Searching for green and environmentally friendly polymerization methods by using enzymes? This first handbook on this hot and essential topic contains the whole chain of knowledge of biocatalysis in polymer chemistry in both a comprehensive and compact form. International leading experts cover all important aspects, from enzymatic monomer synthesis to polymer modification and degradation.

While the major focus of the book is on enzymatic polymerizations of the polymer classes reported so far, industrial contributions are also included, making this invaluable reading for biochemists and polymer chemists working in academia and industry.

From the contents:

• Monomers and macromonomers from renewable resources
• Enzyme immobilization on layered and nanostructured materials
• Enzymatic polymerization of polymers including polyesters, polyamides, vinylpolymers, polyaniline, polysaccharides, poly-peptides and other
• Enzymatic degradation and polymer modifications
• Polymerases for biosynthesis of storage compounds
• Chiral polymers by lipase catalysis
• Enzymes in the synthesis of block and graft copolymers
• Biocatalytic polymerization in exotic solvents
• Molecular modeling approaches to enzymatic polymerizations and more