Biopolymers 2021
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Biomaterials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2022) | Viewed by 605
Special Issue Editors
Interests: structure/property relationships in polymers; biopolymers; biomedical polymers; tissue engineering; polymer composites; polymer processing; hydrogels
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Interests: bio-polymers; conductive polymers; lignin; hydrogels; encapsulation and thermoelectricity
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Due to ever increasing public awareness of the deteriorating planetary health condition associated with climate change and increasing carbon emissions, sustainable and biopolymers have come sharply into focus. Biopolymers offer a solution to reduce waste and increase sustainability for a global society. Alongside this the importance of biopolymers in human health has grown enormously in recent years. Many advances have been made in areas such as tissue engineering, drug delivery, cell encapsulation, bioprinting to name but a few. Therefore, biopolymers are integral to the research effort associated with two global grand challenges in the thematic areas of sustainability and health.
This Special Issue of Materials on "Biopolymers” aims to focus on recent progress in the development, synthesis, characterisation, and application of various biopolymers in areas such as health, transport, energy, and packaging. Papers are particularly welcome on composite materials, biomimetic materials, hybrid biomaterials and biobased carbons for wide ranging applications. Submitted manuscripts may cover all aspects, ranging from investigations into material synthesis to in vitro and in vivo testing.
We invite all colleagues to submit manuscripts (full papers, reviews or notes) to this open access Special Issue. We encourage you to disseminate this invitation to any colleagues who may be interested.
Dr. Maurice N. Collins
Dr. Mario Culebras Rubio
Dr. Guang Ren
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- biopolymers
- sustainability
- biomaterials
- biomedical
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