Biomacromolecules, Biobased and Biodegradable Polymers
A section of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360).
Section Information
This section of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360; CODEN: POLYCK) aims to rapidly publish contributions on all aspects of biomacromolecules, biobased and biodegradable polymers. We encourage the submission of manuscripts that provide novel and mechanistic insights that report significant advances in the field. Biobased and Biodegradable Polymers is a very important class of polymers of biological origin produced by living organisms and can be classified mainly into polysaccharides, proteins, peptides, polyesters, polyamides, etc. Biobased and biodegradable polymers have attracted great interest in recent decades as alternatives to conventional fossil-based polymers from non-renewable resources. Biomacromolecules, biobased and biodegradable polymers have various applications in medicine, tissue engineering, the food and petroleum industry, paper and pulp industry, printing and textile industry, etc. Topics include but are not limited to:
• Synthesis of biobased and biodegradable polymers
• Characterization of biobased and biodegradable polymers
• Properties of biobased and biodegradable polymers
• Derivatization of biobased and biodegradable polymers
• Bio-based polymers
• Thermal properties
• Mechanical properties
• Stability of biobased and biodegradable polymers
• Nanocomposites of biobased and biodegradable polymers
• Blends
• Biomolecular interactions
• Biodegradability
• Environmental sustainability
• Biocompatibility
• Micro and nanoencapsulation
• Natural fibers
• Biopolymers processing and performance
• Applications of biobased and biodegradable polymers
• Biopolymers theory and simulation
• Biobased and biodegradable polymers rheology
• Hydrogels
• Wood composites
• Bio-based economy
• Cellulose, nanocellulose, and hemicelluloses
• Lignin, melanin, and suberin
• Starch (corn, potatoes, wheat, tapioca. etc.)
• Chitin-chitosan
• Xanthan, dextran, pullulan, glucans
• Alginate
• Rubber
• Proteins like collagen, casein, soy protein, zein, silk, etc.
• Polynucleotides such as nucleic acids, DNA, and RNA
• Polyesters produced by bacteria like polyhydroxyalkanoates
• Polymamides synthesized by bacteria like poly(glutamic acid)
• Polyphosphates
Keywords
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Preparation, Functionalization and Application of Biomass-Based Material (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Functional Chitosan-Based Composites III (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Advanced Bio-Based Polymers and Nanocomposites II (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Advances in Natural Polysaccharides: Function and Application (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Lignin-Based Polymeric Materials: Properties and Applications (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Preparation and Properties of Polymer Materials from Biomass (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Bio-Based Polymer Adhesives and Materials (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Synthesis of Bio-Based Polymers: Challenges and Opportunities II (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Polymers, Additives and Reinforcements from Upgraded Wastes from the Food Industry and Agroforestry (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Functional Self-Healing Polymers (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Degradation of Plastics (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Biodegradable Polymer Composites (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Study in Chitosan and Crosslinked Chitosan Nanoparticles (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Carbohydrate Polymers: Synthesis, Preparation, Structural Characteristics and Applications (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- From Preparation to Application: The Prospect of Bio-Based and Biodegradable Polymers (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- New Advances in the Structure, Performance and Chemical Functionalization of Cellulose (Deadline: 5 May 2024)
- Recent Advances in Biodegradable Polymers and Their Applications (Deadline: 15 May 2024)
- Green Polymer Chemistry: New Products, Processes and Applications (Deadline: 15 May 2024)
- Recent Advances in Bioinspired Polymers (Deadline: 15 May 2024)
- Green Synthesis of Polymers (Deadline: 25 May 2024)
- Advances in Biocompatible and Biodegradable Polymer Materials (Deadline: 25 May 2024)
- Polysaccharides and Their Derivatives: Characterization and Application (Deadline: 25 May 2024)
- Eco-Friendly Polymers: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications II (Deadline: 30 May 2024)
- Protein-Based Biopolymer (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Multifunctional Hydrogel Nanocomposites for Biomedical Applications (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Advanced Research on Lignin and Nanostructured Lignin: Biodegradation, Properties and Applications (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Biocompatible Polymers for Tissue Engineering and Drug Delivery (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Bio-Based and Biodegradable Polymers: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Chitosan and Collagen-Based Biomaterials Materials for Biomedical Applications (Deadline: 10 June 2024)
- Advanced Natural Polymers: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications (Deadline: 10 June 2024)
- Photocrosslinkable Polymers for Biomedical Applications (Deadline: 15 June 2024)
- Biopolymer Networks (Deadline: 15 June 2024)
