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Front Cover -- Applications of Advanced Green Materials -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- 1 Advanced applications of green materials in food applications -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.1.1 Green foods, a recent "turn to quality" trend in food consumption pattern -- 1.1.2 Scopes for green technology in food-processing sectors -- 1.2 Applications of green materials in food science -- 1.2.1 Enzymes, the promising green materials in food science -- 1.2.1.1 Enzyme-assisted food processing

1.2.1.2 Role of food enzymes in reducing the chemical-based environmental footprints -- 1.2.1.3 Enzyme engineering as a tool in green food science -- 1.2.2 Green food science approaches for reducing process-induced toxins -- 1.2.3 Greener packaging of food products -- 1.2.3.1 Green materials as packaging biofilms -- 1.2.4 Latest techniques in greening the food process -- 1.2.5 Green solvents in the extraction technique of bioactives -- 1.2.6 Green materials as coating materials -- 1.3 Advantages and disadvantages of green materials in food applications

1.4 Challenges of green materials in food applications -- 1.5 Social perspectives on natural or green food processing -- 1.6 Food safety and regulatory standards for green materials -- 1.7 Future trends for the green food process -- 1.8 Conclusions -- References -- 2 Advanced applications of green materials in biosensor -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Techniques used for the deployment of lab-on-a-chip nanosensors -- 2.3 Classifying the state-of-the art and techniques for development -- 2.3.1 Application of on-chip technology for environmental water monitoring

2.3.2 Application in disease diagnostics -- 2.3.3 Application in nutrition and micronutrient monitoring -- 2.4 On-chip integration -- 2.4.1 Lab-on-skin -- 2.4.2 Organ-on-a-chip -- 2.5 Advancements in the design trends of on-chip nanosensors -- 2.6 Global market for on-chip nanosensors -- 2.7 Challenges and prospects -- 2.8 Conclusion -- References -- 3 Biodegradable natural materials in dentistry: fiction or real? -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.1.1 Biomaterials in dentistry -- 3.1.2 Biodegradable polymers -- 3.1.2.1 Classification of biodegradable polymers

3.1.2.2 Application of natural biodegradable polymers in dentistry -- 3.1.2.3 Polysaccharide-derived natural biodegradable polymers -- 3.1.2.4 Chitosan -- 3.1.2.5 Cellulose -- 3.1.2.6 Hyaluronic acid -- 3.1.2.7 Protein-derived natural biodegradable polymers -- 3.1.2.8 Collagen -- 3.2 Summary and conclusion -- 3.2.1 Conclusion -- References -- 4 Advanced applications of green hydrogels in drug delivery systems -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Hydrogels -- 4.2.1 Types -- 4.2.2 Composition of hydrogels -- 4.2.3 Drug-release mechanism -- 4.2.4 Applications -- 4.3 Drug delivery -- 4.3.1 Wound healing

4.3.1.1 Chitosan-based hydrogel.