Biopolymers from Plant Origin for Environmental Sustainability
暫譯: 植物來源的生物聚合物與環境永續性

本書旨在詳細介紹植物基生物聚合物在不同商業領域中的提取、特徵化、改性和應用，並指出其相對於傳統合成聚合物的優勢。在這方面，將探討一些非常規或未充分利用的植物來源。此外，本書還將闡明這些生物聚合物的物理化學、生物化學、機械及特殊性質。此外，還包括近期研究的發現，這些發現有助於理解生物聚合物的現有限制、克服這些限制的先進策略以及其大規模生產的前景。此外，還將討論生物技術、納米技術、聚合物科學和工程等其他學科的重要貢獻。本書的一個重要部分將強調植物基生物聚合物的全球商業化現狀、整體接受度和前景。從事食品科學與技術、藥物技術、生物醫學科學、環境科學、農業科學及相關學科的研究生、研究學者、教職員和科學家將從本書中受益。

Dr. Rakhi Chakraborty presently works as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Botany, Acharya Prafulla Chandra Roy Government College, Siliguri, India, for the last 10 years. She has done her Ph.D. on medicinal plants specifically characterizing the antidiabetic and antihyperlipidemic properties of Litsea cubeba fruits traditionally used to cure hyperglycemia and hypertension by the ethnic communities of Darjeeling Himalayas, India. She also has a keen interest in the study of nutraceutical properties of underutilized food plants and the food biochemistry of bakery products. She has also published Research and Review articles in journals of international repute. She has recently co-edited two books published by Springer. She has also presented her research work in several Seminars and Conferences and has also been awarded the Best Oral Presentation at the West Bengal State Regional Science Congress, at a National seminar organized by the University of North Bengal, India, and at an International Conference organized by the Banaras Hindu University, India.
Dr. Swarnendu Roy works as an Assistant Professor at the University of North Bengal, Siliguri, India. He has more than 15 years of teaching experience. He has received the University Gold Medal for securing the first position at B.Sc. and the University Silver medal for securing the second position at M.Sc. level. He received the Post-Graduate Merit Scholarship for University Rank Holder, which was awarded by the Ministry of HRD and UGC (2006-2008), Government of India. He also received the CSIR Junior Research Fellowship, which was awarded by CSIR-UGC (2008). He is actively engaged in research topics encompassing plant stress management by engineered nanoparticles and the synthesis of starch-based biofilms and edible coatings. He has published more than 50 articles with high-impact factors in reputed journals, such as Water Research and Scientific Reports, among many others. He has recently edited two books published by Springer and has also published several book chapters in edited volumes to date. He is a life member of prestigious societies like "The Indian Science Congress Association"; "Association of Food Scientists and Technologists (India)" and "Society of Plant Research (India)".

拉基·查克拉博提博士（Dr. Rakhi Chakraborty）目前在印度西利古里的阿查里亞·普拉富拉·昌德拉·羅伊政府學院（Acharya Prafulla Chandra Roy Government College）植物學系擔任助理教授，已有十年。她的博士研究專注於藥用植物，特別是對於傳統上用於治療高血糖和高血壓的達爾吉靈喜馬拉雅山區的民族社群所使用的香果樹（Litsea cubeba）果實的抗糖尿病和抗高脂血症特性進行了特徵化。她對於未充分利用的食品植物的營養保健特性及烘焙產品的食品生物化學研究也有濃厚的興趣。她在國際知名期刊上發表了多篇研究和評論文章。最近，她共同編輯了兩本由Springer出版的書籍。她還在多個研討會和會議上展示了她的研究工作，並在印度北方大學舉辦的全國研討會及印度瓦納拉斯印度大學舉辦的國際會議上獲得了最佳口頭報告獎。

斯瓦爾嫩杜·羅伊博士（Dr. Swarnendu Roy）在印度北方大學擔任助理教授，擁有超過15年的教學經驗。他因在學士學位（B.Sc.）中獲得第一名而獲得大學金獎，並因在碩士學位（M.Sc.）中獲得第二名而獲得大學銀獎。他曾獲得由印度人力資源發展部和大學授權委員會（UGC）頒發的研究生優秀獎學金（2006-2008），並獲得了由CSIR-UGC頒發的CSIR初級研究獎學金（2008）。他積極從事植物壓力管理的研究，涉及工程納米顆粒及基於澱粉的生物薄膜和可食用塗層的合成。他在多個知名期刊上發表了超過50篇高影響因子的文章，如《水研究》（Water Research）和《科學報告》（Scientific Reports）等。他最近編輯了兩本由Springer出版的書籍，並至今在編輯的書籍中發表了多個書章。他是多個知名學會的終身會員，如「印度科學大會」（The Indian Science Congress Association）、「印度食品科學與技術協會」（Association of Food Scientists and Technologists (India)）和「植物研究學會」（Society of Plant Research (India)）。