TY - BOOK ID - 134716425 TI - High Performance Functional Bio-based Polymers for Skin-contact Products AU - Coltelli, Maria Beatrice AU - Danti, Serena PY - 2021 PB - Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute DB - UniCat KW - pullulan KW - biopolymers KW - exopolysaccharides KW - biodegradation KW - biocompatibility KW - poly(lactic acid) KW - poly(butylene succinate) KW - chitin nanofibrils KW - starch KW - skin compatibility KW - anti-microbial KW - poly(hydroxyalkanoate) KW - biopolyesters KW - beauty masks KW - releasing KW - skin compatible KW - polyhydroxyalkanotes KW - sugarcane molasses KW - antibacterial materials KW - essential oils KW - coating KW - poly(lactide) KW - chitin–lignin nanocomplex KW - grafting from KW - lactide oligomers KW - platelet-rich fibrin KW - wound healing KW - skin wounds KW - wound dressing KW - hyperspectral imaging KW - principal component analysis KW - spectroscopy KW - chitosan KW - partial least squares regression KW - nir KW - actives substances KW - cn-nl/ga KW - skin KW - antifouling KW - antimicrobial KW - antiviral KW - electrospinning KW - breast implant KW - ear prosthesis KW - biomedical device KW - chronic wound KW - biopolymer KW - bio-based KW - surface modification KW - nanolignin KW - electrospray KW - anti-inflammatory KW - blends KW - PLA KW - PHBV KW - nanocomposite KW - tissue engineering KW - biodegradable KW - nanofiber KW - n/a KW - chitin-lignin nanocomplex UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:134716425 AB - Beauty masks, diapers, wound dressings, wipes, protective clothes and biomedical products: all these high-value and/or large-volume products must be highly compatible with human skin and they should have specific functional properties, such as anti-microbial, anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant properties. They are currently partially or totally produced using fossil-based sources, with evident issues linked to their end of life, as their waste generates an increasing environmental concern. On the contrary, biopolymers and active biomolecules from biobased sources could be used to produce new materials that are highly compatible with the skin and also biodegradable. The final products can be obtained by exploiting safe and smart nanotechnologies such as the extrusion of bionanocomposites and electrospinning/electrospray, as well as innovative surface modification and control methodologies. For all these reasons, recently, many researchers, such as those involved in the European POLYBIOSKIN project activities, have been working in the field of biomaterials with anti-microbial, anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant properties, as well as biobased materials which are renewable and biodegradable. The present book gathered research and review papers dedicated to materials and technologies for high-performance products where the attention paid to health and environmental impact is efficiently integrated, considering both the skin-compatibility of the selected materials and their source/end of life. ER -