About this Research Topic
Biomanufacturing is crucial for green, low-carbon development. Biomacromolecules and their derived biomass materials have advanced, but challenges remain: developing efficient methods for biomolecule separation, leveraging their structural advantages, and fostering innovation through chemistry and materials engineering. These efforts aim to provide high-quality starting materials for biomass-based polymers and functional/smart materials.
The study of biological macromolecules intersects significantly with materials science, driving research into molecular structures and the functional properties of materials. Investigations into the molecular structure and material properties of natural macromolecules have propelled the development of novel materials, opening up new possibilities in the field of materials science. These materials span a broad spectrum of advanced categories, encompassing biodegradable, surface/interface, hybrid, and supramolecular materials, alongside functional variants like responsive, smart, and biomedical materials. However, to further promote the innovative application of biological macromolecules and the development of biomass materials, research in the chemistry and materials engineering of biological macromolecules needs to be further extended and deepened.
This Research Topic aims to highlight the latest advancements in the design, synthesis, properties, and applications of natural macromolecules. This includes low-carbon technologies such as biomass conversion, bio-based materials, biodegradable materials, upgrading of post-consumer recycled plastics, and reducing plastic usage. It also covers functional and smart biomolecules or their blends/composites, along with materials for energy, environment, and batteries. The topic aims to showcase recent progress in both chemical and engineering research on biological macromolecules and bio-based advanced functional materials.
The study of biological macromolecules intersects significantly with materials science, driving research into molecular structures and the functional properties of materials. Investigations into the molecular structure and material properties of natural macromolecules have propelled the development of novel materials, opening up new possibilities in the field of materials science. These materials span a broad spectrum of advanced categories, encompassing biodegradable, surface/interface, hybrid, and supramolecular materials, alongside functional variants like responsive, smart, and biomedical materials. However, to further promote the innovative application of biological macromolecules and the development of biomass materials, research in the chemistry and materials engineering of biological macromolecules needs to be further extended and deepened.
This Research Topic aims to highlight the latest advancements in the design, synthesis, properties, and applications of natural macromolecules. This includes low-carbon technologies such as biomass conversion, bio-based materials, biodegradable materials, upgrading of post-consumer recycled plastics, and reducing plastic usage. It also covers functional and smart biomolecules or their blends/composites, along with materials for energy, environment, and batteries. The topic aims to showcase recent progress in both chemical and engineering research on biological macromolecules and bio-based advanced functional materials.
Keywords: natural macromolecules, functional properties, hybrid materials, responsive materials, biomaterials
Important Note: All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.
