This volume incorporates 13 contributions from renowned experts from the relevant research fields that are related biodegradable and biobased polymers and their environmental and biomedical applications. Specifically, the book highlights: • Developments in polyhydroxyalkanoates applications in agriculture, biodegradable packaging material and biomedical field like drug delivery systems, implants, tissue engineering and scaffolds • The synthesis and elaboration of cellulose microfibrils from sisal fibres for high performance engineering applications in various sectors such as the automotive and aerospace industries, or for building and construction • The different classes and chemical modifications of tannins • Electro-activity and applications of Jatropha latex and seed • The synthesis, properties and applications of poly(lactic acid) • The synthesis, processing and properties of poly(butylene succinate), its copolymers, composites and nanocomposites • The different routes for preparation polymers from vegetable oil and the effects of reinforcement and nano-reinforcement on the physical properties of such biobased polymers • The different types of modified drug delivery systems together with the concept of the drug delivery matrix for controlled release of drugs and for antitumor drugs • The use of nanocellulose as sustainable adsorbents for the removal of water pollutants mainly heavy metal ions, organic molecules, dyes, oil and CO2 • The main extraction techniques, structure, properties and different chemical modifications of lignins • Proteins and nucleic acids based biopolymers • The role of tamarind seed polysaccharide-based multiple-unit systems in sustained drug release
