Carbohydrate Polymers: Science and Applications
A special issue of Biomolecules (ISSN 2218-273X).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 August 2019) | Viewed by 36537
Special Issue Editor
2. Enhanced Composites and Structures Center, School of Aerospace, Transport and Manufacturing, Cranfield University, Cranfield MK43 0AL, UK
Interests: biorefining, chemistry, nanotechnology, biomass, and waste; biomedical engineering; composites; sensors; manufacturing of functional materials; aerospace materials; nanomaterials; renewable energy; smart materials; surface engineering; water science and engineering; additive manufacturing of polymers and composites; multifunctional polymer composites and nanocomposites: self-healing, nanoelectronic materials; hydrogels; membranes; nanofiber; composites for extreme environments and manufacturing technology
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Dear Colleagues,
Carbohydrate polymers are one of the most fascinating materials of the present era, finding applications in almost every aspects of life. Carbohydrate polymers are directly available in nature and are surface engineered depending upon the targeted applications. Advances in polymer science and the introduction of new sustainable polymers have resulted in the significant development of carbohydrate polymer-based bio-materials with unique properties. Different kinds of such polymers have been and will be one of the key elements of several applications in many of the advanced biomedical and pharmaceutical research projects being carried out over the globe.
This Special Issue is aimed at presenting the current state-of-the-art in carbohydrate polymers and related materials to address the various challenging issues researchers are confronted with in this field for a number of applications, especially biomedical applications. This Special Issue contains precisely referenced research articles/reviews, emphasizing different kinds of polymers with basic fundamentals and practicality for applications in diverse biomedical and pharmaceutical technologies. The SI aim at explaining the basics of carbohydrate polymer-based materials from different resources and their chemistry along with practical applications that present a future direction in the biomedical and pharmaceutical fields.
This Special Issue of Biomolecules will attempt to publish high quality short communications, research papers covering the most recent advances, as well as comprehensive reviews addressing novel and state-of-the-art topics from active researchers in carbohydrate polymers and respective innovative/hybrid materials, concerning not only the synthesis, preparation and characterization, but especially focusing on the applications of such materials with outstanding performance.
Prof. Dr. Vijay Kumar Thakur
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Carbohydrate polymers Method(s) for the isolation of carbohydrate polymers Characterization of carbohydrate polymers Biological activity of carbohydrate polymers Drug delivery methods for carbohydrate polymers Carbohydrate polymer-based hydrogels, membranes, films, etc. Application in pharmacy, food, bioengineering, and other related areas Carbohydrate polymer-based other materials and micro/nano-devices
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