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Introduction to Biopolymers from Renewable Resources

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Biopolymers from Renewable Resources

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A wide range of naturally occurring polymers derived from renewable resources are available for material applications. Some of these, such as cellulose and starch, are actively used in products today, while many others remain underutilized. With the rapid advancement in understanding of fundamental biosynthetic pathways and options to modulate or tailor these pathways through genetic manipulations, new opportunities for the use of polymers from renewable resources are being considered. These biopolymers are derived from a diverse set of polysaccharides, proteins, lipids, polyphenols, and specialty polymers produced by bacteria, fungi, plants and animals. Some of these polymers have recently been reviewed (for examples, see [5, 12, 26, 45, 74, 131].

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Kaplan, D.L. (1998). Introduction to Biopolymers from Renewable Resources. In: Kaplan, D.L. (eds) Biopolymers from Renewable Resources. Macromolecular Systems — Materials Approach. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-03680-8_1

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