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Biomaterials, Composites, and Nanotechnology: The Amazonian Potentialities.

  • Eduarda Lemos1
  • Monize Bürck2
  • Marcelo Assis3
  • Anna Rafaela Cavalcante Braga2,4,5
5 affiliations
  1. 1Postgraduation Program in Nutrition, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Botucatu Street, 740, Vila Clementino, São Paulo 04023-062, SP, Brazil.
  2. 2Nutrition and Food Service Research Center, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Silva Jardim Street, 136, Vila Mathias, Santos 11015-020, SP, Brazil.
  3. 3Institute for Advanced Marine Studies (IEMar), Universidade Estadual de São Paulo (UNESP), São Vicente 11350-011, SP, Brazil.
  4. 4Department of Biosciences, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Silva Jardim Street, 136, Vila Mathias, Santos 11015-020, SP, Brazil.
  5. 5Department of Chemical Engineering, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Nicolau Street, 210, Centro, Diadema 09972-270, SP, Brazil.
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Abstract

Pan-Amazonian biodiversity represents an unexplored source of high-value compounds and renewable raw materials, particularly from the many plant species of the Amazon Forest. Although the legal framework for Amazonian resource exploitation is grounded in sustainable management systems, generating a significant amount of plant residues remains unavoidable, creating opportunities to valorize them within circular economy frameworks. Amazonian biomass and its byproducts can provide both structural biopolymers and reinforcing materials (i.e., cellulose, starch, proteins, and fibers) and bioactive compounds (i.e., phenolic compounds, pigments, and essential oils). These compounds are valuable because of their antioxidant, antimicrobial, and anti-inflammatory properties; however, their application is often limited by chemical instability, low bioavailability, and susceptibility to processing and storage conditions. Innovative composites and micro- and nano-materials address these challenges, enabling applications in the food, cosmetic, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical industries. This review critically examines current approaches, emerging trends, and knowledge gaps in extracting, processing, and transforming Amazon resources into micro- or nano-structured biomaterials, demonstrating the relationships among their composition, material properties, the biological effects of bioactive compounds, and applications.

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@article{lemos2026biomaterials,
  title = {{Biomaterials, Composites, and Nanotechnology: The Amazonian Potentialities.}},
  author = {Eduarda Lemos and Monize Bürck and Marcelo Assis and Anna Rafaela Cavalcante Braga},
  journal = {Biotech (Basel (Switzerland))},
  year = {2026},
  month = oct,
  doi = {10.3390/biotech15040091},
  url = {https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42930068},
  note = {CC BY},
}
RIS
TY  - JOUR
TI  - Biomaterials, Composites, and Nanotechnology: The Amazonian Potentialities.
AU  - Eduarda Lemos
AU  - Monize Bürck
AU  - Marcelo Assis
AU  - Anna Rafaela Cavalcante Braga
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/10/11
JO  - Biotech (Basel (Switzerland))
DO  - 10.3390/biotech15040091
UR  - https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42930068
AB  - Pan-Amazonian biodiversity represents an unexplored source of high-value compounds and renewable raw materials, particularly from the many plant species of the Amazon Forest. Although the legal framework for Amazonian resource exploitation is grounded in sustainable management systems, generating a significant amount of plant residues remains unavoidable, creating opportunities to valorize them within circular economy frameworks. Amazonian biomass and its byproducts can provide both structural biopolymers and reinforcing materials (i.e., cellulose, starch, proteins, and fibers) and bioactive compounds (i.e., phenolic compounds, pigments, and essential oils). These compounds are valuable because of their antioxidant, antimicrobial, and anti-inflammatory properties; however, their application is often limited by chemical instability, low bioavailability, and susceptibility to processing and storage conditions. Innovative composites and micro- and nano-materials address these challenges, enabling applications in the food, cosmetic, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical industries. This review critically examines current approaches, emerging trends, and knowledge gaps in extracting, processing, and transforming Amazon resources into micro- or nano-structured biomaterials, demonstrating the relationships among their composition, material properties, the biological effects of bioactive compounds, and applications.
SN  - 2673-6284
ER  -