Editorial Board

Please note that the order in which the Editors appear on this page is alphabetical, and follows the structure of the editorial board presented on the MDPI website under information for editors: editorial board responsibilities.

Members


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Editor-in-Chief
Institute for Chemistry and Technology of Biobased Systems, Graz University of Technology, 8010 Graz, Austria
Interests: surface modification and characterization of biopolymers, especial polysaccharides and its usability in biomedical applications, biomaterials, 3D bioprinting and new bioinks development, biopolymer composites; laid of the most important technical biopolymers—cellulose, starch and chitosan—among others, in its various forms (including fibers, films, dispersion, particles and chemical derivatives for packaging, construction, or in biomedical applications)
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Department of Life Science, Universita degli Studi di Trieste, I-34127 Trieste, Italy
Interests: biomaterials; mechanobiology; polysaccharide chemistry and physical-chemistry
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Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York (SUNY), Buffalo, NY 14260-4200, USA
Interests: self-assembly; directed assembly; surfactants; block copolymers; polysaccharides; nanoparticles; water; ionic liquids; formulations; polymer dissolution
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LEAF, Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food Research Center, Associate Laboratory TERRA, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, Tapada da Ajuda, 1349-017 Lisboa, Portugal
Interests: microbial polysaccharides; polysaccharides from agro-wastes; thickenning capacity; gels; rheology; biodegradable and active films; food packaging; bioactives encapsulation
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Dipartimento di Scienza e Tecnologia del Farmaco, Università di Torino, Via P. Giuria 9, 10125 Torino, Italy
Interests: liposomes; actively targeted drug delivery systems; hyaluronic acid; anticancer drugs
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College of Pharmacy, Ajou University, 206 Worldcup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon 16499, Republic of Korea
Interests: bioactive natural polysaccharide; structure analysis; pharmaceutical analysis; chromatography; natural product chemistry; traditional medicine

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Department of Chemical Sciences, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Complesso Universitario Monte S. Angelo, via Cintia 4, I‐80126 Napoli, Italy
Interests: semi‐synthetic polysaccharides; sulfated polysaccharides; NMR of polysaccharides; protecting groups in polysaccharide chemistry
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1. Inserm, U1148, LVTS, University Paris Diderot, X Bichat Hospital, F-75877 Paris, France
2. Galilée Institute, University Paris 13, Sorbonne Paris Cité, F-93430 Villetaneuse, France
Interests: biomaterials; nanomaterials; polysaccharide; MRI; optical imaging; contrast agent; nanomedicine; tissue engineering; vascular pathologies

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DTU-Food, Technical University of Denmark, Kemitorvet 202, 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
Interests: electrospinning; electrospray; electrohydrodynamic methods; functional nano-microstructures; polysaccharides; proteins; targeted delivery; food and life science applications

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Chemistry Department, Universidade de Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
Interests: yeast polysaccharides; oligosaccharides; by-products; food; glucans; arabinoxylans; mannoproteins; pectic polysaccharides
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Ifremer, Laboratoire Ecosystèmes Microbiens et Molécules Marines pour les Biotechnologies EM3B, 44311 Nantes, France
Interests: isolation of marine polysaccharides from a diverse marine biomass (algae, microalgae, bacteria, etc); design of “Glycosaminoglycan-mimetics”; development of biotechnological and pharmaceutical products
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1. Department of Science and Technology, Parthenope University of Naples, Centro Direzionale-Isola C4, 80143 Napoli, Italy
2. Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry, National Research Council of Italy, Via Campi Flegrei, 34, 80078 Pozzuoli, Italy
Interests: microbial exopolysaccharides; vegetable polysaccharides; extremophilic microorganisms

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Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Agricultural University of Athens, 75 Iera Odos, 11855 Athens, Greece
Interests: biopolymers; physicochemical properties of biopolymers (e.g., gelation, emulsification, etc.); study of biopolymer solutions and gels using rheology, D.S.C., etc.; biopolymer food applications (e.g., edible films and coatings, encapsulation, etc.); pectin; gellan

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NOVA School of Science and Technology (FCT NOVA), 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
Interests: biomass production; energy crops; biomass feedstocks; bio-plastics; waste management
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CEB—Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
Interests: bacterial nanocellulose; self-assembled nanogels made of polysaccharides; biomaterials; drug delivery systems for antimicrobial peptides and low molecular weight hydrophobic drugs; a comprehensive characterization of biocompatibility (including cytotoxicity, intracellular trafficking, biodistribution)


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German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Materials Research, Department of Aerogels and Aerogel Composites, Linder Hoehe, 51147 Cologne, Germany
Interests: aerogel; cryogel; xerogel; polysaccharides; cellulose; chitin; chitosan; carrageenan; functionalization; porous materials; nanoparticles; calcium phosphate; calcium carbonate

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Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Macromolecular Chemistry, Humboldtstr. 10 , 07743 Jena, Germany
Interests: polysaccharide chemistry; polysaccharide derivatives; biomaterials; nanomaterials; structure characterization; hydrogels
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Head of Microbiome Immunobiology Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Weigla 12 53-114 Wroclaw, Poland
Interests: glycobiology; bacterial polysaccharides; glycoconjugates; structural and biochemical characterization; polysaccharide-host cell interaction; medical application of polysaccharides; pro-, pre-, para- and postbiotics; immunomodulatory properties of polysaccharides; immunochemistry; NMR spectroscopy
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Research Group “Development and Modeling of Novel Nanoporous Materials”, Hamburg University of Technology, 21073 Hamburg, Germany
Interests: engineering of porous materials; biopolymers; aerogels; cryo processes; coarse-grained modeling
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Sustainable Materials Research Center (SUSMAT-RC), Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Hay Moulay Rachid, Ben Guerir 43150, Morocco
Interests: polysaccharides; biomaterials; green chemistry; biofillers; sustainability

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Division of Glycoscience, Department of Chemistry, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 114 28 Stockholm, Sweden
Interests: carbohydrate engineering; glycobiology; bioorganic chemistry; polysaccharide sequencing

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Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Heyrovského Nám. 2, 162 06 Prague, Czech Republic
Interests: hyaluronan; chemical modification; structural characterization; cosmetic formulation; drug delivery; medical applications of polysaccharides

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Major of Human Bioconvergence, Division of Smart Healthcare, Pukyong National University, Busan, Republic of Korea
Interests: bioactive peptides; chitosan; polyphenols; nutraceuticals; functional foods
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Assistant Professor, Department of Material Chemistry, National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova 19, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Interests: synthesis of polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane; sol-gel thin films; modification of pigments; spectrally selective paint coatings; high solar absorptivity coatings for concentrated solar power; textile finishing; flame retardant polymers; surface treatments; nanocoatings; electrochromic materials; cotton fabric; organic functional trialkoxysilane; surface functionalization; multifunctional properties; flame retardant; photocatalytic degradation; antibacterial; nanoparticles; repellent; few-layer graphene; pathogen-repellent coating
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