Applications of Polymers and Their Composites in Biotechnology
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 3 July 2025 | Viewed by 4709
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Interests: enzyme-related processes; biocatalysis; chemistry; biology; materials; energy; environment; food; pharmaceuticals; manufacturing, and related engineering fields
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Dear Colleagues,
The versatility and variety of polymers and their composites have sparked the growing interest in industrial biotechnology applications. Polymeric materials have controlled properties at different scales, for example in the nanometer range. The customization of polymers in hybrid materials with biomolecules allows various biotechnological applications. Polymeric materials can have their properties controlled and adapted with new functionalities, for example, semiconductors and biotechnological nanostructures to increase solubility, image recognition, application as biosensors, or even biocompatible materials. The preparation of polymeric nanofibers in tissue engineering, and their use as nanocomposites for dental applications, controlled drug delivery, wound treatments such as dressings, enzyme immobilization, enzyme biocatalyst preparation, and molecule separation are promising applications of polymers and their composites. In this context, the possibility of improving and designing new applications with polymers and their composites in biotechnology arises.
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Keywords
- biotechnology
- nanostructures
- polymer
- innovative drug delivery systems
- tissue engineering
- smart polymers
- soluble immobilized enzymes
- polymeric composites
- sensors
- cellulose nanocrystals
- fullerenes
- graphene
- carbon nanotubes
