Polyamides Derived from Terpenes: Advances in Their Synthesis, Characterization and Applications

Polyamides are very important polymers, with applications from commodities up to high-performance materials for, for example, fibers or the biomedical sector. Nowadays, still most of them synthesized fossil resources. With regards sustainability and bioeconomy, especially regarding new structures properties that can thus be achieved, preparation polyamides (PAs) natural precursors is getting more important. For this, utilization terpenes, a large group products different functions in nature (regulators, defense signals, etc.), important, which described herein. Similar approaches interesting scientific point view regarding, structure-function-relations, but also as, materials. Practical applications: Terpene-based find many applications, special (bio)medicine, drug delivery, tissue engineering, etc.