Foundation and Growth of Macromolecular Science

ISBN-13: 9781774913673 / Twarda / 2024 / 380 str.

Opis

Explores macromolecular science and its current challenges, applications, and solutions to challenges. It discusses new applications of polymers and their composites and innovations in the synthesis and characterization of polymers, providing explanations of the behavior of polymers in solutions and in bulk.

Spis treści

1. Foundation and Growth of Macromolecular Science: Advances in Research for Sustainable Development 2. Synthesis and Characterization of Chitosan-Starch and Glutaric Acid Films 3. Bio-Based Polymer Science: From Past to Future in a Biodegradability and Eco-Friendly Context 4. Zein-Based Composites: Synthesis, Characterization Properties, and Applications 5. Nanocellulose Extracted from Nutshells as a Potential Filler for Polymers: A Green Approach 6. Synthesis and Characterization of Polymer/Metal Nanocomposite Magnetic Materials 7. Polymeric Materials to Improve Durability and Sustainability of Cement Concrete: A Brief Overview 8. Protein-Polyelectrolyte Complexes: Structure and Properties 9. Introduction to DNA Nanomechanics: Theory and Simulations 10. The Ultrasonic-Assisted Synthesis of Locust Gum/PEG- Silver Nanoparticles and Its Mathematical Modeling of Rheological Parameters 11. Macromolecular Enzymes-Triggered Electrochemical Biosensing 12. Supramolecular Gel-Based Materials for Sensing Environmentally Sensitive Molecules 13. Dielectric and AC Conductivity Studies of Ag: CdZnTe–PVA Films 14. Electric Circuit Modeling of Impedance Spectroscopic Characteristics of GFRP Nanocomposites with Hybrid Carbon Nanofillers 15. The Role of Synthetic Polymers in the Aquatic Environment and Their Implications in Danio Rerio as a Model Organism 16. Alginate-Based Wound Healing Dressings 17. Pharmaceutical 3D-Printing: Insights into Polymeric Armamentarium and Saga of Product Fabrication

O autorze

Meegle S. Mathew, PhD, is currently working as a Dr. D. S. Kothari Postdoctoral Fellow at the School of Energy Materials at Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India. Presently, she is working on the project entitled "Green Synthesized Metal Nanocluster Grafted TiO2 for Photocatalytic Conversion of CO2." She has published 10 research articles in reputed international journals and was recently granted an Indian patent for the development of a biosensor. She also co-edited two international books. She has been working on a multidisciplinary area that combines nanoscience with biomedicine and energy conversion systems. Her research interests are in the areas of nano-biophotonics, optical imaging, development of biosensors and biomedical devices using fluorescent nanoparticles, polymer nanocomposite for biomedical applications, photocatalysis, and photoreduction. Dr. Meegle earned her PhD at the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, India, on the topic of "Synthesis and Characterisation of Protein Templated Multifunctional Noble Metal Quantum Cluster for Biomedical Applications."

Józef T. Haponiuk, PhD, has been in the Faculty of Chemistry of Gdansk University of Technology (GUT), Poland, since 1974. He was formerly Head of Polymers Technology Department, which achieved outstanding results in scientific and educational activities under his leadership. It is now one of the leading departments of the university. Dr. Haponiuk holds 10 patents and has 25 patent applications. He is also author or co-author of over 300 original scientific contributions in the area of chemical technology, polymer engineering, polymer characterization, chemistry and technology of polymers and rubber, thermal analysis of polymers, materials science, and biopolymers. He is especially interested in polyurethane technology and the recycling of elastomers and rubber. He actively collaborates with Mahatma Gandhi University in Kottayam, India, and the Lviv Polytechnic, Ukraine. He has received multiple awards and distinctions for his excellent scientific activity. Dr. Haponiuk obtained his PhD from the Technische Hochschule Leuna Merseburg, Germany.

Sabu Thomas, PhD, DSc, FRSC, is the Vice Chancellor, senior most professor and outstanding scientist, and leading academic of Mahatma Gandhi University, India, where he has been serving for the last 34 years. He has held many positions, which include Pro Vice Chancellor; Regional Director of the School of Technology and Applied Sciences; Dean of Technology and Applied Sciences and Syndicate Member; Erudite Professor in the Department of Regenerative Medicine and Translational Sciences at the Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine; Adjunct Professor and AcSIR Director at the School of Chemical Sciences; and Director at the International and Inter University Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. Currently he also holds the position of the Honorary Director of the School of Energy Materials of Mahatma Gandhi University. Dr. Thomas’s ground-breaking inventions in polymer nanocomposites, polymer blends, and green bionanotechnological and nano-biomedical sciences have made transformative differences in the development of new materials in the automotive, space, housing, and biomedical fields. In collaboration with India’s premier tire company, Apollo Tyres, Professor Thomas’s group invented new high performance barrier rubber nanocomposite membranes for inner tubes and inner liners for tires. A prolific author and researcher, Dr. Thomas has won many awards for his work and is acknowledged as one of the most productive researchers in India.