biopolymer

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bi·o·pol·y·mer

(bī′ō-pŏl′ə-mər)

A macromolecule in a living organism that is formed by linking together several smaller molecules, as a protein from amino acids or DNA from nucleotides.

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biopolymer

(ˈbaɪəʊˌpɒlɪmə)

(Biology) a large molecule in a living organism

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bi•o•pol•y•mer

(ˌbaɪ oʊˈpɒl ə mər)

n.

1. any polymeric chemical manufactured by a living organism, as a protein or polysaccharide.

2. such a chemical prepared by laboratory synthesis.

[1960–65]

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Pullulan films containing sakacin A may be used as a biopolymer alternative to plastic packaging materials to prolong the shelf life and enhance the quality and safety of RTE meat products.

Biopolymers

The food industry has discovered edible biopolymer films, and producers and consumers alike are enjoying the benefits.

Manufacturing edible biopolymer films: serving up the precise particle size

The deal will aim to accelerate both the global growth and product expansion of NatureWorks, a biopolymer made from 100 percent renewable resources.

Cargill, Teijin Form Joint Venture for NatureWorks

Professor Chris Breen of Sheffield Hallam University, a member of the EU SUSTAINPACK project, said his team was incorporating tiny nano-clay particles in biopolymer films to make them as water resistant as standard polymer packaging.

EU research project probes natural packaging materials

The Nano DSC series III biopolymer calorimeter features built-in computer controlled cell pressurization, which allows volumetric properties of biopolymers to be determined.

Calorimeter detects heat changes with only 10 ug of biopolymer

Frances Ligler, senior scientist for biosensors and biomaterials at the Naval Research Laboratory's Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering (CBMSE), have helped the team develop the new biopolymer into a material which possesses unique optical and electromagnetic properties that no other known polymer has.

DNA-Biopolymer Photonics Program

(Palo Alto, CA) announced that it has received Notices of Allowance from the United States Patent and Trademark Office and from the European Patent Office for its proprietary biopolymer stent coating technology.

CV Therapeutics receives allowance for drug-eluting stent technology patent

Soy protein biopolymer, with glycerol to plasticize it, has been researched as one of these natural polymers, using both solvent casting and thermal compaction methodologies, neither of which is cost effective, to be used industrially.

Thermal processing and characterization of the soy protein biopolymer. (South Carolina Junior Academy Of Sciences Abstracts)

In fact, global biopolymer production capacity is growing rapidly.

Sustainability and packaging can go hand-in-hand: the global grocery packaging industry is at a major crossroads due to changing market dynamics and growing environmental concerns. (Food Forum)

At a poultry-science meeting in Montreal last month, Dawson reported promising data on a soy-based biopolymer.

Germ-killing plastic wrap

To enhance this: quality, researchers added various metal oxide catalysts in different concentrations to the biopolymer as it was applied to the sand.