Novel Polymeric Materials for Biomedical and Food Packaging Application
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 February 2025) | Viewed by 996
Special Issue Editors
Interests: polyesters; synthesis; chemical modification; thermal properties; mechanical properties; barrier properties; biodegradability; food packaging; active packaging; diffusion; permeability; bio-based and biodegradable polymers; polymers from waste; nanocomposites; biocomposites; life cycle assessment
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Interests: polymer design; polymer synthesis and characterization; polymer modification; copolymerization; solid state properties; thermal properties and crystallization kinetics; mechanical characterization; bio-based monomers; bio-based polymers; nano-polymer; nanocomposites; gas barrier behaviour; polymer compostability; biopolymers for engineering tissue; polymeric for controlled drug delivery; biodegradation
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Interests: polyesters; polymer synthesis; chemical modification; thermal properties; mechanical properties; barrier properties; biodegradability; packaging
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
According to a United Nations (UN) estimation, the world population will grow enormously, reaching a peak in the 2080s. This prospect, combined with concerns about the sustainability of the global food system, has opened many discussions on food security as well as on the control of health conditions of the population. In this context, the agri-food and biomedical sectors are increasingly criticized for their harmful environmental impact and the high consumption of natural resources, and must face the current challenges of demographic growth and climate change, as reported in Agenda 2023 of the United Nations for Sustainable Development.
This Special Issue aims to provide an overview of new strategies and solutions with the aim of developing new materials to be used in medical applications and in food packaging. Researchers are invited to contribute original research and review articles focusing on transdisciplinary aspects related to: i) identifying renewable resources to synthesize new materials; ii) the study of sustainable production processes and technologies for biobased and biodegradable materials; iii) exploiting wastes as a source of monomers for the synthesis of new biobased and biodegradable materials.
The visibility and impact of these works will be promoted through the open-access platform of the journal.
Dr. Valentina Siracusa
Prof. Dr. Nadia Lotti
Dr. Giulia Guidotti
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- bio-based polymers
- biodegradable polymers
- compostable polymers
- packaging
- biomedical application
- polymer structure–properties relationship
- polymers from wastes
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