Bio-based polymers are materials that are produced from renewable resources. Their biodegradable properties are the driver of worldwide interest among researchers and manufacturers in recent years due to the demand and need for alternatives to fossil fuel based polymers. The use of biodegradable polymers creates a sustainable industry. In contrast, the raw materials for synthetic polymers derived from petrochemicals will eventually deplete and most of them are non-biodegradable. Despite these advantages, bio-based polymers account for only a tiny fraction of the total global plastic market.
Non-biodegradability issues of synthetic pharmaceutical inactive ingredients strongly emphasized innovators towards the development of biopolymers. Recently natural biodegradable excipients gained significant attention due to their sustainability and engineered applications. Innovative technologies to transform these materials into value-added chemicals via novel graft-polymerization or co-processing techniques for the production of high-performance multifunctional and low-cost polymers with tunable structures are key parts of its sustainable development.
Biopolymers Towards Green and Sustainable Development elaborates on important issues that surround bio-based polymers. It gives the reader an overview of biopolymers, the impact of non-biodegradable polymers on the environment and health, emerging sources of biodegradable polymers, structural and morphological characterization techniques, thermomechanical properties, biodegradable plastics from biopolymers, pharmaceutical, biomedical, and textile applications, and pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. Moreover, a brief bibliometric meta-analysis on bio-based pharmaceutical excipients provides an update about teams involved in the development of polymeric research that may be of interest to anyone who wants to work on sustainable biopolymer projects.
Key Features
- provides an updated summary on recently discovered natural polymeric materials
- gives a thorough breakdown of the vast range of biopolymer applications including fabrication of conventional and novel drug delivery, polymeric scaffolds, composites, microneedles, and green synthesis of metallic nanoparticles,
- summarizes pharmacology and pharmacokinetics of the inactive pharmaceutical ingredient and excipients
- presents a bibliometric meta-analysis indicating potential collaboration between country, organization, institution, and authors with a view on recent ongoing trends in tyhe biopolymer landscape.
Author(s): Sudarshan Singh, Warangkana Chunglok
Publisher: Bentham Science Publishers
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 217
City: Singapore
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Contents
Foreword
Preface
CONSENT FOR PUBLICATION
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
KEY FEATURE
Overview on Bio-based Polymers
INTRODUCTION
HISTORY OF BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS
MARKET POTENTIAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL NATURAL EXCIPIENTS
BIOPOLYMERS LINKAGE WITH THE SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY
FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION
CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVE
REFERENCES
Impact of Non-Biodegradable Polymers on the Environment and Human Health
INTRODUCTION
Sustainability and Life-Cycle Assessments of Polymers on Eco-System
The Interactive Reaction Between Polymers and the Environment
Biodegradable Oxidizable Polymers
Biodegradable Hydrolyzable Polymers
Effect of Non-Biodegradable Polymers on Wild Life and Human Health
CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE PROSPECTS
REFERENCES
Potential Sources of Biodegradable Polymers
INTRODUCTION
Potential Polymers from Natural Resources
Silkworm Cocoon as a Potential Source of Biodegradable Polymers
Biopolymers from Peptide and Polypeptides
Lignin an Aromatic Biopolymers
Co-processed Bio-Based Polymers
Graft Co-Polymerizations
Biodegradable Polymers From Marine Origin
CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE PROSPECTS
REFERENCES
Conformational, Morphological, and Physical Characterization of Bio-based Polymers
INTRODUCTION
Chemistry Of Bio-Based Polymers
Chemistry Of Structurally Modified Bio-Based Polymers
Surface Morphology
Physio-Technical Characterization
CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE PROSPECTS
REFERENCES
Thermo-Mechanical Properties of Bio-Based Polymers
INTRODUCTION
Thermal Analysis
Mechanical Properties of Nanocomposites Fabricated Using Bio-Based Polymers
CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE ASPECTS
REFERENCES
Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Applications of Bio-Based Excipients
INTRODUCTION
Polymers in Conventional Drug Delivery System
Polymers in Modified And Novel Drug Delivery Systems
Polymeric Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering
Biodegradable Polymeric Composites
Biopolymers in Electrospinning Technology
Non-Invasive Micro-Needles Fabrication Using Biodegradable Bio-Based Polymer
Green Synthesis of Metallic Nanoparticles Using Bio-Based Excipient
Other Applications
CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE PROSPECTS
REFERENCES
Potential Application of Biopolymers as Biodegradable Plastic
INTRODUCTION
Biopolymers as Biodegradable Plastics
CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE PROSPECTS
REFERENCES
Potential Application of Biopolymers in the Textile Industry
INTRODUCTION
Biopolymers in the Textile Industry
CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE PROSPECTS
REFERENCES
Pharmacokinetics and Toxicology of Pharma- ceutical Excipients
INTRODUCTION
Pharmacokinetic and Toxicology of Excipients
Basics of Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamics
Pharmacokinetics Profiling of Active and Inactive Substances
CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES
REFERENCE
Bibliometric Analysis of Bio-Based Pharmaceutical Excipients
INTRODUCTION
Study Design
Data Collection
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
Publication Trends During 2000 to 2020 and Distribution of Publication Based on the Theme
Co-Authorship of Authors
Occurrence of Authors Keywords and Co-Occurrence of all Keywords
Bibliographic Coupling of Countries
Co-Citation of Sources
Limitations of the Study
CONCLUSIONS
REFERENCES
Subject Index
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