Biopolymers: Structure-Function Relationship and Application
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Biomacromolecules, Biobased and Biodegradable Polymers".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (5 February 2023) | Viewed by 57404
Special Issue Editors
Interests: biopolymer; food hydrocolloid; dietary fiber; rheology; agricultural byproduct utilization; structure–function correlation; biological hydrolysis; anaerobic digestion; biochemical methane potential; membrane bioreactor; membrane aerated biofilm reactor
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Interests: carbohydrate polymer; dietary fiber; oligosaccharide; polysaccharide; structural characterization; conformation; computer modeling; physicochemical property; bioactivity; immune-modulatory activity; diabetes and blood sugar control
Special Issue Information
Dear colleagues,
Biopolymer has been widely applied in the food, pharmaceutical, and environmental industries, showing great potential for health benefits, effectiveness, and sustainability.
Structural characterization helps to better understand biopolymer or its hydrolysate/derivative at the molecular level. The in-depth understanding of the structure–function relationship could be the key to help to transfer theoretical studies to industrial applications.
This Special Issue covers the structural characterization (e.g., chemical composition, linkage type, substitution, or conformation), physicochemical properties (e.g., rheology, or emulsifying/biofilm-forming/binding capacities), or bioactivity (e.g., immunomodulation, diabetes and blood sugar control, anticancer, or antibacterial/antivirus) of biopolymers from various sources.
The establishment of the correlations between structural features and functionalities is highly encouraged. Biopolymers used as the carrier or encapsulation matrix to targetedly deliver biologically active components are also included in the scope.
Dr. Huihuang Ding
Prof. Dr. Qingbin Guo
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- carbohydrate polymers
- food hydrocolloids
- dietary fibers
- protein
- structure
- conformation
- physicochemical properties
- rheology
- functionality
- bioactivity