Carbohydrate-Based Polymers and Composites: Preparation, Properties and Applications

Dear Colleagues,

In recent decades, carbohydrates have received tremendous attention. This is reflected in both applications—earlier and novel—and new scientific questions. These abundant natural resources already occupy a leading place regarding the bulk use of renewable feedstock, offering a wide variety of properties and applications.

This Special Issue welcomes the submission of original papers, communications, articles, and reviews focused on carbohydrate-based materials and their applications, including, but not limited to, the following: (1) preparation and characterization of carbohydrate-derived chemicals and materials, (2) surface chemistry and modification of carbohydrates, (3) construction of carbohydrate-based materials, and (4) applications of carbohydrate-based materials and other related topics. The aim of this Special Issue is to advance our understanding of the fundamental and technological aspects of carbohydrates and facilitate their development and application.

Dr. Fabrizio Olivito
Dr. Wan Abd Al Qadr Imad Wan-Mohtar
Guest Editors

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