Adv Polym Sci (2013) 254: 1–50
DOI: 10.1007/12_2012_200
# Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2012
Published online: 3 January 2013
Functionalized Nanoparticles and
Chitosan-Based Functional Nanomaterials
P.K. Dutta, Rohit Srivastava, and Joydeep Dutta
Abstract Newly developed nanomaterials offer unique opportunities in the fields
of industry and medical sciences that are complementary to current technology.
Nanomaterials can be obtained through physicochemical processes from various
inorganic and organic substances. The properties and functions of materials can
be tuned through controlling the composition, structure, and morphology of the
nanoparticles. Chitosan is the principle derivative of chitin, which is the secondmost naturally occurring polysaccharide after cellulose. Chitosan has an amino
group in the C-2 position and OH groups in the C-3 and C-5 positions of
each repeat unit and can react with functional nanomaterials through various
kinds of reaction mechanisms. There have been several reports on the preparation
of nanoparticles and functional nanomaterials and their uses. This chapter
summarizes the main advancements in the design and preparation of nanomaterials
over the last 10 years, with an emphasis on functionalized metal nanoparticles,
carbon nanotubes, graphene, fullerene, liposomes, quantum dots, and nanocomposites, and outlines the current developing interest in functionalization of
chitosan derivatives in the form of nanomaterials to provide new strategies for
a wide range of applications.
Keywords Carbon nanotube Á Chitosan Á Nanomaterials Á Tissue engineering
P. Dutta (*)
Department of Chemistry, MN National Institute of Technology, Allahabad 211004, India
e-mail: pkd_437@yahoo.com
R. Srivastava
Department of Chemistry, MN National Institute of Technology, Allahabad 211004, India
Department of Applied Chemistry, Birla Institute of Technology, Deoghar Campus,
Deoghar 814142, India
J. Dutta
Department of Applied Sciences & Humanities, Institute of Engineering & Technology, ITM
University, Raipur, Chattrisgarh 493661, India
DOI: 10.1007/12_2012_200
# Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2012
Published online: 3 January 2013
Functionalized Nanoparticles and
Chitosan-Based Functional Nanomaterials
P.K. Dutta, Rohit Srivastava, and Joydeep Dutta
Abstract Newly developed nanomaterials offer unique opportunities in the fields
of industry and medical sciences that are complementary to current technology.
Nanomaterials can be obtained through physicochemical processes from various
inorganic and organic substances. The properties and functions of materials can
be tuned through controlling the composition, structure, and morphology of the
nanoparticles. Chitosan is the principle derivative of chitin, which is the secondmost naturally occurring polysaccharide after cellulose. Chitosan has an amino
group in the C-2 position and OH groups in the C-3 and C-5 positions of
each repeat unit and can react with functional nanomaterials through various
kinds of reaction mechanisms. There have been several reports on the preparation
of nanoparticles and functional nanomaterials and their uses. This chapter
summarizes the main advancements in the design and preparation of nanomaterials
over the last 10 years, with an emphasis on functionalized metal nanoparticles,
carbon nanotubes, graphene, fullerene, liposomes, quantum dots, and nanocomposites, and outlines the current developing interest in functionalization of
chitosan derivatives in the form of nanomaterials to provide new strategies for
a wide range of applications.
Keywords Carbon nanotube Á Chitosan Á Nanomaterials Á Tissue engineering
P. Dutta (*)
Department of Chemistry, MN National Institute of Technology, Allahabad 211004, India
e-mail: pkd_437@yahoo.com
R. Srivastava
Department of Chemistry, MN National Institute of Technology, Allahabad 211004, India
Department of Applied Chemistry, Birla Institute of Technology, Deoghar Campus,
Deoghar 814142, India
J. Dutta
Department of Applied Sciences & Humanities, Institute of Engineering & Technology, ITM
University, Raipur, Chattrisgarh 493661, India