Leather, Textiles and Bio-Based Materials (2nd Edition)
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Biomaterials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 December 2026 | Viewed by 628
Special Issue Editor
Interests: leather processing technologies; biopolymers; application of enzymes in biotechnologies
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Dear Colleagues,
Despite the rapid development of a wide range of new materials with very different properties, materials such as leather, textiles made from natural fibers, and other bio-based materials remain indispensable because of their unique properties. These are materials that people use and touch almost every day. For these reasons, the processing of these materials and the production of products from them play an important role in the world economy, and this is expected to continue for a long time.
Although leather, natural textiles, and other bio-based materials are established and well-known subjects of research, new research is being carried out, with the results revealing the previously unknown potential of new treatments to give unexpected properties to the objects studied. Completely new alternative processing technologies are being developed. This progress shows the endless possibilities for research on these well-known materials.
The aim of this Special Issue is to collect original contributions that explore the processing, properties, structures, and uses of bio-based materials for various purposes. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, process development, structural changes, mechanical characterization, exploitation properties, and analytical and numerical methods to model, simulate, and predict the behavioral properties of the materials and products produced.
The first volume, entitled ‘Leather, Textiles and Bio-Based Materials’, attracted significant interest from authors and readers. Therefore, we will continue to contribute to this field by compiling a second volume.
Prof. Dr. Valeika Virgilijus
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- leather processing
- collagen changes
- tanning
- application of enzymes
- wool
- textile functions
- natural fiber biocompatibility
- composites containing bio-based materials
- biodegradability of biomaterials
- hydrolysis of biomaterials
- life cycle assessment
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