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Bionanocomposites

Green Synthesis and Applications

  • 1st Edition - June 21, 2020
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Khalid Mahmood Zia, Farukh Jabeen, Muhammad Naveed Anjum, Saiqa Ikram
  • Language: English

Bionanocomposites: Green Synthesis and Applications provides an in-depth study on the synthesis of a variety of bionanocomposites from different types of raw materials. In additi… Read more

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Description

Bionanocomposites: Green Synthesis and Applications provides an in-depth study on the synthesis of a variety of bionanocomposites from different types of raw materials. In addition, the book offers an overview on the synthesis and applications of environmentally friendly bionanocomposites, with an emphasis on bionanocomposites of natural products. Final sections focus on various characterization techniques, their production, and the future prospects of sustainable bionanocomposites.

Key features

  • Outlines the major characterization methods and processing techniques for bionanocomposites
  • Explores how bionanocomopsites are being used to design new projects in medicine and environmental engineering
  • Discusses how the properties of a variety of bionanocomposite classes make them suitable for particular industrial applications

Readership

Materials scientists, engineers and manufacturers in biomedicine and environmental engineering

Table of contents

1. Synthetic Materials to Bionanocomposites: An overview

2. Polymer blends as matrix materials for the preparation of nanocomposites

3. Natural polymers as constituents of bionanocomposites

4. Processing Methods of Bionanocomposites

5. Characterization Techniques for Bionanocomposites

6. Chitin and Chitosan-Based Bionanocomposites

7. Starch-Based Bionanocomposites

8. Alginate-Based Bionanocomposites

9. Cellulose-Based Bionanocomposites

10. Curcumin-Based Bionanocomposites

11. Glycogen-Based Bionanocomposites

12. Protein-Based Bionanocomposites

13. Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) based bionanocomposites

14. Polymeric materials as Bionanocomposites

15. Computational Studies on Bionanocomposites

16. Bionanocomposites in Food Industry

17. Biomedical Applications of Bionanocomposites

18. Applications of Bionanocomposites in Agriculture

19. Bionanocomposites in Water Treatment

20. Bionanocomposites in Sensor Technology

21. Enzyme based therapeutic applications of bionanocomposites

22. Future Horizons of Bionanocomposites

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: June 21, 2020
  • Language: English

About the editors

KM

Khalid Mahmood Zia

Khalid Mahmod Zia is Associate Professor, Department of Applied Chemistry, Government College University Faisalabad, Pakistan. His research focuses on the design of biocompatible products, and the synthesis and characterization of biodegradable polyurethane by incorporation polysaccharides into the backbone of PUs to be applicable as biomedical implants.
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, Department of Applied Chemistry, Government College University Faisalabad, Pakistan

FJ

Farukh Jabeen

Farukh Jabeen is a Research Fellow at the Center for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases, Laurentian University, Canada. Her research the modelling of biomolecules and computer-aided drug delivery systems.
Affiliations and expertise
Center for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases, Laurentian University, Canada

MA

Muhammad Naveed Anjum

Muhammad Naveed Anjum is Assistant Professor,Department of Applied Chemistry & Biochemistry, Government College University Faisalabad, Pakistan. His research focuses on the synthesis of nanostructures of polymer and their applications.
Affiliations and expertise
Department of Applied Chemistry and Biochemistry, Government College University Faisalabad, Pakistan

SI

Saiqa Ikram

Dr. Saiqa Ikram is Associate Professor at the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia (Central University) New Delhi, India. She previous held research posts at Delhi College of Engineering and the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. Dr. Ikram’s research interests include inorganic chemistry, polymer synthesis, nanomaterials, and bio-based materials.
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, New Delhi Central University, India

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