Biodegradable Polymers: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Biobased and Biodegradable Polymers".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 October 2024 | Viewed by 17830
Special Issue Editors
Interests: organic chemistry; supramolecular chemistry; material chemistry
Interests: biodegradable polymers; ring-opening polymerization; polymeric biomaterials; antibacterial polymers; controlled drug release; tissue engineering; biodegradable implants; biodegradable vascular stents
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Dear Colleagues,
Biomaterials have attracted intense interest for solving problems such as increase in CO2 gas emission, exhaustion of petroleum resources, and expansion of microplastics. As bio-based materials, biomass polymers, which are made from plant-based raw materials such as corn and sugarcane, are well known. Although CO2 gas is emitted by burning biomass polymers, carbon recycling can be achieved through photosynthesis of plant growth. As another significant material, biodegradable polymers, which are decomposed into CO2 and H2O in nature by microorganisms, have been widely researched all over the world, with some studies focusing on marine decomposed polymers to solve the problem of micro-plastics in the ocean. For the construction of a sustainable society, it would be necessary to develop technologies for the efficient production of materials from biomass and for the development of materials with a low environmental impact.
The use of biocompatible biodegradable polymers in modern medicine and veterinary medicine is also the next exciting field, including creating bioresorbable implants for surgery, controlled drug release systems, or the use of these types of polymers for tissue engineering. Due to the wide range of applications, it is still relevant to create new biodegradable polymers with a selected chain structure and composition, resulting in obtaining properties closely tailored to the planned application.
Thus, this Special Issue invites researchers to submit original research and review articles on biodegradable polymers. describing their synthesis, processing, the course of degradation, as well as examples of various interesting applications.
Dr. Kohei Iritani
Dr. Piotr Dobrzynski
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- carbon cycle
- sustainability
- biomass
- bio-based resins
- biodegradable polymers
- marine decomposition
- microorganism
- composite
- bioresorbable polymers
- temporary surgical implants
- controlled drug release
- polymer scaffolds
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