Functional Natural-Based Polymers

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Basel 2022
• Subjects: 2-furaldehyde; 3D printing; 4-(2-pyridylazo)resorcinol; acemannan; acetylation; activated carbon; adhesive hydrogels; adsorption; aerogels; agro-byproduct; albumin deposition; alginate; aloe vera; alpha cellulose; ammonia oxidase gene; anionic hydrogel; anisotropy; annealing; anti-adhesion; anti-inflammatory; antibacterial activity; antibacterial potential; antimicrobial; antimicrobial activities; antimicrobial activity; aqueous medium; Asphodelaceae; Bacillus amyloliquefaciens; Bacillus licheniformis; bacterial cellulose; banana peel; bio-based polyurethanes; Biochemistry; bioconversion; biodegradable polymers; Biology, life sciences; biopolymers; biosorbent; birch wood; blood circulation; Box-Behnken design; Cactaceae; carboxymethyl cellulose; cellulose; cellulose acetate; cellulose derivatives; cellulose paper; cellulose-citrate; cellulose-derived polyol; chemical modification; chicken feet; chitinase; chitinous fishery wastes; chitosan; circular dichroism; CNC; Co NPs; cold plasma coating; collagen; CoNi nanocomposite; contact lens; conventional fillers; copper; crab shells; crosslinking; crystallization; customization; cytotoxicity; date palm trunk mesh; decolorization; decomposition mechanism; degradation; dielectric properties; dissolution; DoE; double-cross-linked networks; electron irradiation; electrospinning; elongation at break; emulsion capacity; enhanced strain; esterification reaction; ethylene glycol; europium; extraction optimization; extrusion; flexor tendon repair; flocculant; food applications; food packaging; food quality; free radical polymerization; FTIR; functionalized materials; gelatine; glutaraldehyde; glycerol; graft copolymerization; graphene oxide; hyaluronic acid; hydrogel; hydrogels; hydrophobic modification; hydrophobization; injection molding; ionic conductivity; Komagataeibacter; laccase; latex; light conversion film; lignin; lignocellulose; lignocellulosic fibers; lignocellulosic waste; lubricant; lyophilization; Malva parviflora; Mathematics and Science; mechanical characterization; mechanical properties; melanin; melt processing; methacryloyl mucin; methylene blue; microbial infections; microflora N cycle; Mimosa pudica mucilage; MnO2; model studies; mucilage; N-acetyl-D-glucosamine; nanocellulose; nanocomposite; nanocomposites; nanofertilizer; nanofibers; nanohydrogel; nanomaterials; nanoparticles; natural mediators; natural polymers; natural rubber; neural network; nisin; NO-donor; nutrient use efficiency; oil palm biomass waste; Opuntia ficus-indica; Paenibacillus; pectin; pectin polysaccharide; pectinase; peptides; pH and rumen temperature; pH-responsive on–off switching; phenol; physicochemical properties; poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate; poly(lactic acid); polyethylene oxide; polyhydroxyalkanoates; polymer electrolyte; polymer-based constructs; polymeric matrices; polysaccharide; polyurethane composites; pomelo albedo; porcine gastric mucin; pore structure; potato starch; pre-treatment; prebiotics; prepolymers; process parameter; protozoa; pyrolysis; quantitative polymerase chain reaction; quantum dot; Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects; release model; Research and information: general; response surface methodology; rheology; rice husk ash; salt crosslinking agent; semisynthetic polymers; sensitization; sensorial quality; slow release; soil N content; specified risk materials; stability; stretchable bacterial cellulose; sucrolytic; superabsorbent; surface modification; surface plasmon resonance; surface roughness; swelling; tannin; tensile test; thermal degradation kinetics; thermal properties; thin film; topical release; tribology; vitamin C; water-retaining agent; wheat bran; wound dressings; wound healing; X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy; zero valent iron; zero-order release
• ISBN: 9783036552361; 3036552359; 3036552367; 9783036552354
• DOI: 10.3390/books978-3-0365-5235-4

Natural polymers are already used for a variety of biomedical applications, including drug delivery, wound healing, tissue engineering, biosensors, etc. However, they have also found other applications, for example, in the food industry, the pharmaceutical industry, as firefighting materials, water purification, etc. Different polysaccharide and protein-based systems have been developed. They each have their properties that render them useful for certain applications such as the water solubility of alginate, the thermo-sensitivity of chitosan, the abundance of cellulose and starch, or the cell adhesion and proliferation of gelatin and collagen. This Special Issue will explore the design, synthesis, processing, characterization, and applications of new functional natural-based polymers.