Advances in Biopolymer-Based Composites: Manufacturing, Characterization, and Applications

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue explores key biopolymers, including chitosan, PHA, cellulose, starch, PLA, and hybrid systems, highlighting sustainable materials with tunable mechanical, optical, and electrical properties. Advanced functional fillers, including graphene, metal nanoparticles, nanoclays, and natural fibers, are employed to enhance the efficiency of innovative manufacturing methods, including solution casting, electrospinning, layer-by-layer assembly, and 3D extrusion.

Comprehensive characterization reveals structure–property relationships that influence performance, while emerging applications emphasize real-world impact, ranging from flexible sensors, bioelectronics, and optoelectronic devices to active food packaging and biomedical scaffolds. These multifunctional composites bridge sustainability with high-tech functionality across diverse industries.

This cohesive scope is designed to attract top researchers from across the world, promoting cross-disciplinary insights into next-generation materials. Your pioneering contributions could shape the future of biopolymer science, reach our global readership, and advance sustainable innovation.

We invite your original research, reviews, and perspectives to advance biopolymer science.

Dr. A. B. López-Oyama
Dr. Eugenio Rodríguez González
Guest Editors

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