Advances in Sustainable Biomaterials

Sustainable biomaterials are used as substitutions for traditional materials in aerospace, automotive, civil, mechanical, environmental engineering, medical, and other industries. This book presents the current knowledge and recent developments on the characterization and application of sustainable biomaterials with biomanufacturing 4.0 techniques. The book also describes the unique properties of various classes of sustainable biomaterials, making them highly suitable for many industrial applications. Advances in Sustainable Biomaterials: Bioprocessing 4.0, Characterizations, and Applications presents key chapters on smart biopolymer composites production and processing methods and provides a wide range of applications in a variety of fields such as medical, food, agriculture, electronics, manufacturing, and chemical engineering. The book features the most recent and detailed information on advancements in biopolymer biomaterials and emphasizes synthesis, characterization, modeling, manufacturing, and testing strategies. Written to be used as a resource guide on biomaterials and innovations, undergraduate and postgraduate students studying manufacturing and materials science will find this book very useful in addition to those working in mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, manufacturing of pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and electronics engineering fields. The book can also be used as additional classroom reading for an advanced course on biomaterials modeling and optimization.

Dr. Ajay Kumar is currently serving as a Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department, School of Engineering and Technology, JECRC University, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. He received his Ph.D. in the field of Advanced Manufacturing from Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology, Hisar, India a B.Tech. (Hons.) in Mechanical Engineering, and an M.Tech. (Distinction) in Manufacturing and Automation. Dr. Ajay’s areas of research include Artificial Intelligence, Materials, Incremental Sheet Forming, Additive Manufacturing, Advanced Manufacturing, Industry 4.0, Waste Management, and Optimization Techniques. He has over 60 publications in international journals of repute including refereed international conferences. He has also co-authored and co-edited many books and has organized various national and international events including an international conference on Mechatronics and Artificial Intelligence (ICMAI-2021) as conference chair and has more than 20 national and international patents to his credit. He has a total of 13 years of experience in teaching and research.

Dr. D. K. Rajak is a Scientist at CSIR-Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. He completed his Ph.D. at the Indian Institute of Technology (ISM), Dhanbad, Jharkhand He received many prestigious awards and was recognized in the World Top 2% Scientists by Sanford University in 2022 & 2023. He has published over 100 peer reviewed journal papers and has 03 books, 16 book chapters, 18 patents, 02 designs, and 01 copyright. His recent work involves developing lightweight alloy composite foams and composites for applications requiring low density and high specific energy absorption in automobile, aerospace, marine, noise, and thermal management sectors.

Mr. Parveen Kumar is currently serving as an Assistant Professor and Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Rawal Institute of Engineering and Technology, Faridabad, Haryana, India. Currently, he is pursuing his Ph.D. from the National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, Haryana, India. He completed his B.Tech. (Hons.) from Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, India and M.Tech. (Distinction) in Manufacturing and Automation from Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, India. His areas of research include Materials; Die Less Forming, Design of Automotive systems, Additive Manufacturing, CAD/CAM and Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and the Internet of Things in Manufacturing, and multi-objective optimization techniques. He has over 20 publications in international journals of repute and has refereed international conferences. He also has 8 national and international patents to his credit.

Dr. Ashwini Kumar is currently working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies, Faridabad, India. Prior to joining the university, Dr. Kumar gained 13+ years of experience holding different academic and research responsibilities in different organizations. He has completed his research on the optimal thermohydraulic performance of three sides of artificially roughened solar air heaters at the National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur. He received a Doctor of Philosophy from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur. He has authored several scientific articles in high impact journals and has also written five books. His research contribution includes articles on heat transfer and optimization techniques. He received the Best Session Paper Award in International Conferences, 2016 from NIT Patna. Dr. Kumar is associated with many universities, and he is an editorial board member of reputed journals and also a reviewer of international journals (SCI & Scopus Index). He looks forward to guiding many research scholars, often developing his own interest in the field in which he has expertise. He believes that Science, Engineering, and Technology are advancing at a fast pace, and the obsolescence of physical infrastructure, skills, and competence take place rapidly. He is keen on taking steps to improve the existing infrastructure, investment, and intellectual strength wherever they exist and to network them so as to utilize them effectively and optimally for meeting changing needs. Not only does he profess the values of Indian culture but he also practices many of the fundamental principles of humanity and society. While dedicating himself to the cause of creating world-class infrastructure, he has also undertaken many community service projects in various parts of India out of his quest to contribute more to society. His research interest includes artificial roughness, solar air heaters, heat transfer, electronic thermal cooling systems, refrigeration and air conditioning, fluid mechanics, and computational fluid dynamics.