Micro- and Nano-containers for Smart Applications

Introduction to micro and nanocontainers.- Polymer based microcapsules for encapsulation.- An overview on different encapsulation technologies.- Electrospinning techniques for encapsulation.- Aerogels encapsulation.- Hybrid dual containers and core-shell containers for encapsulation.- Fibers as containers for encapsulation.- Bio-based/ biodegradable containers for encapsulation.- Block copolymer micelles and vesicles for drug and protein encapsulation.- Containers for food packaging applications.- Containers for drug delivery.- Containers for encapsulation of fragrances/aroma/odour for textile applications.- Containers based on polymers in biomedical devices/ medical applications.- Containers for self-healing/ self-repairing polymers.- Containers with anti-corrosion agents for metal protection paints.- Containers with lubricating agents for friction and wear.- Containers for active component encapsulation.- Carbon dioxide encapsulation and storage- environmental impact.- Hydrogen encapsulation and storage as an alternative energy source.- Containers for thermal energy storage.- Containers for electronic applications.- Containers based drug delivery for Neuroscience.- Modeling and simulation of drug delivery using polymer nanoparticles.- Molecular dynamic studies on drug molecules encapsulated in carbon nanotubes.- Future prospects in encapsulation.

Dr. Jyotishkumar Parameswaranpillai is currently an Associate Professor at Alliance University, Bangalore. He received his Ph.D. in Chemistry (Polymer Science and Technology) from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, India in the year 2012. He has research experience in various international laboratories such as Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden (IPF), Germany, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium, University of Potsdam, Germany, and King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok (KMUTNB), Thailand. He has published around 120 papers in high-quality international peer-reviewed journals on polymer nanocomposites, polymer blends and alloys, and biopolymer. Also, he has published around 50 book chapters and has edited 20 books. He is a frequent invited and keynote speaker, and a reviewer for more than 60 international journals, book proposals, and international conferences. He received numerous awards and recognitions including the prestigious INSPIRE Faculty Award2011, Kerala State Award for the Best Young Scientist 2016, and Best Researcher Award 2019 from King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok. He is named in the world's Top 2% of the most-cited scientists in Single Year Citation Impact 2020, by Stanford University. His research interests include polymer coatings, shape memory polymers, antimicrobial polymer films, green composites, nanostructured materials, water purification, polymer blends, and high-performance composites.

Dr. Nisa. V. Salim is Vice Chancellors Initiative Research Fellow at Swinburne University of Technology. She received her Ph.D. from Deakin University in 2013 on nanostructured polymer materials and joined Carbon Nexus as a Research Fellow in 2014. Her research has been focused on next-generation carbon fibers; porous carbon materials; and functional fibers. She won many awards as she advances her research career including AINSE Gold Medal, Smart Geelong Early Researcher Award, and SPE-ANZ Award. She has been awarded a number of prestigious fellowships including Victoria Fellowship and Endeavour Fellowship.

Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil Suchart Siengchin is President of King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok (KMUTNB), Thailand. He received his Dipl.-Ing. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Applied Sciences Giessen/Friedberg, Hessen, Germany, in 1999, M.Sc. in Polymer Technology from the University of Applied Sciences Aalen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, in 2002, M.Sc. inMaterial Science at the Erlangen-Nürnberg University, Bayern, Germany, in 2004, Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering (Dr.-Ing.) from the Institute for Composite Materials, University of Kaiserslautern, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, in 2008, and Postdoctoral Research from Kaiserslautern University and School of Materials Engineering, Purdue University, USA. In 2016, he received the habilitation at the Chemnitz University in Sachen, Germany. He worked as Lecturer for Production and Material Engineering Department at The Sirindhorn International Thai-German Graduate School of Engineering (TGGS), KMUTNB. He has been Full Professor at KMUTNB and became President of KMUTNB. He won the Outstanding Researcher Award in 2010, 2012, and 2013 at KMUTNB. His research interests include polymer processing and composite material. He is Editor in Chief: KMUTNB International Journal of Applied Science and Technology and Author of more than 200 peer-reviewed journal articles. He has participated with presentations in more than 39 international and national conferences with respect to materials science and engineering topics.