Department of Chemistry, CICECO-Aveiro Institute of Materials, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
Molecules. 2021 Dec 24;27(1):94. doi: 10.3390/molecules27010094.
Natural polymers have emerged as promising candidates for the sustainable development of materials in areas ranging from food packaging and biomedicine to energy storage and electronics. In tandem, there is a growing interest in the design of advanced materials devised from naturally abundant and renewable feedstocks, in alignment with the principles of Green Chemistry and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This review aims to highlight some examples of the research efforts conducted at the Research Team BioPol4fun, Innovation in BioPolymer-based Functional Materials and Bioactive Compounds, from the Portuguese Associate Laboratory CICECO-Aveiro Institute of Materials at the University of Aveiro, regarding the exploitation of natural polymers (and derivatives thereof) for the development of distinct sustainable biobased materials. In particular, focus will be given to the use of polysaccharides (cellulose, chitosan, pullulan, hyaluronic acid, fucoidan, alginate, and agar) and proteins (lysozyme and gelatin) for the assembly of composites, coatings, films, membranes, patches, nanosystems, and microneedles using environmentally friendly strategies, and to address their main domains of application.
天然聚合物已成为从食品包装、生物医学到能源存储和电子等各个领域材料可持续发展的有前途的候选材料。与此同时，人们越来越关注设计从天然丰富和可再生原料中获得的先进材料，以符合绿色化学原则和 2030 年可持续发展议程。本文旨在强调葡萄牙阿威罗大学 CICECO-阿威罗材料研究所的 BioPol4fun 研究团队在利用天然聚合物（及其衍生物）开发独特的可持续生物基材料方面所做的一些研究工作。特别关注的是使用多糖（纤维素、壳聚糖、普鲁兰、透明质酸、褐藻胶、琼脂）和蛋白质（溶菌酶和明胶），通过环保策略组装复合材料、涂层、薄膜、膜、贴片、纳米系统和微针，并解决其主要应用领域。
