1. Environmentally degradable polymeric materials : definitions and background -- 2. The bacterial poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) as environmentally biodegradable and medical polymer -- 3. A theoretical approach for prediction of yarn strength in textile industry -- 4. Some aspects of heat flow during drying of porous structures -- 5. Heterogeneous-heterophase mechanism of the hydrophobic compound dissolution in water -- 6. Degradable copolymers -- 7. Degradable interpenetrated polymeric networks/hydrogels -- 8. Applications of the degradable interpenetrating polymeric networks and hydrogels in controlled drug delivery -- 9. Computational methods in controlled release of active principles -- 10. Degradable interpolymeric complexes -- 11. Preparation and study of chitosan polymer complexes with proteins and hydroxylous polymers -- 12. Environmentally degradable materials based on multicomponent polymeric systems : biocomposites and bioblends -- 13. Green composites based on biodegradable polymer matrices -- 14. Compatibilization methods -- 15. Processability of biocomposite for agricultural application -- 16. Biodegradability of polymers and biocomposites : standards and certifications -- 17. Biodegradation of composite materials on polymer base in soils -- 18. Water in the bioerodible films of blends based on the combination of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) and polyamide resin -- 19. LCA of biopolymers and biocomposites -- 20. Applications of biocomposites and market evolution.