Citation :

Kamlan Akhbar, Zia Ashraf Ali, 2026. "Smart Biopolymer Interfaces for Targeted Drug Delivery, Regenerative Healing, and Environmental Remediation" ESP International Journal of Emerging Multidisciplinary Research [ESP-IJEMR]  Volume 2, Issue 2: 31-41.

Abstract :

The idea of biopolymer interfaces is a big change in the way we think about materials science. It combines the things about natural polymers with the special abilities of synthetic systems that can react to things. This research is about making and using biopolymer platforms that can change and respond to things like temperature and chemicals. At the heart of this study is the work of making surfaces using things like polysaccharides and proteins. These smart interfaces can help get medicine to the place in the body, which means less harm to other parts of the body and more help to the part that needs it. By changing how much the interface swells and how it is connected we can control when the medicine is released and it only happens when there are signs of sickness or disease. This paper also looks at how these interfaces can help the body heal. By making a framework that is like the one our bodies naturally have these smart biopolymers can help cells stick together and grow. Our results show that biopolymers that can remember their shape can help get scaffolds to the place in the body without needing big surgery, which can help fix broken bones and soft tissue faster. Also this study looks at how to clean up the environment. Smart interfaces can be made to attract and hold onto things like heavy metals and pollutants. These polymers can be turned on and off which means we can get the things out and use the polymer again and this is a better way to clean water than what we do now. By looking closely at how the molecules work and testing it this paper says that smart biopolymer interfaces are very important, for making new medicines helping the body heal and keeping the environment clean.

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Keywords :

Biopolymers Stimuli-Targeted Delivery, Regenerative Medicine, Environmental Remediation, Chitosan, Alginate, Smart Interfaces, Hydrogels, Tissue Engineering, Bio-adsorption, Nanotechnology, Sustained Release, Biocompatibility, Surface Engineering, Molecular Imprinting, Eco-friendly, Pollutant Sequestration, Biomimetic, Scaffolds.