About this Research Topic
Recent research has focused a significant amount of emphasis on the effective utilization of plant biomass, which is one of the most significant natural resources to generate biopolymers that may be used in drug delivery and cosmetics applications. These biodegradable and biocompatible polymeric materials have enormous potential. The versatile nature of biomass-derived biopolymers makes them ideal for engineering carriers based on drug delivery. The ability to change their chemical surface and functionalization capability makes them suitable for improving therapeutic efficacy through the targeted delivery of drugs to specific tissues or target cells.
This Research Topic aims to collect high-quality cutting-edge research to provide an overview of the main biomass used to obtain biopolymers, focusing on their use for drug delivery and cosmetic applications. Particular attention will be given to the chemical and physical properties of biopolymers derived from these sources, highlighting their intrinsic characteristics, such as biocompatibility, solubility and degradability, that make them suitable for application in drug delivery and cosmetics use. This Research Topic also aims to give results relating to preclinical and clinical research that indicates the efficiency of biopolymers produced from biomass as carriers for drugs, demonstrating its potential to revolutionize the area of drug delivery as well as cosmetic fields. These results will be provided to illustrate the success of biopolymers generated from biomass.
The use of biomass for the production of biopolymers in the field of drug delivery and cosmetics offers significant opportunities to improve the effectiveness and sustainability of products and therapies. The continuous research and development of new materials derived from natural sources will overcome technical and regulatory challenges, paving the way for a new generation of biocompatible products with lower environmental impact.
We welcome Original Research, Review, Mini Review and Perspective articles on themes including, but not limited to:
• Recycling of waste products for use in the cosmetics and pharmaceutical sectors.
• Functional properties, physical-chemical properties, biopharmaceutical activity, environmental and biological safety of biomass-derived polymers.
• Explore the many applications of biomass-derived polymers, specifically focusing on their potential as thickeners, rheology modifiers, foam stabilisers, emulsifiers, conditioning agents, destabilizers, film formers, and fixatives.
• Evaluation of bioactive properties of materials derived from natural sources that will favor their use in pharmaceutical and cosmetic applications.
• Developing a green approach in the biopolymer design process.
Keywords: biomass, biopolymers, drug delivery, cosmetics, biomass-derived polymers, characterization properties
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