Advances in Biomaterials and Biobased Polymers
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Biobased and Biodegradable Polymers".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (29 February 2024) | Viewed by 242
Special Issue Editor
Interests: separation membranes; functional polymers; organic thermoelectric devices; biomaterials
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Dear Colleagues,
Biobased polymers are an important class of polymer based on biological origin that may be classified into polysaccharides, polyester, polyamides, polypeptide, etc. Natural polymers are an alternative to synthetic polymers due to its generation from renewable resources. Biopolymers are excellent materials for application as biomaterials as they have unique properties of biodegradability and biocompatibility. The presence of an abundant functional group make it very easy of further chemical modification for specific biomedical application. Polymer processing is key to give some shape, such as membrane, nanofiber, beads, nanoparticles, etc., for application in specific fields of research. Natural polymers can be processed by itself or by compositing or blending with a synthetic polymer of specific interest. Biobased polymers are not only very useful for application in the area of biomedicine but also for environmental applications.
Dr. Rajkumar Patel
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- biomaterials
- scaffold
- differentiation
- wound healing
- biopolymer
- wastewater treatment
- tissue engineering
- drug delivery
- hydrogel
- aerogel
- membrane
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