TY - BOOK ID - 136562046 TI - Advances in Surface Modification and Treatment of Wood PY - 2021 PB - Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute DB - UniCat KW - coating KW - modification KW - nanotechnology KW - un-pigmented paints KW - permeability KW - pull-off KW - artificial weathering KW - coatings KW - durability KW - natural weathering KW - oak wood KW - wettability KW - phenol KW - carbohydrates KW - beech KW - birch KW - spruce KW - sessile oak KW - wood KW - surface modification KW - esterification KW - classic approaches KW - modern approaches KW - shelling KW - western larch KW - confocal profilometry KW - profiling KW - growth rings KW - latewood KW - earlywood KW - pith-side-up KW - bark-side-up KW - spruce wood KW - fungicides KW - plasma KW - UV-additives KW - weathering KW - adhesion KW - caffeine KW - TiO2 nanoparticles KW - transparent coatings KW - UV-resistance KW - mould attack KW - leaching KW - micronized basic copper carbonate KW - peroxide KW - surface protection KW - Norway spruce KW - thermally treated wood KW - DCSBD KW - plasma treatment KW - surface free energy UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:136562046 AB - Biopolymers including natural (e.g., polysaccharides, proteins, gums, natural rubbers, bacterial polymers), synthetic (e.g., aliphatic polyesters and polyphosphoester), and biocomposites are of paramount interest in regenerative medicine, due to their availability, processability, and low toxicity. Moreover, the structuration of biopolymer-based materials at the nano- and microscale along with their chemical properties are crucial in the engineering of advanced carriers for drug products. Finally, combination products including or based on biopolymers for controlled drug release offer a powerful solution to improve the tissue integration and biological response of these materials. Understanding the drug delivery mechanisms, efficiency, and toxicity of such systems may be useful for regenerative medicine and pharmaceutical technology. The main aim of the Special Issue on “Biopolymers in Drug Delivery and Regenerative Medicine” is to gather recent findings and current advances on biopolymer research for biomedical applications, particularly in regenerative medicine, wound healing, and drug delivery. Contributions to this issue can be as original research or review articles and may cover all aspects of biopolymer research, ranging from the chemical synthesis and characterization of modified biopolymers, their processing in different morphologies and hierarchical structures, as well as their assessment for biomedical uses. ER -