1. Sources and classification of silk 2. Structure and properties of silk fibers 3. New developments in degumming silk 4. Regenerated silk fibers 5. Electrospun silk fibers 6. Applications of silk 7. 3D printing silk 8. Future trends in the sources, processing and applications of silk
Dr. Narendra Reddy is a professor and Ramalingaswami fellow at the Centre for Incubation, Innovation, Research and Consultancy, at Jyothy Institute of Technology, Bengaluru, India. His work has been reported by CNN, Discovery, Nature, American Chemical Society and other major news agencies. He has received funds from his research from United States Department of Agriculture, DST, DBT and CEFIPRA (India-France joint funding). His recent interest is in plant and animal proteins for non-food applications particularly for biotechnology. His group has demonstrated that proteins can be useful for energy generation and storage, and for biosensing and electronic applications