“…These features were in most cases the result of a prepolymerization stage of protein modification, which pursues introducing extra active sites onto the protein backbone to promote its grafting with the synthetic polymer , or to modify its hydrophilic–hydrophobic balance. ,, In this scenario, highly compatibilized hybrid materials showed superior properties than the simple constituents’ addition, demonstrating a synergetic contribution of both components due to the intimate contact between phases. Some of these synergetic improvements observed in the applications of protein-based hybrid NPs were partial biodegradability, ,,,,, thermal stability, film formation with low requirement of formulation agents (better NPs coalescence), , solvent resistance, water resistance, ,,,, and mechanical strength ,,, among others.…”