Functionalized Cellulose: Sustainable Chemical Process and Biomedical Applications
A special issue of Journal of Functional Biomaterials (ISSN 2079-4983). This special issue belongs to the section "Biomaterials for Drug Delivery".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 September 2023) | Viewed by 1974
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Dear Colleagues,
Cellulose is the most available biopolymer in Nature. It is composed of the linear homopolymer of glucose 1,4 alpha linkage chains. The molecular orientation of these chains facilitates a high H-bonds network, leading to high packing and crystallinity. Moreover, the presence of such composition at the molecular level provides cellulose with ample mechanical properties, which along with its biodegradable nature makes it an easy choice for its implication for material-based applications.
However, these structural peculiarities of cellulose also make it less reactive to chemicals; therefore, the ability to achieve a high degree of functionalization on cellulose is still limited and represents a challenge in the scientific community. Various cellulosic forms have been explored and found commercial success, including cellulose acetate, carboxymethyl cellulose, cellulose triacetate, cellulose sulfate, cellulose phosphate, nitrocellulose, and others.
This Special Issue highlights new and emerging trends, recent developments, and applications of cellulose functionalization-based materials (e.g., hydrogels, drug delivery systems, biomaterials, or other applications). Therefore, this Special Issue calls for manuscripts on scientific advancements and applied research developments in the following areas.
Dr. Arvind Negi
Dr. Kavindra K. Kesari
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- cellulose-based biomaterials
- functionalized cellulose in the biomedical field
- functionalized cellulose in drug delivery
- sustainable development of cellulose functionalization
- functionalized-cellulose-based biological support platforms
- naturally-derived polysaccharides-based biomaterials
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