Water-Soluble and Insoluble Polymers and Biopolymers for Biomedical, Environmental, and Biological Applications

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: Advanced Polymer Chromatography; biodegradable polymers; biodegradation; Biology, life sciences; biopolymers; chitosan; circular economy; clad ratio; contact angle; core material; drug delivery; film formation; functionalized materials; glycerol; hydrophobic transitions; lower critical solution temperature; marine water; Mathematics and Science; microcapsule; microplastics; molecular weights; n/a; NMR; PBCA; poly(lactic acid); poly(vinyl alcohol); Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects; Research and information: general; self-healing; sustainable development; thermoresponsive polymers; toxicity; water dispersions; water emulsions; waterborne coating

The use of polymers in biological applications is defined by the interactions promoted between living organisms and polymeric chains, which are generally associated with the polymers’ hydrophilic and hydrophobic behaviors. However, these water-friendly structures are also very useful for other appli...