Biopolymer-Based Composites: Current State of Knowledge and Future Perspectives

Dear Colleagues,

Recently, polymers of natural origin (biopolymers) have become increasingly important for both scientific and industrial sectors. This especially applies to biopolymers used as components in many advanced applications due to their renewable nature, unique properties, and wide availability.

For several years, the attempt to combine widely used natural polymers (lignin, cellulose, chitin, and others) mainly with inorganic compounds has gained increasing importance, which has resulted in the production of new, advanced hybrid materials. They are usually characterized by very good mechanical properties, good thermal stability, as well as properly defined physicochemical and morphological properties. This opens up a new path for using such materials in various fields of science and industry, e.g., as cheap, eco-friendly polymer fillers and additives for materials widely used in everyday applications.

The goal of the presented Special Issue in Polymers is to share the most significant issues associated with the mentioned research topics as well as to elucidate the important trends for the near future.

Therefore, we invite everyone to submit their publications to a Special Edition dedicated to widely understood composites which include various biopolymers.

Dr. Łukasz Klapiszewski
Prof. Dr. Teofil Jesionowski
Guest Editors