1. Polymer blends, IPN's, gels, composites and nanocomposite from chitin and chitosan; manufacturing, and applications
2. Chemically modified chitin and chitosan as biomaterials
3. Chitin and chitosan-based hybrid nanocomposites for supercapacitors
4. Investigation into the functional properties of cotton, wool and denim textile materials finished with chitosan and the use of chitosan in textile-reinforced composites and medical textiles
5. Chitin blends, IPN's, gels, composites and nanocomposites for adsorption systems: environmental remediation and protein purification
6. Chitin and chitosan based blends, composites and nanocomposite for packaging applications
7. Fundamentals of chitosan for biomedical applications
8. Electrospun chitosan materials and their potential use as scaffolds for bone and cartilage tissue engineering
9. Injectable polymeric gels based on chitosan and chitin for biomedical applications
10. Preparation and application of Biomimetic and bioinspired membranes based on chitosan
11. Chitin, chitosan microgels and nanogels for drug delivery applications
12. Chitin- and chitosan-based Oleogels: Rheological and thermal behavior modifications.
13. Chitosan as biomaterial in drug delivery and tissue engineering
14. Biomedical applications of carboxymethyl chitosan
15. Biomedical exploitation of chitin and chitosan-based matrices via ionic liquid processing
16. Chitin and Chitosan Composites for Bone Tissue Regeneration
17. Drug delivery and tissue engineering applications of chitosan based biomaterial systems
18. Future aspects of biomedical applications of chitin and chitosan in diseases associated with oxidative stress
19. Immunomodulatory activities of chitin and chitosan microparticles
20. Chitosan and chitin-based composites for food packaging applications
21. Modified release properties of gluthathione-based chitosan films: physical and functional characterization
22. Chitosan materials as templates for essential oils
23. Chitosan: A potential biopolymer for wound management
24. Chitin and Chitosan as Promising Immunostimulant for Aquaculture
25. Chitosan based materials for wastewater treatment
Prof. Sabu Thomas is a renowned professor who is serving as the Vice-Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India. He is also a full professor of Polymer Science and Engineering at the School of Chemical Sciences, a role which he has held since 1998. He was previously Pro-Vice Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi University 2017-2018, Director of School of Chemical Science during 2010-2013, Hon. Director of International & Inter-University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 2009-2015 and 2016-17. In 2015, Prof. Thomas received his first Docteur Honoris Causa from University of Souther Brittany in Lorient, France. In 2016, he received his second Doctorate honoris causa from University of Lorraine, France. He was awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, London, FRSC in 2012. He received the Bronze Medal of the Chemical Research Society of India and the MRSI Medal of the Material Research Society of India in 2013. He was the recipient of Fulbright-Nehru International Education Administrators Award 2017. He also received TRiLA Academician of the year 2018 award. Prof. Thomas has published more than 1000 publications, and more than 100 books.
Professor Pius achieved her BSc. in Chemistry in 1985 from Holy Cross College, Nagercoil, Madurai Kamaraj University, India following this with and MSc and PhD in Chemistry. Her research interests are environmental chemistry and pollution control, polymer composites, nanocomposites, food chemistry, bioavailability - in vitro studies, photodegradation of pollutants, waste water treatments and anion sensors. Professor Pius is a reviewer for a number of well-known journals including Ecological Engineering, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Journal of Chemistry & Applied Biochemistry, Journal of Water Process Engineering, National Academy Science Letters and Separation Science and Technology.
Dr. Sreerag Gopi is the Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) of ADSO Naturals Pvt., Ltd., Bangalore, Karnataka, India. He works in the area of natural products, nano materials, nutraceuticals and polymer nano composites. Dr. Sreerag has been published many peer reviewed articles in International journals and written number of book chapters.