Biobased and Biodegradable Polymers II
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Circular and Green Polymer Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2022) | Viewed by 254
Special Issue Editor
Interests: biodegradable polymers and composites; rheology; surface modification of (nano)particles; biodegradation and photodegradation; organic-inorganic hybrid materials; self-healing polymeric materials; multiphase polymeric systems; nanocomposites
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In recent years, interest in fully biodegradable “green” materials has rapidly increased due to current environmental issues. This covers also a novel class of materials based on biopolymer and its composites, which are filled with inorganic/organic functionalized fillers, namely, biobased hybrids. These types of hybrid materials have great potential for application in electronics, food packaging, filtration, sensors, photo-actuators and more. In particular, due to their unique properties, such as biodegradability, biocompatibility, nontoxicity, and functional variability, biobased nanocomposites show great potential for applications in tissue engineering and as drug carriers.
This Special Issue will focus on the latest advances in the field of biodegradable polymers and its application as novel materials with extraordinary properties, including but not limited to advanced and functional hybrids, biocomposites, fabric structures, new material technologies and processes, synthesis of multifunctional polymer nanocomposites, the modification of natural and synthetic (nano)fillers, etc. This Special Issue also covers biobased material for medical applications, personal protection, packaging, electronics, biosensors and more. Detailed investigation of the relationships between structural parameters and physical, chemical, mechanical, and surface properties of novel smart biobased materials requires a multidisciplinary approach. Both reviews and original papers that focus on biobased polymers, blends and composites are welcome.
Dr. Katarina Mosnackova
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- biodegradable polymers
- surface-functionalized particles
- organic–inorganic hybrids
- material preparations and characterization
- photo-degradation and natural ageing
- plastic waste recycling
- biobased composites
