The environment impact of persistent petroleum footprints is of growing global concerns. There is an urgent task to research and engineer alternatives out of renewable biobased materials, including bioenergy co-products. This seminar will focus on new technologies of biobased chemicals and polymers from plant and grain molecules (i.e., proteins and lipids). Examples will be given to show how these biobased molecules can be converted into biopolymers with desirable functional properties that can be used for industry applications, particularly for adhesives, resins, and hydrogels. We will highlight: 1) biobased adhesives for environmental safe adhesives and coatings; 2) peptide based hydrogels for drug delivery, 3D cell culture, and tissue engineering applications.

Advanced biopolymers for environmental and biomedical applications

2019 Fall National Meeting

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