Full Description
Current environmental and energy concerns have led to lignin gaining increased attention in the last decade as a renewable biomass. Due to its structural and functional properties, such as antimicrobial behaviour, biodegradability, biocompatibility and ease of surface modifications, lignin-based materials have gained popularity in the biomedical field with applications ranging from tissue engineering scaffolds and wound dressing materials to drug delivery carriers.
Using this book, the reader will learn about the chemistry of lignin, and the characterization, fabrication and properties of lignin-based composites with different matrices (thermosets, thermoplastics, elastomers etc.). In addition, the book illustrates how these materials are used in medical applications, covering drug delivery, wound dressing, tissue engineering, imaging, etc.
Providing a neat overview of the current research for the biomaterials science community, this book is a one-stop resource for researchers and practitioners working on lignin-based biomaterials. For those active in the broader fields of materials science and biomedical engineering, this will be a useful reference and study aid.
Contents
Lignin and Its Composites: A Sustainable Tool for Health Care and Medical Applications - Introduction;Synthesis of Lignin Nanoparticles and Hydrogels;Chemical Modifications of Lignin for Biomedical Applications;Technical Lignin Fractionation: A Powerful Tool for Lignin Structure Homogenization and Its Application;Lignin-based Materials for Biomedical Applications: Basic Requirements and Properties;Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Properties of Lignin and Its Composites;Lignin and Its Composites for Drug Delivery Applications;Lignin and Its Composites for Tissue Engineering;Lignin and Its Composites for Wound Dressing;Lignin as a Biomaterial for Bioimaging;Lignin-based UV-protective Materials
