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This reprint includes research articles on various applications of electrospun nanofibers. Nanofibers have potential to be used in tissue engineering, energy harvesting, sensors, separators, water filtration, air filtration, and other applications as well. This Special Issue has received 11 interesting research articles, which covers such application areas.

Technology: general issues --- nanofibers --- fibroblast --- cell culture --- cell adhesion --- cell viability --- biobased polyester --- silver nanoclusters --- sericin --- cellulose acetate --- electrospinning --- Antibacterial Nanofibers --- polybutylene succinate --- filter membrane --- electrospun fiber --- graphene oxide --- protein adsorption --- nanofiber --- hollow ball --- alginate --- tissue engineering --- 3D structure --- nanofiber fabric --- protein --- affinity adsorption --- selective separation --- poly(homocysteine thiolactone) --- sensing --- catalysis --- nanonet --- polyacrylonitrile --- surfactant --- meltblown --- nanofiber/nanonet --- hybrid nanofiber --- cytotoxicity --- folic acid --- in vitro study --- drug release --- polyimide --- solid state batteries --- composite polymer electrolyte --- photo polymerization --- fireproof --- cellulose nanofiber --- silver nanoparticle --- orange essential oil --- antibacterial activity --- polymer composites --- nanoparticle --- polymer blends --- medical applications --- n/a

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The papers included in this Special Issue "Bioactive Molecules from Extreme Environments" provide an overview of the growing interest in species biodiversity, highlighting the importance of marine extreme environments as sources of a unique marine chemical diversity of molecules. It is worth noting that six articles in this Special Issue are focused on molecules and enzymes isolated from Antarctica. This means that there is a growing interest in this habitat, most probably due to being perceived as an important source of drug discovery. In fact, the unique environment and ecological pressures of marine polar regions might be the major drivers of a selection of unique biological communities that are able to biosynthesize new compounds with diverse biological activities. It is expected that, in the near future, more marine molecules from polar regions, as well as from other extreme habitats, will find their way into biomedical and biotechnological applications.

Medicine --- Latrunculia --- Antarctica --- deep-sea sponge --- molecular networking --- molecular docking --- discorhabdin --- Arctic/Antarctic environment --- biocatalysis --- cold-adaptation --- marine biotechnology --- deep sea --- extremophilic microorganisms --- extremozyme --- thermophilic enzyme --- psychrophilic enzyme --- halophilic enzyme --- piezophilic enzyme --- chitinase --- cold-adapted --- optimization --- antifungal --- Pseudomonas --- Deinococcus --- deinoxanthin --- carotenoid --- deep-sea --- extreme --- ecosystem --- fungi --- bioactive compounds --- secondary metabolites --- halophilic bacteria --- archaea and fungi --- biomolecules --- biomedicine --- antimicrobial compounds --- anticancer compounds --- green synthesis biomaterials --- silver nitrate --- antibiotics --- nanotechnology --- marine prokaryotes --- microbial diversity --- polyextremophiles --- deep hypersaline anoxic basins --- blue biotechnologies --- extremozymes --- limits of life --- Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) --- genome survey --- mitochondrial genome --- whiteleg shrimp (Penaeus vannamei) --- antimicrobial peptide (AMP) --- antihypertensive peptide (AHTP) --- cypermethrin --- biosurfactants --- biodegradation capacities --- marine sediments --- Arctic/Antarctic --- deep hypersaline anoxic basin --- cold-adapted bacteria --- halophilic microorganisms --- marine natural product --- enzyme --- silver nanoparticle --- marine bioprospecting

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With daily signals, Nature is communicating us that its unconscious wicked exploitation is no more sustainable. Our socio-economic system focuses on production increasing without considering the consequences. We are intoxicating ourselves on a daily bases just to allow the system to perpetuate itself. The time to switch into more natural solutions is come and the scientific community is ready to offer more natural product with comparable performance then the market products we are used to deal with. This book collects a broad set of scientific examples in which research groups from all over the world, aim to replace fossil fuel-based solutions with biomass derived materials. In here, some of the most innovative developments in the field of bio-materials are reported considering topics which goes from biomass valorization to the synthesis of high preforming bio-based materials.

