Sustainable Nanotechnology

5 Improving Sustainable Environment of Biopolymers Using Nanotechnology

Manish Patel¹ and Jayvadan Patel²

¹ L M College of Pharmacy, Gujarat Technological University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

² Nootan Pharmacy College, Sankalchand Patel University, Visnagar, Gujarat, India

5.1 Introduction

Biopolymers are polymeric biomolecules that contain monomeric units that are covalently bonded to shape greater particles. The prefix “bio” signifies they are biodegradable materials made by living creatures. A wide kind of materials generally obtained from natural sources like microorganisms, plants, or trees are regularly portrayed utilizing the expression “biopolymer”. Materials delivered by synthetic chemistry from biological/natural sources like vegetable oils, sugars, fats, resins, proteins, amino acids, at that point on likewise can be portrayed as biopolymer [1].

When contrasted with synthetic polymers which have a less difficult and more irregular structure, biopolymers are complex atomic gatherings that receive exact and characterized 3D shapes and structures. This is one significant property that makes biopolymers dynamic atoms in vivo. Their characterized shape and structure are surely keys to their working function. For instance, hemoglobin would not have the option to convey oxygen in the blood in the event that it was not collapsed in a quaternary structure. The primary property that recognizes biopolymers from nonrenewable energy source determined polymers is their sustainability, ...