Polymeric materials obtained from petroleum resources are nonbiodegradable. Defying degradation, they damage the environment as a result of their ending up in the landfills. Synthesized biodegradable polymeric materials (BPMs) have received increasing interest owing to the difficulty in procuring reproducibility when using natural polymeric materials. Through the modification of natural polymeric materials or materials via chemical, microbiological, enzyme-mediated, and chemo-enzymatic synthesis, a comprehensive range of variegated BPMs can be reaped.

The book first focuses on commonly used industrial polymers, including polypropylenes, low- and high-density polyethylenes, and poly(vinyl chloride), as well as less widely used polymer types, such as acrylics, ether polymers, cellulosics, sulfide polymers, silicones, polysulfones, polyether ether ketones, and polybenzimidazoles

Introduction; Background priciples; Coordination geometries of schiff -base metal complexes; Recent studies of (Salen) MX-Catalyzed copolymerization processes; Summary

Cationic polymers have been gaining much interest for many clinical applicationsincluding drug and gene delivery. This book provides a comprehensive overview ofthe recent advances in cationic polymer synthesis, modification and designing ofbiomaterials for regenerative medicine applications. Suitable both for an educationalperspective for those new to the field and those already active in the field, the book hasa multidisciplinary appeal for postgraduates and researchers in chemistry, engineering,material and biological sciences interested in biomaterials and regenerative medicine.

General issues: Synthetic polymer fibers and their processing requirements; understanding the behavior of synthetic polymer fibers during spinning. Spinning techniques: Melt spinning of synthetic polymeric filaments; gel spinning of synthetic polymer fibers; integrated composite spinning (ICS); wet spinning of synthetic polymer fibers; dry spinning of synthetic polymer fibers

Contents about polymer structure and properties: Basic principles, molecular weight and polymer solutions; chemical structure and polymer morphology; chemical structure and polymer properties; evaluation, characterization, and analysis of polymers.

Classification and development; Materials for production of biodegradable polymers; Properties and mechanisms of degradation; Industrial applications

Introduction to polymeric scaffolds for tissue engineering;Introduction to polymeric drug delivery systems;Hydrogels in cell encapsulation and tissue engineering; Biodegradable polymers for drug delivery systems; Polymers as replacement materials for heart valves and arteries; Ultrahigh-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) in joint replacement; Polymers in biosensors; Tissue engineering using natural polymers;

Standards and policies: Science and standards, biodegradability and compostability, study of the aerobic biodegrability of plasticmaerials under controlled compost; environmentally degradable plastics and ics-unido global program, biodegradable plastics, market introduction of compostable packaging; Biobased systems; Biodegradable hybrid polymeric materials based on lignin and synthetic polymers, production and applications of microbial polyhhydroxyalkanoates, the solid-state structure, thermal and crystalline properties of bacterial copolyesters of (R)-3-hydroxybutyric acid with (R)-3- hydroxyhexanoic acid, biodased polymeric materials for agriculture applecations; Biomedical applications: Hydrophilic/hdrophobic copolymers

Introduction to sustainability; Environmental issues; life cycle information; biobased and biodegradable polymers; biobased and recycled petroleum-based plastics; end-of-life options for plastics; sustainable plastic products; biobased and biodegradation standards fof polumeric materials; sustainable strategies for plastics companies; future of sustainable plastics.