chitosan --- graphene oxide --- microstructure --- autoxidation --- heavy metals --- polycaprolactone --- precipitation --- thermosetting polymers --- thermal degradation --- humidity sensor --- asphalt rubber --- tung oil --- nanobiocomposites --- ionic liquid --- GC-MS --- hybrid nonisocyanate polyurethane --- physicochemical properties --- alginate sponge --- Bioflex --- dimer acid --- bio-asphalt --- benzoyl cellulose --- Peptone --- transparent wood --- biocomposite --- nanoclays --- storage stability --- solvent- and catalyst-free --- microcellulose fiber --- lignin-containing cellulose nanofibrils --- polylactic acid (PLA) --- bio-inspired interfaces --- polyhydroxyalkanoates --- strain sensor --- enzymatic saccharification --- headspace solid phase microextraction --- PHBV --- electrical resistance --- melt condensation --- cement --- solution casting --- orange waste --- hybrid composites --- biopolymers --- TEMPO oxidation --- pollutant adsorbents --- Escherichia coli --- bio-nanocomposites --- TiO2 anatase --- metal binding --- liquid natural rubber --- hydrotropic treatment --- metal chloride --- feast-famine --- biomass resources --- wood --- electroless deposition --- one-pot synthesis --- thermoplastic starch --- films --- lignin-carbohydrate complex --- cellulose --- corn starch --- microencapsulated phase change material (MPCM) --- differential scanning calorimetry --- compatibility --- natural fibers --- workability --- silkworm cocoons --- lignin content --- polylactic acid --- porous structure --- electrospinning --- nanocellulose fibers --- H2O2 bleaching treatment --- polysaccharides --- mixing sequence --- porosity --- lignocellulosic nanofibrils --- dense structure --- alkali lignin --- polydopamine coating --- nuclear magnetic resonance --- cationic dyes --- poly(lactic acid) and composite films --- endothermic effect --- HSQC-NMR --- Microbial nutrient --- n/a --- toughening --- X-ray diffraction --- water resistance --- waste biomass --- lignin --- UV light --- ultrafiltration --- two-step lyophilization --- mechanical degradation --- bio-based --- methylene blue --- stearoyl cellulose --- ONP fibers --- anionic surfactants --- Hatscheck process --- osteoblast proliferation --- resource recovery --- dissolution --- copper coating --- bacterial cellulose --- hydrogel --- iron chelation --- knotwood --- sensitivity --- mixed microbial cultures --- dimensional stability --- volatiles --- lignocellulose --- Artemisia vulgaris --- surface modification --- PHA --- crosslinked microparticles --- pyrene --- composites --- galactoglucomannan --- polymeric composites --- kaempferol --- tannin-furanic foam --- Solanyl --- wastewater treatments --- adsorption capacity --- heat treatment --- thermal gravimetric analysis --- WAXS --- unsaturated polyester resins --- pulp fibers --- free-radical polymerization --- larixol --- delignification --- antifouling --- chemical composition --- hemicellulose --- tissue engineering --- extrusion-compounding --- membrane --- photodegradation --- structural plastics --- scanning electron microscope --- phenanthrene --- thermal properties --- immobilized TEMPO --- Staphylococcus aureus --- adsorption --- wood modification --- structure–property relationship --- physical property --- film --- mechanical properties --- tannin --- Bio-based foams --- latex state --- paper-based scaffolds --- skincare --- pyrolysis mechanism --- emulsion-solvent evaporation method --- bioplastics --- imidazolium --- fractionation --- cost --- fiber-cement --- lyocell fiber --- recycling --- kenaf fiber --- thermal stability --- transport properties --- SAXS --- silanization --- cellulose nanofibers --- taxifolin --- tannin polymer --- vibrational spectroscopy --- robust fiber network --- nanocelluloses --- poly(lactic acid) --- Anti-bacterial silver nanoparticle --- cellulose nanocrystals --- structure-property relationship