Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

Coated fabrics --- Polymeric films --- Plastic coatings

Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

This book mainly focuses on the processing and applications of polymer and its composites. With the fast development of the petroleum industry, polymer materials have been widely utilized in our daily lives. The various processing methods of polymers determine the final properties and performance of products. In addition, the introduction of different fillers, including inorganic fillers, metal oxide, natural fibers, and so on, can increase the physical and chemical properties of polymer composites, which will further broaden their practical applications. Special attention will be paid to the type of processing methods and the functional fillers on the performance of polymer composites.

Technology: general issues --- History of engineering & technology --- Materials science --- waterborne polyurethane --- self-healing --- dynamic disulfide bond --- perovskite solar cell --- hole transport layer --- carbon materials --- polymeric composites --- solar energy materials --- PBAT --- MXene --- nanocomposite --- gas barrier properties --- biaxial stretching --- longan --- fruit --- polymeric films --- antioxidant activity --- enzymatic browning --- neem --- propyl disulfide --- microbial decay --- essential oil --- thickener --- dispersant --- graphene --- lignocellulose nanofibers --- adsorption --- deep eutectic solvents --- cationization --- dissolved and colloidal substances removal --- polyetheretherketone --- short fiber-reinforced --- material property --- lapping machinability --- cellulose nanofiber --- silica --- polypropylene --- composite --- hybrid filler --- thermoplastic silicone rubber --- backscattered electrons --- compatibility layer --- scanning electron microscope --- dynamic vulcanization --- cyclic loading --- deflection --- BFRP-RC beams --- steel fiber --- analytical model --- rosin-based composite membranes --- dencichine --- electrostatic spinning technology --- notoginseng extracts --- chrysin --- molecular imprinting --- adsorption performance --- binary functional monomers

Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

Over the few coming decades, bio-based and biodegradable plastics produced from sustainable bioresources should essentially substitute the prevalent synthetic plastics produced from exhaustible hydrocarbon fossils. To the greatest extend, this innovative trend has to apply to the packaging manufacturing area and especially to food packaging implementation. To supply the rapid production increment of biodegradable plastics, there must be provided the effective development of scientific-technical potential that promotes the comprehensive exploration of their structural, functional, and dynamic characteristics. In this regard, the transition from passive barrier materials preventing water and oxygen transport as well as bacteria infiltration to active functional packaging that ensures gas diffusion selectivity, antiseptics' and other modifiers' release should be based on the thorough study of biopolymer crystallinity, morphology, diffusivity, controlled biodegradability and life cycle assessment. This Special Issue accumulates the papers of international teams that devoted to scientific and industrial bases providing the biodegradable material development in the barrier and active packaging as well as in agricultural applications. We hope that book will bring great interest to the experts in the area of sustainable biopolymers.

bio-HDPE --- GA --- natural additives --- thermal resistance --- UV stability --- food packaging --- antimicrobial properties --- polyethylene --- birch bark extract --- ultrasound --- thermoplastic starch --- biodegradation --- permeability --- diffusion --- sorption --- porous membranes --- hydrophilic and hydrophobic polymers --- PLA bottle --- bio-based and biodegradable polymers --- life cycle assessment --- environmental impact --- ReCiPe2016 method --- packaging material --- bio-based polymer composite --- natural rubber --- water absorption --- mycological test --- biodegradability --- mechanical properties --- poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) --- polylactic acid (PLA) --- biomaterials --- gas permeability --- gas diffusion --- segmental dynamics --- electron spin resonance (ESR) --- scanning electron microscopy (SEM) --- differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) --- poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) --- poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) --- poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-4-methyl-3-hydroxyvalerate) --- hydrolysis --- pancreatic lipase --- mechanical behavior --- chitosan --- polymeric films --- crosslinking --- genipin --- sorption isotherm --- degree of crosslinking --- polylactide --- poly(ethyleneglycol) --- blending under shear deformations --- electrospinning --- oil absorption --- Monte Carlo --- bio-based polymers --- biodegradable packaging --- biopolymer structure --- encapsulation --- life cycle analysis

Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

The rapid increase in the emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacterial strains, combined with a dwindling rate of discovery of novel antibiotic molecules, has created an alarming issue worldwide. Although the occurrence of resistance in microbes is a natural process, the overuse of antibiotics is known to increase the rate of resistance evolution. Under antibiotic treatment, susceptible bacteria inevitably die, while resistant microorganisms proliferate under reduced competition. Therefore, the out-of-control use of antibiotics eliminates drug-susceptible species that would naturally limit the expansion of resistant species. In addition, the ability of many microbial species to grow as a biofilm has further complicated the treatment of infections with conventional antibiotics. A number of corrective measures are currently being explored to reverse or slow antibiotic resistance evolution, Among which one of the most promising solutions is the development of polymer-based antimicrobial compounds. In this Special Issue, different polymer systems able to prevent or treat biofilm formation, including cationic polymers, antibacterial peptide-mimetic polymers, polymers or composites able to load and release bioactive molecules, and antifouling polymers able to repel microbes by physical or chemical mechanisms are reported. Their applications in the design and fabrication of medical devices, in food packaging, and as drug carriers is investigated.

imidization --- antifouling materials --- n/a --- UV-induced polymerization --- 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate --- additive manufacturing --- antimicrobial resistance --- biofilm --- antibacterial peptides --- ocular infections --- food shelf-life --- hemolytic activity --- polyamide 11 --- coatings from nanoparticles --- polymeric surfaces --- microbial biofilm --- ?-chymotrypsin --- antimicrobial properties --- linear low-density polyethylene --- drug delivery systems --- ESKAPE pathogens --- halictine --- composites --- foodborne pathogens --- layered double hydroxides --- cuprous oxide nanoparticles --- multifunctional hybrid systems --- microbicidal coatings --- adhesives --- acrylates --- quaternization --- polymeric biocide --- biocompatible polymer --- surface functionalization --- sol-gel preparation --- antifouling --- antimicrobial peptides --- polymerizable quaternary ammonium salts --- antibiofilm activity --- polymeric films --- antibacterial activity --- bionanocomposites --- cationic polymers --- Escherichia coli --- antibacterial --- biofilm methods --- drug delivery --- circular dichroism --- coatings wettability --- antimicrobial polymers --- fluorescence --- Staphylococcus aureus --- biofilm analysis --- polyethylene glycol --- copolymerization --- dynamic light scattering --- physiological salt --- copper paint --- medical device-related infections --- olive mill wastewater --- Acinetobacter baumannii --- anti-biofilm surface --- additives --- periodontitis --- periodontal biofilms --- antimicrobial peptide --- segmented polyurethanes --- plastic materials --- biocompatible systems --- bactericidal coatings --- bacteria viability --- wound dressings --- ordered mesoporous silica --- quaternary ammonium --- multidrug-resistant --- antimicrobial polymer --- biofilm devices --- biofilm on contact lenses --- water disinfection --- amorphous materials --- polymers --- infrared spectroscopy --- quaternary ammonium salts --- lipopeptides --- antibacterial properties --- thermal stability --- proteinase --- active packaging --- antibacterial polymers --- anti-biofilm surfaces --- 3D printing --- drug carrier --- persister cells