Description
Book SynopsisAddresses a Growing Need for the Development of Cellular and Porous Materials in Industry
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, Biofoams: Science and Applications of Bio-Based Cellular and Porous Materials 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.
Explores the Generation of New Materials with Wide-Ranging Technological Applicability
This book introduces the science, technologies, and applic
Trade Review
"…a sound and useful text for novices to the area of foam physics, as well as those wishing to understand particular challenges and characteristics of bio-based cellular materials."
—Dr. Jan Engmann, Nestlé Research
"…the book considers practically significant, interrelated topics of biobased foams and cellular materials. A similar collection of reviews is not known to me."
—Yury Shchipunov, Institute of Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences
"The structure of the entire book as well as the content of the single chapters is very meaningful. The book is focusing on a hot subject and this book is a high quality work."
—Ingrid Volker Altstädt, University of Bayreuth
Table of ContentsBio-Based and Bio-Inspired Cellular Materials. Organic-Inorganic Bio-Hybrid Materials by SolGel Processing. Equation-of-State Approach in Polymer Solution and Polymer Foaming Thermodynamics. Relevant Properties for the Formation of Porous and Cellular Structures. Heterogeneous Cell Nucleation Mechanisms in Polylactide Foaming. Solid-State Microcellular PLA Foams. Starch Foams. Bio-Based Aerogels by Supercritical CO2. Clay-Based Bionanocomposite Foams. Bio-Based Polyurethane Foams. Foaming Technologies for Thermoplastics. Fabrication of Bio-Based Cellular and Porous Materials for Tissue Engineering Scaffolds. Composite and Hybrid Porous Structures for Regenerative Medicine. Bionanocomposite Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering and Gene Therapy. Aerated Food Structure and Properties. Formation and Stability of Food Foams and Aerated Emulsions.
