization of vinyl monomers in wood, with the appropriate choice of a bioactive, toxic, functional group incorporated in the monomer, and with other modifications based on wood-polymer reactions. 

There is a significant amount of research on the applications of materials derived from renewable materials with enhanced performance and biocompatibility in regenerative medicine. It is expected that other novel applications of CNCs, cationic CNCs, and CHNCs will be discovered in the biomedical field in the near future. The application of non-toxic, biodegradable, and biocompatible materials for various applications is of great importance from an environmental point of view. The presence of several functional groups on the surface of these nanoctystals allows for their... 

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