Advanced Polymer Materials from Natural Resources
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Analysis and Characterization".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (25 August 2023) | Viewed by 18218
Special Issue Editors
Interests: algae; green extraction; oligosaccharides; fucoidan; biomolecules; biological activities; antioxidant activity
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Interests: bioactive compounds; macroalgae; vegetal biomass; environmentally-friendly extraction technologies; membranes; waste valorisation
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Interests: food rheology; functional foodstuff; gluten-free matrices; food product innovation with food by-products
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Polymers are currently present in our life in different areas; therefore, in-depth research on advanced polymer materials is a current issue. Over recent years, there has been a continuously growing interest in the development of sustainable, safe, and environmentally friendly biopolymer-based materials from renewable resources to cope with the growing market demand. The challenge is to tailor biopolymers from natural sources with enhanced functional properties when compared with their synthetic counterparts without jeopardizing their thermomechanical profiles. Another key factor is to be able to obtain biopolymers adapted processing using emerging technologies such as 3D printing.
These polymers could be obtained from several raw materials, from marine sources to terrestrial plants or vegetables. In this context, strategies associated with the extraction technologies to achieve advanced biopolymers are essential. Structure and mechanical features are also critically relevant to the processing, manufacturing and final application of biopolymers. Their functional properties can be highly dependent on the aforementioned factors. Innovative final applications are also the targets of further study.
This Special Issue aims to provide an overview of recent research advances in Advanced Polymer Materials from Natural Resources that find an application in several fields, from food to non-food sectors. As Guest Editors, we cordially invite contributions in the form of original research articles or reviews on this subject.
Dr. Noelia Flórez-Fernández
Prof. Dr. Herminia Domínguez
Dr. María Dolores Torres
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- antioxidant activity
- antitumoral activity
- biological properties
- biopolymers
- mechanical features
- marine and agricultural sources
- 3D printing
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