Biofoams

<p><em><strong>Addresses a Growing Need for the Development of Cellular and Porous Materials in Industry</strong></em></p><p></p><p>Building blocks used by nature are motivating researchers to create bio-inspired cellular structures that can be used in the development of products for the plastic food and biomedical industry. Representing a unified effort by international experts <b>Biofoams: Science and Applications of Bio-Based Cellular and Porous Materials</b> highlights the latest research and development of biofoams and porous systems and specifically examines the aspects related to the formation of gas bubbles in drink and food. The book offers a detailed analysis of bio-polymers and foaming technologies biodegradable and sustainable foams biomedical foams food foams and bio-inspired foams.</p><p></p><p>Explores the Generation of New Materials with Wide-Ranging Technological Applicability</p><p></p><p>This book introduces the science technologies and applications related to the use of biopolymers and biomaterials in the development of porous structures. It presents topics that include bio-based polymers for the development of biodegradable and sustainable polymeric foams foams in food foams in biomedical applications biohybrids and bio-inspired cellular and porous systems. It also includes recent studies on the design of polymer-based composites and hybrid scaffolds weighs in on the challenges related to the production of porous polymers and presents relevant examples of cellular architecture present in nature. </p><p></p><p>In addition this book:</p><p></p><ul> <br><br><p></p> <li>Focuses on materials compatible with natural tissues</li> <br><br><li>Discusses the engineering of bio-inspired scaffolds with the ability to mimic living tissue</li> <br><br><li>Reveals how to use renewable resources to develop more sustainable lightweight materials</li> <br><br><li>Illustrates the state of the art of porous scaffold and process techniques</li> <br><br> </ul><p></p><p>A book dedicated to material science <b>Biofoams: Science and Applications of Bio-Based Cellular and Porous Materials</b> focuses on food technology polymers and composites biomedical and chemical engineering and examines how the principles used in the creation of cellular structures can be applied in modern industry.</p>