- Biodegradable Polymers to Biomedical and Packaging Applications (Deadline: 15 June 2024)
- Biomass Conversion and Green Chemistry in Polymer Science II (Deadline: 15 June 2024)
- Preparation and Application of Biomass-Based Materials (Deadline: 15 June 2024)
- Supramolecular Structures Derived from Biopolymers (Deadline: 25 June 2024)
- Biodegradable Composites: Synthesis and Application (Deadline: 25 June 2024)
- Latest Research on Polysaccharides: Structure and Applications (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Advances in Biocompatible and Biodegradable Polymers III (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Functional Alginate-Based Materials III (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Bio-Based Polymers: Preparation, Characterization and Applications (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Polymer-Based Biomaterials for Biomedical Applications (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Biodegradable Polymers for Sustainable Development (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Modifications and Applications of Natural Polymer Materials (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Biocompatible Polymers and Composite Materials for Biomedical Applications (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Natural Polymers: Design, Characterization and Applications (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Advances in Wood Composites V (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Advances in Polymer-Based Drug-Delivery Systems (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Production and Potential Uses of Biopolymers from Natural Sources and Agro-Industrial Waste II (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Advances in Rheology of Bio-Based Polymeric Materials (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Trendings in Biobased Polymers and Biocomposites (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Polymeric Biomaterials: New Materials & Structure-Property-Application Relationship (Deadline: 15 July 2024)
- Polysaccharide-Based Materials: Developments and Properties (Deadline: 15 July 2024)
- Polyester-Based Materials II (Deadline: 25 July 2024)
- Preparation and Application of Biodegradable Polymers (Deadline: 25 July 2024)
- Synthesis and Application of Degradable Polymers (Deadline: 25 July 2024)
- Preparation and Application of Biodegradable Polymeric Materials (Deadline: 25 July 2024)
- Polymers from Biomass: Characterization, Modification, Degradation and Applications (Deadline: 30 July 2024)
- Biodegradable Polymers and Their Emerging Applications (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Polymer Scaffold for Tissue Engineering Applications (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Antimicrobial Properties of Polymers and Polypeptides (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Environment-Friendly Polymers: Synthesis, Processing and Applications II (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Bioplastics to Replace Fossil-Based Plastics—Perspectives for a Circular Economy (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Advanced Biopolymer-Based Composites (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Lignocellulosic Polymer Composites (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Advanced Polymers for Medical Applications (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Natural Polysaccharides: Chitin, Chitosan, Pectin and Gums (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Cellulose (Nano)Composites II (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Synthesis, Characterization and Applications of Natural Polymers (Deadline: 5 August 2024)
- Natural Polymers: Isolation, Modification, and Applications (Deadline: 10 August 2024)
- Biopolymers and Biodegradable Polymers: Synthesis, Properties, Application and Degradation Behavior (Deadline: 10 August 2024)
- Bio-Based Polymers: Synthesis and Applications (Deadline: 10 August 2024)
- Advanced Biodegradable Polymers for Drug Delivery (Deadline: 12 August 2024)
- Development of Polymer-Based Materials for Cell and Drug Delivery (Deadline: 15 August 2024)
- Chitosan, Its Derivatives and Nanoparticles Based on Chitosan: Synthesis, Characterization and Application, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 15 August 2024)
- Biodegradable Polymer Composites: Fabrication and Applications II (Deadline: 20 August 2024)
- Recent Developments in Biodegradable and Biobased Polymers II (Deadline: 20 August 2024)
- Recent Advances in Polymer-Based Drug Delivery Systems (Deadline: 25 August 2024)
- Advances in Green Technologies for Preparation and Application of Wood Composites (Deadline: 25 August 2024)
- Development and Application of Bio-Based Polymers (Deadline: 25 August 2024)
- Advances in Natural Polysaccharide-Based Materials (Deadline: 25 August 2024)
- Development of Bio-Based Materials: Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications II (Deadline: 25 August 2024)
- Biopolymer Nanocomposites: Biomedical, Food and Environmental Applications (Deadline: 25 August 2024)
- Polymer Materials for Agricultural Application II (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Natural Fiber (Cellulose, Chitin)-Based Bioplastic Composites and Their Emerging Applications (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Natural Polysaccharide: Synthesis, Modification and Application II (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Polymer-Based Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering Applications (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Biopolymers and Composites for Biomedical Applications (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Advances in Wood Based Composites (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Biomedical Applications of Polymeric Materials II (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Bio-Based Polymer: Design, Property, and Application (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Structure Elucidation, Functions and Applications of Polysaccharides (Deadline: 15 September 2024)
