Publisher's Synopsis
The 7 th World Conference on Biodegradable Polymers & Plastics held in Tirrenia (Pisa) Italy in June 2002, as a renamed continuation of the International Scientific Workshops on Biodegradable Polymers and Plastics started in 1989, focused on the following topics:
- Environmentally Degradable Polymeric Materials (EDPs)
- Water–soluble/Swellable Biodegradable Polymers
- EDPs from Renewable Resources
- Biopolymers
- Bioresorbable Materials for Biomedical Applications
- Biorelated Polymers
- Standards and Regulations on EDPs
This issue contains most of the contribution from this conference.
