Lignin-based Materials for Biomedical Applications

Lignin-based Materials for Biomedical Applications: Preparation, Characterization, and Implementation explores the emerging area of lignin-based materials as a platform for advanced biomedical applications, guiding the reader from source through to implementation.

The first part of the book introduces the basics of lignin, including extraction methods, chemical modifications, structure and composition, and properties that make lignin suitable for biomedical applications. In addition, structural characterization techniques are described in detail. The next chapters focus on the preparation of lignin-based materials for biomedical applications, presenting methodologies for lignin-based nanoparticles, hydrogels, aerogels, and nanofibers, and providing in-depth coverage of lignin-based materials with specific properties—including antioxidant properties, UV absorbing capability, antimicrobial properties, and colloidal particles with tailored properties—and applications, such as drug and gene delivery, and tissue engineering. Finally, future perspectives and possible new applications are considered.

This is an essential reference for all those with an interest in lignin-based materials and their biomedical applications, including researchers and advanced students across bio-based polymers, polymer science, polymer chemistry, biomaterials, nanotechnology, materials science and engineering, drug delivery, and biomedical engineering, as well as industrial R&D and scientists involved with bio-based polymers, specifically for biomedical applications.

• Unlocks the potential of lignin-based materials with advanced properties for cutting-edge applications in areas such as drug delivery, gene delivery and tissue engineering
• Presents state-of-the-art methodologies used in the development of lignin-based nanoparticles, hydrogels, aerogels and nanofibers
• Explains the fundamentals of lignin, including structure and composition, extraction and isolation methods, types and properties, chemical modifications, and characterization techniques

Academia: Researchers and advanced students across bio-based polymers, polymer science, polymer chemistry, biomaterials, nanotechnology, materials science and engineering, drug delivery, biomedical engineering. Industry: Scientists and R&D with an interest in bio-based polymers, specifically for biomedical applications.

1 Introduction to lignocellulosic materials
2 Lignin: an innovative, complex, and highly flexible plant
material/component
3 Lignin extraction and isolation methods
4 Types of lignin, properties, and structural
characterization techniques
5 Chemical modifications of lignin
6 Requirements and properties of biomaterials for
biomedical applications
7 Development of lignin-based nanoparticles: fabrication
methods and functionalization approaches
8 Lignin-based materials with UV-blocking property
9 Lignin-based materials with antioxidant and
antimicrobial properties
10 Lignin-based materials for drug and gene delivery
11 Fabrication of lignin-based hydrogels and their
applications
12 Present and future prospective of lignin-based materials
in biomedical fields