Biopolymers are witnessing wider applications in food packaging, food coating, and edible films for food and encapsulation

 

Biopolymers are polymer-based compounds composed of various organic or inorganic substances such as sugars, starch, lipids, nucleic acids, fats, and other polysaccharides. Biopolymers are made by living cells. Biopolymers consist mainly of covalent monomer units which are covalently attached to another covalent unit to form longer molecules. Biopolymers have applications in a wide range of science and industry. Polymers have applications in numerous fields. Polyols are a group of twenty-two carbon molecules that contain hydrogen and oxygen with the ability to polarize or be polarized in two ways negatively and positively. Polyols are used as catalysts and in the separation of solutes. The uses of polyols include polymerization, denaturation, thermo-transformation, coupling, catalysis, and bonding of structures with monomers. Polyols are also used in photoconductivity, plastics, rubbers, and lubricants.

Polyacrylates are polymer-based materials that have applications in the areas of nanotechnology, electronics, pharmaceuticals, cosmetic products, textiles, and food. Polyacrylates are also used in the field of nanotechnology. Nanotechnology uses nanometer-sized particles to create precise devices and materials. Polyacrylates have used in electronic, optical, chemical, and biological technology and energy. Polyamides areomerizers (polymers that have multiple copies of a single protein molecule) are used in the fields of medicine and biology. These compounds are useful in the area of cancer therapy and in fighting infectious diseases. Polyamides have used in the medical field too, in immunology, cardiovascular disease, neurology, gastroenterology, and arthritis. Other uses include drug design, metabolism, and protein synthesis.

The uses for Polylactic Acid in cosmetics and pharmaceuticals are vast. Polyols can be used for manufacturing emulsions, lubricants, gels, liposomes, facial masks, and acne medications. The molecules of Polylactic Acid are very large and can be used to replace the water in gels, liposomes, and facial masks. Polyols can also replace other organic polymer compounds in cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. Biopolymers can be polymerized using techniques such as solublization, dialysis, and coupling. Solublization is the process of introducing oxygen to a biopolymer solution. This process allows for the introduction of various shapes and folding types of polymers into the solution, along with giving the biopolymer a specific shape. When these polymers are folded into the desired shape, the surface of the material is covered in the same shape, which allows the surface of the materials to be more uniform.

There are many companies that have discovered the applications of biopolymers in the manufacturing field. One company, iSight Biotechnologies has created a patented formulation that uses biopolymers as a means of achieving quick drying times in the manufacture of plastic parts. Using this technique, the production of plastic parts can continue for up to 15 times longer than traditional methods. This type of drying is known as 'Rapid Feature Deposition' (RFD). Biopolymers are also used in the fields of synthetic biology and material sciences. The use of biopolymers has allowed many medical professionals to save time and money while conducting their daily duties. These professionals have been able to reduce the amount of manual labor by performing tasks such as filling out patient information forms, taking vital signs, and measuring a patient's vitals.