Preface	6
	Acknowledgements	7
	Contents	8
	1 Introduction	10
	1.1 Polysaccharides	10
	1.2 Hybrid Materials	12
	References	14
	2 Polysaccharides-Based Hybrids with Metal Nanoparticles	18
	2.1 Cellulose/mNPs Hybrid Materials	19
	2.2 Chitin/mNPs Hybrid Materials	24
	2.3 Chitosan/mNPs Hybrid Materials	25
	2.4 Starch/mNPs Hybrid Materials	30
	References	35
	3 Polysaccharides-Based Hybrids with Metal Oxide Nanoparticles	40
	3.1 Cellulose/Metal Oxide NPs Hybrid Materials	51
	3.2 Chitin/Metal Oxide NPs Hybrid Materials	56
	3.3 Chitosan/Metal Oxide NPs Hybrid Materials	57
	3.4 Starch/Metal Oxide NPs Hybrid Materials	65
	References	68
	4 Polysaccharides-Based Hybrids with Graphene	78
	4.1 Biomedical Applications	80
	4.2 Water Remediation	84
	4.3 Packaging Applications	89
	4.4 Energy Applications	91
	References	97
	5 Polysaccharides-Based Hybrids with Carbon Nanotubes	103
	5.1 Cellulose/CNTs Hybrid Materials	104
	5.2 Chitin/CNTs Hybrid Materials	112
	5.3 Chitosan/CNTs Hybrid Materials	113
	5.4 Starch/CNTs Hybrid Materials	115
	5.5 Other Polysaccharides/CNTs Hybrid Materials	117
	References	119
	6 Conclusions and Future Perspectives	123