Bioderived materials are value-added by recycling excessive residues to gain a new life for themselves. Biodegradable materials can address increasing environmental issues via recycling approaches and reprocessing products. Concerning these attractive advantages, in the first part of this review, commodity polymers from biosources and their recycling and biodegradable pathways are described. The second part summarizes the recent advances of bioderived and biodegradable block copolymers in biomedical and electronic applications, including drug carriers, field-effect transistors, and nonvolatile memory. This review sheds light on the bright perspective of bioderived and biodegradable polymers.
- Ping-Jui Yu
- Yan-Cheng Lin
- Wen-Chang Chen
