Synthesis, Characterization and Biological, Medical and Environmental Applications of Biological Products and Bio-Based Nanomaterials or Composites

Dear Colleagues,

One of the biggest issues the world is now dealing with is environmental pollution, which is becoming worse every year and harming the planet severely and permanently. The state of the environment in the world today necessitates the development of fresh, eco-friendly solutions to global issues that meet material needs. Green Composites (GC), natural-fiber-reinforced bio-composites in which the matrix is a bio-based polymer, have demonstrated appealing features. These Green Composites (GC) are natural-fiber-reinforced bio-composites with origins from renewable sources. One of these new "green" materials' most crucial qualities is biodegradability since it enables their entry into the global market as an environmental solution. Because each raw material has unique properties and characteristics and because they are environmentally friendly, they have made it easier to incorporate them into a variety of industries, including construction, automotive, packaging, and medicine, among others. As a result, the manufacturing processes for obtaining these materials have seen significant improvements. This industry currently supports the development of green economies and the growth of global sustainability and offers some countries, especially those where these resources are rich, a sizable source of income. Due to their novel physical and chemical characteristics, nanomaterials hold a lot of promise in the battle against environmental pollution. Due to the study of the design and manufacture of metal and metal oxide materials at the nanoscale, nanotechnology is one of the most important sciences of the twenty-first century. Materials with a size of the nanometer; nanoparticles are categorized into classes such as nanocrystals, nanorods, nanowires, and nanotubes. Numerous industries employ nanomaterials. Different metals are synthesized into these materials in diverse ways. These include palladium, gold, silver, zinc, copper, and other precious metals. The medical sector, pharmacology, optics, electronics, food industry, textile industry, bioremediation of wastewater, and agricultural uses all make extensive use of it. Nanotechnology is used to build pollution monitors. As people's awareness of the need to protect non-renewable natural resources has grown, more environmentally friendly high-performance polymers and nanomaterials with innovative functionality have been developed. In this perspective, bio-based composites and nanoparticles are seen as feasible options, particularly those created from byproducts and wastes of the agro-industrial sector. These are primarily biodegradable raw materials from renewable sources that are inexpensive and would otherwise be thrown away. More and more substances are being used to purify the air, clean the water, and sanitize the soil, including iron, titanium dioxide, silica, zinc oxide, carbon nanotubes, dendrimers, polymers, etc. There are several ways to create nanoparticles. The techniques here are physical, chemical, and biological. However, physical and chemical approaches have a number of drawbacks, including being costly and releasing a large number of harmful compounds into the environment. Compared to other approaches, biological synthesis is a comparatively affordable, ecologically friendly, and secure method. It has gained popularity among researchers due to these benefits. In the biological synthesis process, reduction processes are carried out by bacteria, fungi, algae, and other plant components. Agricultural, biotechnological, and industrial uses are now possible because to recent advances in nanotechnology. Energy, electronics, reproductive technologies, medical and biological sciences, agriculture, and the conversion of food waste into energy and other valuable byproducts through enzymatic nano-bioprocessing will all be new potential domains brought about by the involvement of nanotechnology. It is also anticipated to bring up innovative opportunities in a number of fields, such as chemical and biological sensors, environmental sensors, air purifiers, filters, plant disease resistance, unfertilized perennial grasses, and water-purification technologies.

This Special Issue aims to bring together new trends and studies in bio-based nanomaterials. This Issue welcomes recent advancements in biosynthesis, characterization of bio-based composites and nanomaterials and their biological, medical and environmental applications. In this Special Issue, we invite researchers to submit their original research and review articles.

General topics include but are not confined to the below:

• The production, characterization, and use of bio-based nanoparticles.
• Applications of bio-based nanoparticles in medicine (drug and vaccine delivery, anticancer and antibacterial agent, and wound healing).
• The use of bio-based nanoparticles in bioremediation and adsorption.
• Energy and electrical uses of nanoparticles derived from biomaterials.
• Bio-based nanoparticles used in applications related to food safety.
• Bio-based nanomaterials for applications transforming food waste.
• Enzymatic nano-bioprocessing applications using bio-based nanomaterials.
• Processing of green composites.
• Characterization and structure-property connections of green composites.
• Synthesis and characterization of biodegradable polymer matrices for use in green composites.
• Industrial and commercial uses of green composites; and testing of green composites.

Prof. Dr. Renad I. Zhdanov
Guest Editor

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• bio nanoparticles
• bioremediation
• biomedicine
• composites
• environmental applications
• green synthesis
• nanobiotechnology
• pollutant