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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.

Research & information: general --- pullulan --- biopolymers --- exopolysaccharides --- biodegradation --- biocompatibility --- poly(lactic acid) --- poly(butylene succinate) --- chitin nanofibrils --- starch --- skin compatibility --- anti-microbial --- poly(hydroxyalkanoate) --- biopolyesters --- beauty masks --- releasing --- skin compatible --- polyhydroxyalkanotes --- sugarcane molasses --- antibacterial materials --- essential oils --- coating --- poly(lactide) --- chitin–lignin nanocomplex --- grafting from --- lactide oligomers --- platelet-rich fibrin --- wound healing --- skin wounds --- wound dressing --- hyperspectral imaging --- principal component analysis --- spectroscopy --- chitosan --- partial least squares regression --- nir --- actives substances --- cn-nl/ga --- skin --- antifouling --- antimicrobial --- antiviral --- electrospinning --- breast implant --- ear prosthesis --- biomedical device --- chronic wound --- biopolymer --- bio-based --- surface modification --- nanolignin --- electrospray --- anti-inflammatory --- blends --- PLA --- PHBV --- nanocomposite --- tissue engineering --- biodegradable --- nanofiber --- n/a --- chitin-lignin nanocomplex

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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.

pullulan --- biopolymers --- exopolysaccharides --- biodegradation --- biocompatibility --- poly(lactic acid) --- poly(butylene succinate) --- chitin nanofibrils --- starch --- skin compatibility --- anti-microbial --- poly(hydroxyalkanoate) --- biopolyesters --- beauty masks --- releasing --- skin compatible --- polyhydroxyalkanotes --- sugarcane molasses --- antibacterial materials --- essential oils --- coating --- poly(lactide) --- chitin–lignin nanocomplex --- grafting from --- lactide oligomers --- platelet-rich fibrin --- wound healing --- skin wounds --- wound dressing --- hyperspectral imaging --- principal component analysis --- spectroscopy --- chitosan --- partial least squares regression --- nir --- actives substances --- cn-nl/ga --- skin --- antifouling --- antimicrobial --- antiviral --- electrospinning --- breast implant --- ear prosthesis --- biomedical device --- chronic wound --- biopolymer --- bio-based --- surface modification --- nanolignin --- electrospray --- anti-inflammatory --- blends --- PLA --- PHBV --- nanocomposite --- tissue engineering --- biodegradable --- nanofiber --- n/a --- chitin-lignin nanocomplex

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The first three papers describe research activities about poly(lactic acid) (PLA)-based blends and their composites with wheat bran that were carried out under the framework of the BIONTOP project ("Novel Packaging Films and Textiles with Tailored End of Life and Performance Based on Bio-based Copolymers and Coatings", 837761) funded by the European Commission BBI-JU program. The melt fluidity, morphological, thermo-mechanical, creep and fracture properties of these promising biodegradable materials were considered and discussed. The reprint then includes two contributions (a review and a research article) written in the contest of ECOFUNCO project ("ECO Sustainable Multi FUNctional Biobased COATings with Enhanced Performance and End of Life Options", 837863) funded by the European Commission BBI-JU program. The review explores possible innovations in the field of solid and liquid biobased coatings, whereas the research article examines the modification of paper tissues with biobased additives for sustainable personal care applications. A research paper on the production of PLA-based composites to valorize hazelnut shell powder, which represents an agro-food waste, is also included in the reprint. Moreover, the reprint presents research papers investigating different biobased materials for environmental depollution, including hydrogel-based, bacterial cellulose-based and biochar-based materials. Finally, a research paper on the behavior of natural rubber during aging is presented.

Materials science.

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The first three papers describe research activities about poly(lactic acid) (PLA)-based blends and their composites with wheat bran that were carried out under the framework of the BIONTOP project ("Novel Packaging Films and Textiles with Tailored End of Life and Performance Based on Bio-based Copolymers and Coatings", 837761) funded by the European Commission BBI-JU program. The melt fluidity, morphological, thermo-mechanical, creep and fracture properties of these promising biodegradable materials were considered and discussed. The reprint then includes two contributions (a review and a research article) written in the contest of ECOFUNCO project ("ECO Sustainable Multi FUNctional Biobased COATings with Enhanced Performance and End of Life Options", 837863) funded by the European Commission BBI-JU program. The review explores possible innovations in the field of solid and liquid biobased coatings, whereas the research article examines the modification of paper tissues with biobased additives for sustainable personal care applications. A research paper on the production of PLA-based composites to valorize hazelnut shell powder, which represents an agro-food waste, is also included in the reprint. Moreover, the reprint presents research papers investigating different biobased materials for environmental depollution, including hydrogel-based, bacterial cellulose-based and biochar-based materials. Finally, a research paper on the behavior of natural rubber during aging is presented.

Materials science.