Introduction: biopolymers and biocomposites

Biopolymers and biocomposites are an exciting class of ubiquitous materials. Interest in these materials has been driven in part by their biocompatibility/biodegradability, sustainability, potentially low-cost, renewability, being environmental benign, among other properties. These fascinating materials come in a range of forms from the DNA and RNA that is essential to life to the cellulose and collagen that mechanically reinforce tissues and as...