Biopolymer Matrices for Incorporation of Bioactive Compounds
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Biobased and Biodegradable Polymers".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 April 2025 | Viewed by 33210
Special Issue Editors
Interests: biopolymers; biocolloids; nanocelluloses; packaging
Interests: biopolymers; silk fibroin; controlled release; drug delivery; biomaterials
Interests: bioprocess; biocatalysis; immobilization; bioactive compounds; endophytic fungi; enzymology
Interests: bioactive compounds ; innovative techniques; high pressure; impregnation; drying ; encapsulation
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The aim of this Special Issue is to explore cutting-edge developments in the field of biopolymer matrices applied to encapsulation, preservation, and controlled release of bioactive compounds. In recent years, bioactive compounds have been studied for different types of activity, such as antimicrobial, cytotoxic, and antioxidant, among many others. However, these biomolecules present poor stability, which can be improved by incorporation into (bio)polymeric matrices. Biopolymers are good candidates to be used as a matrix for the incorporation of bioactive compounds; they can be processed in the form of particles, hydrogels, and films, showing intrinsic properties of biodegradability and biocompatibility; and they can also be used as platforms for enzyme immobilization, with multipurpose applications.
With a focus on exploring the use of biopolymeric matrices, the potential topics include but are not limited to the following: (i) conventional and innovative methods for the encapsulation of bioactive compounds, (ii) co-encapsulation systems of biopolymers, (iii) innovative methods for impregnation of actives on biopolymeric matrices, (iv) controlled release of bioactive compounds from biopolymeric matrices, and (v) biopolymers as support carriers for the immobilization of enzymes.
Prof. Dr. Caio Gomide Otoni
Prof. Dr. Mariana Agostini de Moraes
Prof. Dr. Patrícia Melchionna Albuquerque
Prof. Dr. Priscilla Carvalho Veggi
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- natural polymers
- encapsulation
- prolonged release
- preservation of bioactivity
- biodegradability
- hydrogels
- films
- nanoparticles
- innovative techniques
- immobilization
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