Polymer and modified chitosan-based nanocomposite: impending material for technical application

This article highlights research endeavors on various aspects of polymer/modified chitosan nanocomposite counting their fabrication, features, application, and future prospects. Chitosan is biocompatible/biodegradable polymer having exclusive physical and chemical properties in modified forms. Chitosan possess enormous structural prospects through functionalization with carbon nanotube, graphene, nanoclay, and metal nanoparticle. Modified chitosan own optimal moisture absorption, heat stability, chemical and flame resistance. Incorporation of nanofunctionalized chitosan in matrices generate innovative efficacies of nanocomposite in sensors, dye removal, membrane technology, packaging, antimicrobial, and biomedical materials. Polymer/modified chitosan nanocomposite reveal superior characteristics such as strength, heat stability, electrical conductivity, photo-luminescent, antimicrobial, and biomedical features. [GRAPHICS] .