TY - CHAP AU - Shinsuke Ifuku AU - Antonio Norio Nakagaito AU - Hiroyuki Saimoto ED - Tong Lin Y1 - 2011-11-14 PY - 2011 T1 - Chitin Nanofibers with a Uniform Width of 10 to 20 nm and Their Transparent Nanocomposite Films N2 - As an important one-dimensional nanomaterial, nanofibers have extremely high specific surface area because of their small diameters, and nanofiber membranes are highly porous with excellent pore interconnectivity. These unique characteristics plus the functionalities from the materials themselves impart nanofibers with a number of novel properties for advanced applications. This book is a compilation of contributions made by experts who specialize in nanofibers. It provides an up-to-date coverage of in nanofiber preparation, properties and functional applications. I am deeply appreciative of all the authors and have no doubt that their contribution will be a useful resource for anyone associated with the discipline of nanofibers. BT - Nanofibers SP - Ch. 4 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/23930 DO - 10.5772/23930 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-26 ER -