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Sustainable Biopolymers and Composites for Biomedical Applications / edited by Maurice N. Collins, Mario Culebras.
Springer Nature - Springer Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0) eBooks 2025 English International Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Collins, Maurice N.
- Series:
- Biomaterials, Bioengineering and Sustainability, 2731-7528 ; 5
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Medicine--Research.
- Medicine.
- Biology--Research.
- Biology.
- Biomaterials.
- Biomedical engineering.
- Biopolymers.
- Biomedical Research.
- Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering.
- Biomedical Devices and Instrumentation.
- Local Subjects:
- Biomedical Research.
- Biomaterials.
- Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering.
- Biopolymers.
- Biomedical Devices and Instrumentation.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (517 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2025.
- Place of Publication:
- Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer, 2025.
- Summary:
- This book aims to summarize progress in the development of sustainable routes for the production of biopolymers and biocomposites for advanced biomedical engineering and pharmaceutical applications. The book will concentrate on the latest developments in the emerging field of lignin valorization which is essentially a waste material from the paper and pulp industry. The first part of the book will provide the reader with a general overview of the current trends in biopolymers for bioengineering and why there is such a large requirement for sustainable practices in the biomedical field. We will set this within the context of the UN sustainable development goals and the urgent need to move away from fossil-based materials to alleviate climate change. The second part of the book will focus on areas with the greatest potential for the deployment of sustainable polymers in medicine, examples include sensors, tissue engineering, drug encapsulation, hydrogels etc. The final section of the book will include a life cycle analysis (LCA0 and a technoeconomic assessment of the transition from fossil to sustainable sources of raw materials.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1. Letter from the Editors: Sustainable Biopolymers and Composites for Biomedical Applications
- Chapter 2. Current Trends in Sustainable Biopolymers for Biomedical Engineering and Pharmaceutical Applications
- Chapter 3. Green Synthesis of Sustainable Materials from Biomass for Bioengineering
- Chapter 4. Sustainable Materials for Tissue Engineering. - Chapter 5. Advancements in Lignin-Based Binders in Medical Application: From Extraction to Applications
- Chapter 6. Polysaccharide-Based Encapsulation of Active Ingredients for Biomedical Applications: From Macroscale to Nanoscale
- Chapter 7. Lignin Chemistry and Functionalization for Potential Medical Applications
- Chapter 8. Lignin as an Emerging Sustainable Biosensing Platform for Medical Applications
- Chapter 9. Lignin Composites for Biomedical Applications
- Chapter 10. Lignin Hybrid Materials and Blends for Biomedical Applications – A life cycle analysis
- Chapter 11. Lignin Based Nanomaterials for Potential Biomedical Applications
- Chapter 12. Lignin Based Nanocomposites for Biomedical Applications
- Chapter 13. Lignin as a Drug Encapsulant
- Chapter 14. Lignin-based Hydrogels for Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Applications
- Chapter 15. Sustainable carbon fibres and Piezoelectric Sensors for Possible Integration in Future Biomedical Devices
- Chapter 16. Three-Dimensional Printing of Lignin-Based Materials
- Chapter 17. Lignin Based Energy Materials for Biomedical Applications
- Chapter 18. Bioinspired Corona Nanomaterials for Point-of-care Testing Sensors and Drug Delivery Systems
- Chapter 19. Sustainable Marine-based Biopolymers and Biocomposites for Advanced Biomedical Applications.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Collins, Maurice N. Sustainable Biopolymers and Composites for Biomedical Applications
- ISBN:
- 9783031919725
- OCLC:
- 1528956862
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