Polymeric Biomaterials : Fabrication, Properties and Applications

Biomaterials include a versatile group of molecules that have been designed to interact with biological systems for various applications and polymeric biomaterials are being designed based on their availability and compatibility. This book summarizes fabrication techniques, features, usage, and promising applications of polymeric biomaterials in diversified areas including advantageous industrial applications. Each chapter exclusively covers a distinct application associated with major classes of polymeric biomaterials.

Features:

• Provides platform related to fabrication and advancement of all categories of polymeric biomaterials
• Explores advancement of pertinent biomedical and drug delivery systems
• Includes wide range of biomaterials and its application in diversified fields
• Gives out environmental justification of green biopolymers and their applications in water remediation
• Discusses advanced applications of bio-composite polymers viz. food packaging and anti-corrosive coatings

This book is aimed at researchers in Polymer Sciences, Biomaterials, Chemical/Bio Engineering, Materials Chemistry, and Biotechnology.

Dr. Pooja Agarwal is currently Professor in the Division of Chemistry, School of Basic and Applied Sciences, Galgotias University, Greater Noida. She has research and teaching experience of more than 12 years. She has been awarded DST funded research projects and Senior Research Fellowship from CSIR and many more grants. She has more than 10 international research publications in reputed Journals/Book chapters to her credit. She did her doctorate from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Varanasi, India.

Prof. Divya Bajpai Tripathy is currently a full-time Professor in the Department of Chemistry, School of Basic and Applied Sciences, Galgotias University, Greater Noida, India. She has research and teaching experience of more than 10 years. She has more than 30 research publications in reputed Journals/Book chapters/Conference proceedings to her credit. She guided 7 Masters research students. Currently four doctorate students have been registered under her supervision. She has been principal investigator in a DST funded research project.

Prof. Anjali Gupta is currently working as Professor in the Department of Chemistry, School of Basic & Applied Sciences, Galgotias University, Greater Noida, India. She has research and teaching experience of around 11 years. She is recipient of the Young Scientist Award by Department of Science & Technology and Dr. D.S. Kothari postdoctoral fellowship by the University Grants Commission, and Senior Research Fellowship from CSIR, India. Her research area is In-silico screening and synthesis of naturally occurring bio-active analogs. She has four published patents and around 16 research publications in Journals/Book chapters/Conference proceedings to her credit. She did her graduation, post-graduation and doctorate from University of Delhi, Delhi.

Prof. Bijoy Kumar Kuanr is currently working as a full-time Professor at Special Centre for Nanoscience, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Mehrauli Road, New Delhi, India. He has research and teaching experience of more than 28 years in various senior positions. He was a recipient of DAAD postdoctoral fellowship at University of KÖLN, Germany in 1994, Rühr-University, Bochum, Germany in 1999 and Research Center Jülich, Germany in 1999. He has been Adjunct Research Faculty at University of Colorado, USA from 2001 -2013 and also worked as Co-researcher with Nobel Laureate Professor Peter Grünberg – Physics in 2007. He has been honored for being listed in the "Who's Who in America - 66th Edition, 2011" and "Who's Who in Science and Engineering - 10th Edition, 2007". I. He has more than 150 publications in Journals/Book chapters/Conference proceedings to his credit. He has been principal investigator in many sponsored research projects and contributed to technology development viz. "Giant-Magneto-Resistance (GMR) Sensor- READ/WRITE HEAD of computer Jülich, Germany'' and "GMR bioSensor; Low cost, portable, point-of care device for early detection of emerging viral diseases" (Dengue, Chikungunya, H1N1 Swine flu); JNU, New Delhi to name a few. Prof. Bijoy has been a member of many academic/research bodies of government organizations in India and abroad.