Synthetic Biodegradable Polymers
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Biobased and Biodegradable Polymers".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 May 2022) | Viewed by 13638
Special Issue Editors
Interests: thin films and nanotechnology; materials characterization; surface modification; polymers; polyesters; nanocomposites; graphene-based materials; nanoparticle preparation; nanotechnology in drug delivery
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: polymers; biopolymers; polyesters; unsaturated polyesters; polyurethanes; 3D scaffolds; polymer synthesis; polymer characterization; additive manufacturing; hydrogels; wound dressing; extrusion
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Plastics are facing a revolutionary paradigm: although useful in many situations, they are also responsible for one of the biggest pollution problems, both on land and at sea. Microplastics, the degradation products of the plastics, are a major part of the problem, irreversibly damaging ecosystems.
To overcome this growing problem, the scientific community has worked on several hypotheses, attempting to promote a healthy and sustainable solution. In a perfect situation, the answer must include the use of natural-based polymers, characterized by their biodegradability and biocompatibility, and other features that make such materials so desired. But the availability of these raw materials cannot meet the high demands of the world’s needs.
Biodegradable synthetic polymers can be a solution to plastic pollution, which is explained by their biodegradability and versatility—polymers can be tailored towards a particular property and, therefore, a specific application—but mostly due to the possibility of producing this synthetic material on a large-scale, unlike natural resources. The use of these synthetic polymers such as polyesters, polyurethanes, and polyanhydrides, among others, has recently experienced rapid growth, with a wide range of applicability, from biomedical fields to industrial ones.
This Special Issue covers several aspects: synthetic biodegradable polymer synthesis and last developments, characterization, and tailoring of synthetic polymers properties, biodegradability and biocompatibility studies, and economic and social impacts, among others. These synthetic polymers are a desirable and feasible approach to reduce the waste disposal issue.
Dr. Sandra M. A. Cruz
Dr. Filipa A. M. M. Gonçalves
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Synthetic polymers
- polyesters
- biodegradability
- circular economy
- sustainability
- recycling
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