Due to their unique properties and ability to interact with other food components, biopolymers have traditionally played a major role in food processing. Biopolymer Engineering in Food Processing explores processing ...

Alginate hydrogels are suitable for the encapsulation of a great variety of biomolecules. Several alternatives to the conventional alginate formulation are being studied for a broad range of biotechnological applications; ...

Biopolymers based on renewable resources and/or biodegradable are generating a growing interest in the plastics industry and society in general. The aim of this paper is to analyze the field of biopolymers, their current ...

This chapter discusses the physicochemical principles of surface phenomena, and provides an overview of the research regarding surface properties of biopolymers used for the manufacturing of biodegradable films. Surface ...

Currently, there is great interest in the study of new ecological technologies searching a harmonious lifestyle with the environment. In this sense, numerous investigations on thermoplastic materials have been conducted ...

Optical devices are today based mainly on glass or synthetic polymers, which hinders their use in biological interfaces owing to the lack of biocompatibility and biodegradability. This is why synthetic plastics are ...

Biopolymers become increasingly important to the package production that makes easy the waste management, especially the organics in composting plants. The present study intends to evaluate the compostability of biopolymers ...

Bio-based plastics represent only 1% of world production, while 98% are plastics of fossil origin. This shows how far we are from an ecologically correct scenario we are, and how much more needs to be done to develop ...