- Advances and Applications in Cellulose-Based Polymers and Polymer Fibers (Deadline: 15 September 2024)
- Biopolymer for Biomedical Application (Deadline: 15 September 2024)
- Recent Development of Chitosan-Based Composites (Deadline: 20 September 2024)
- Research Progress on Chitosan Applications (Deadline: 25 September 2024)
- Polymeric Biomaterials: Characterization and Application (Deadline: 25 September 2024)
- Advanced Biopolymers and Biocomposites (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- New Challenges in Wood and Wood-Based Materials III (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Synthesis and Applications of Bio-Based Polymers (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Biopolymer-Based Materials in Medical Applications (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Cellulose-Based Polymeric Materials (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Functional Gels and Biopolymers (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Multi-Functional Collagen-Based Biomaterials for Biomedical Applications II (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Bio-Inspired Polymers: Synthesis, Properties and Applications (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Biodegradable and Bio-Absorbable Polymers (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Immobilization of Enzyme in Polymers (Deadline: 1 October 2024)
- Biopolymer Matrices for Incorporation of Bioactive Compounds (Deadline: 5 October 2024)
- Functional Biopolymers for Adsorption Applications (Deadline: 15 October 2024)
- Biodegradable Polymers: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications (Deadline: 15 October 2024)
- Preparation and Applications of Biodegradable Polymer Materials (Deadline: 15 October 2024)
- Cellulose and Cellulose Micro/Nanomaterials: Recent Research and Applications (Deadline: 20 October 2024)
- Polymer-Based Materials for Drug Delivery and Biomedical Applications (Deadline: 20 October 2024)
- Structure, Characterization and Application of Bio-Based Polymers (Deadline: 20 October 2024)
- Microbial Biopolymers: Trends in Synthesis, Modification, and Applications (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 30 October 2024)
- Biopolymers and Bio-Based Polymer Composites (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Biomedical Applications of Intelligent Hydrogel 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Wood and Wood-Based Composites: New Frontiers in Modification, Performance, and Sustainability (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Lignin-Based Materials: Structure, Properties, and Applications (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Properties and Applications of Polysaccharides (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Natural-Based Biodegradable Polymeric Materials II (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Environmentally Friendly Textiles, Fibers and Their Composites (Deadline: 1 November 2024)
- Advanced Biodegradable Polymer Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering II (Deadline: 5 November 2024)
- Biodegradable Polymers: Innovations in Processing, Diverse Applications, and Sustainable Solutions (Deadline: 10 November 2024)
- Advances in Biopolymers: Structure, Modification, Biorefinery, and Applications (Deadline: 15 November 2024)
- Advances in Applied Lignin Research (Deadline: 15 November 2024)
- From Biomass Fractionation to Final Biobased Polymer Nanocomposites in European Sustainable Biobased Nanomaterials Community (BIOMAC) (Deadline: 29 November 2024)
- Biopolymers: Structure-Function Relationship and Application III (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Eco-Friendly Polymers: Structure, Modification and Processing (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Carbohydrate Biopolymers (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Clever Microorganisms in Biotechnology: From Wastes to High-Value Biopolymers (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Feature Papers in Biomacromolecules, Biobased and Biodegradable Polymers, 3rd Edition (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Biopolymers for Drug Delivery and Tissue Engineering (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Advanced Cellulose Polymers and Derivatives (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Biocompatible and Biodegradable Polymers for Medical Applications II (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Polymers: Bio-Based Medical Textile (Deadline: 30 March 2025)
- Valorization of Biopolymer from Renewable Biomass (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
Topical Collections
Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Bacterial Polymers (Closed)
- Biopolymers and Biobased Polymers: Chemistry and Engineering
- Biopolymers: Synthesis and Properties
- Chitosan and its Derivatives: Structure, Properties, and Applications (Closed)
- Lignin
- Polysaccharides (Closed)
- Proteins and Peptides (Closed)
- Sustainable Polymeric Materials from Renewable Resources (Closed)
- The Recovery, the Recycling, and the Reuse of Polymer-Based Materials (Closed)
- Wood Composites