The Realm of Biopolymers and Their Usage: An Overview (original) (raw)

Biopolymers are emerging as an advanced business sector progressively and gained the attention of researchers and industrialists. Polymeric materials are useful due to their flexibility, reusability and toughness nature. These biopolymers can be the amalgamated with various kinds of natural and synthetic materials to synthesize polymeric composites. Such composite materials have comparable properties to oil-based polymers. Biopolymers also play an essential role in the drug and pharmaceutical industry. These can be utilized for industrial purposes, for instance, to regenerate damage, medication administration in addition to regenerative medicine to achieve, low immunogenicity, high pharmacological activity. Several biopolymers are described in this article. There are various mechanisms to produce biopolymers. There are diverse forms of biopolymers that originated from microbes, animals and plants. Biopolymers play a significant role in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries. These are extensively used in medical equipment, cosmetics, confectionery, wastewater treatments, food additives, textiles and in bio-sensing applications. Numerous possible applications, along with the production form of biopolymers, are reviewed in this article.