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Bionanocomposites by Akil Ahmad (Hardback)
£120.00
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Product Ref. (e.g. ISBN, SKU)
9780750349758
Published:
30 Nov 2023
Format:
Hardback
Number of pages:
350 pages
Dimensions:
254x178mm
Weight:
0.000kgs
Author:
This research and reference text will review the latest research on bionanocomposite materials, including current trends and how the materials are used for various applications. The applications of bionanocomposites in various fields will also be discussed, including drug delivery, nanomedicine, tissue engineering, sensors, electronic and photonic devices, food packaging, energy harvesting and environmental applications, with a focus on sustainability. The importance of sustainable and biodegradable materials in the field of nanomaterials and the circular economy will be covered, and open new opportunities for research.
This research and reference text will review the latest research on bionanocomposite materials, including current trends and how the materials are used for various applications. The text will cover the step-by-step synthesis, fabrication and characterization of a broad range of bionanocomposites and will examine the role of nanotechnology in the enhancement of composite properties. Comprehensive information about the development, research gaps and future possibilities of these materials will be provided.The applications of bionanocomposites in various fields will also be discussed, including drug delivery, nanomedicine, tissue engineering, sensors, electronic and photonic devices, food packaging, energy harvesting and environmental applications, with a focus on sustainability. The text will cover the importance of sustainable and biodegradable materials in the field of nanomaterials and the circular economy, and open new opportunities for research.
About the Author: Dr. Akil Ahmad is a Research Fellow at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia and has seven years of experience as a postdoc and visiting researcher at Universiti Sains Malaysia, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. He has published more than 80 research articles and chapters in international journals and has edited more than five books for reputed publishers including Elsevier and Springer Nature. He is a guest editor for Polymers MDPI, Frontiers in Environmental Chemistry and the Journal of Chemistry (Hindawi). His H-index and citations are 20 and 1504 in Scopus, and 24 and 1967 in Google Scholar.Dr. Kaizar Hossain is an Assistant Professor of Environmental Science at Asutosh College (Estd. 1916) - Calcutta University, India. Before this he worked as a teaching fellow at the School of Industrial Technology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, and a post-doctoral fellow at USM-TWAS Italy. He also worked as an assistant professor at PACE Institute of Technology and Sciences, Ongole, and GITAM University, India. Dr. Hossain has published research papers in various reputed ISI/Scopus indexed journals and participated in national and international conferences. He is also an editorial board member of various reputed indexed national and international journals. His areas of interest include remediation technology for pollution mitigation (water and soil) and climate change and its effect on water resource and agriculture. He has been working in this field since 2009.Dr. Mohammad Jawaid is a Professor at the Biocomposite Technology Laboratory, Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Products at Universiti Putra Malaysia. He has also been a Visiting Professor at the Department of Chemical Engineering at King Saud University, Saudi Arabia, since 2013. He has more than 20 years of experience in teaching, research and industry. He has published 40 books, 65 book chapters, more than 350 peer-reviewed international journal papers, and several published review papers in the top 25 hot articles in science direct during 2013-2019. He is the founding series editor of the Composite Science and Technology Book Series from Springer-Nature, and series editor of Springer Proceedings in Materials and an International Advisory board member of Springer Series on Polymer and Composite Materials. He has also obtained 3 patents and 6 copyrights. His H-index and citations are 57 and 15729 in Scopus, and 70 and 22170 in Google Scholar.
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