Processes for Manufacturing Biodegradable Particles for Energy, Environmental and Health Applications

Dear Colleagues,

The need to ensure sustainability to preserve our planet has led to the demand for sustainability in manufacturing. The demand for sustainable particles has risen in recent years, due to their wide application in industries such as the energy, drug delivery, personal care, and agricultural industries. The formulation and manufacturing of such particles, therefore, must imbibe characteristics of being inherently biodegradable and compatible with the systems to which they are to be used and discarded.

The aim of this Special Issue is to provide a much-needed interdisciplinary platform for the presentation of new frontiers in the research of sustainable particle manufacturing, ranging from the nano- to macro scale.

We invite researchers in this field to submit their original papers for inclusion in this Special Issue. This Special Issue will focus on all aspects of sustainable particle manufacturing, including but not limited to:

1. Sorbents for separation and purification
2. Polymeric catalysts for energy and environmental applications
3. Polymeric energy storage materials
4. Biodegradable particles for drug delivery
5. Biodegradable particles for agricultural soil remediation
6. Biodegradable particles for plant fortification
7. Biodegradable particles in personal care
8. Biodegradable particles for tissue regeneration
9. Support particles for 3D meat printing
10. Enzyme immobilization particles
11. Particles for the detection of pollutants
12. Antimicrobial particles
13. Antifouling particles for coatings
14. Sustainable particles for wear-resistant, UV protective, self-cleaning/superhydrophobic, gas-barrier/filtration coatings

Dr. Ekanem Ekanem
Dr. Ali Nabavi
Dr. Hui Shi
Dr. Davide Califano
Guest Editors

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