Degradable Polymeric Films and Coatings: Synthesis, Characterization, and Application
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Membranes and Films".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 September 2023) | Viewed by 6586
Special Issue Editors
Interests: development and construction of nanostructured biomaterials (e.g., nanofibers, hydrogels, films, colloidal micro- and nanoparticles, emulsions) obtained by physical, chemical or enzymatic methods and; applications of nanostructured biomaterials in cosmetics, foods, tissue engineering, biomedical; colloidal nanoparticles and formulations for drug and gene delivery (drug release), and for antitumor targeting drug delivery
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We have been asked by the editor of Polymers (MDPI) to coordinate a Special Issue entitled “Degradable Polymeric Films and Coatings: Synthesis, Characterization, and Application”.
This Special Issue is motivated by the observed continuous cross-sector awareness of environmental pollution caused by synthetic polymeric films and coatings. As a result, the need for a safe, eco-friendly atmosphere has led to a paradigm shift in the use of biodegradable polymers; biopolymers can be directly extracted from biomass, synthesized from bioderived monomers, and produced directly by microorganisms, which are all abundant and renewable. The raw materials used to produce biopolymers are low-cost and biodegradable, with some even coming from renewable agriculture feedstock and marine food processing industry waste.
This Special Issue is oriented to various naturally occurring biopolymeric materials used in the formation of composite films and coating formulations, including polysaccharides (cellulose, lignin, lignocellulosic complex, starch, and pectin/gums), proteins (silk, zein, soy, whey, wheat, and gluten), materials from agricultural feedstock, chitin and chitosan (aminopolysaccharides), and other widely abundant sources of biomass in the biosphere, including collagen/gelatin and microbial sources (pullulan, polylactic acid, and polyhydroxyalkanoates), etc. The wide variety of applications encompasses food packaging, filtration applications, water treatment, optical/photosensitive materials, sensors, energy production, catalyst/enzyme supports, superhydrophobic surfaces, smart materials, and wound dressings, among others.
The aim of this Special Issue is to highlight progress in the synthesis, characterization, properties, and applications of degradable polymeric films and coatings.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere. All manuscripts are refereed through the peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for the submission of manuscripts are available on the journal’s website.
Dr. Wenbo Ye
Dr. Shanqiu Liu
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- degradable polymers
- biobased polymers
- polysaccharides
- proteins
- composites
- films
- coatings
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