Next-Generation Biopolymers: Innovations at the Interface of Sustainability and Functionality
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Biobased and Biodegradable Polymers".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2026 | Viewed by 91
Special Issue Editors
Interests: polymer synthesis; functional polymers; semiconducting polymers; biomass polymers
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Interests: polymer chemistry; polymer physics; polymer chirality; biomass polymers
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Biopolymers have moved beyond curiosity, prompting a broader scientific and industrial rethinking of how materials could be better designed, used, and returned to nature. Derived from renewable resources and endowed with tunable functionalities, they constitute one of the most promising material classes of our time. This Special Issue, ‘Next-Generation Biopolymers: Innovations at the Interface of Sustainability and Functionality’, brings together cutting-edge research at the convergence of chemistry, biology, materials science, and engineering.
We invite original research articles and reviews on the design, synthesis, modification, and characterization of biomass polymers, including polysaccharides, proteins, polyhydroxyalkanoates, polylactic acid, and lignocellulosic polymers, as well as their composites and hybrid systems. Application domains of interest include biomedical devices, sustainable packaging, agriculture, water remediation, adhesives, optics, and energy.
By uniting diverse disciplinary perspectives with an ever-evolving commitment to sustainability, this Special Issue aims to present the trajectory of biopolymer innovation, from fundamental molecular insights to real-world impact.
Prof. Dr. Tsuyoshi Michinobu
Dr. Puhup Puneet
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- biopolymers
- sustainable materials
- biodegradable polymers
- circular economy
- functional biomaterials
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