Green Polymeric Nanocomposites

Covering fundamentals through applications, this book discusses environmentally friendly polymer nanocomposites and alternatives to traditional nanocomposites through detailed reviews of a variety of materials procured from different resources, their synthesis, and applications using alternative green approaches. The text:

• Describes green polymeric nanocomposites that show greater properties in terms of degradability, biocompatibility, synthesis process, cost effectiveness, mechanical strength, high surface area, nontoxicity, and environmental friendliness
• Explains the basics of eco-friendly polymer nanocomposites from different natural resources and their chemistry
• Discusses practical applications that present future directions in the biomedical, pharmaceutical, and automotive industries

This book is aimed at scientists, researchers, and academics working in nanotechnology, biomaterials, polymer science, and those studying products derived from eco-friendly nanomaterials.

Dr. Satya Eswari Jujjavarapu is currently working as an Assistant Professor in

the Department of Biotechnology at National Institute of Technology (NIT), Raipur,

India. Her fields of specialization include bioinformatics, biotechnology, and process

modeling, evolutionary optimization, and artificial intelligence. She has more

than 35 publications in SCI/Scopus-indexed journals and 35 proceedings in international

and national conferences. Her research contributions have received wide

global citations. She has also published six book chapters and four books (currently

in press) with international publishers. She is an active member of various organizations

and has received various awards.

Dr. Krishna Mohan Poluri is currently working as an Associate Professor in the

Biotechnology Department, IIT-Roorkee. He earned his PhD from Tata Institute of

Fundamental Research TIFR–Mumbai, and Post-doc from Rutgers University and

University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB–Texas). His areas of expertise are

structural biology, protein engineering, biomolecular interactions, glycoimmunology

and structure-based design of therapeutics and scaffolds, bionanotechnology

and algal biotechnology, etc. He has published 85 publications, including research

articles, editorials, books, and book chapters in various reputed international journals.

He has authored the book Protein Engineering Techniques. Dr. Poluri is also

a guest editor/editorial board member and ad hoc reviewer for several international

research journals. He has won several awards and fellowships for his research work,

most prominently the Young Scientist Award from the Indian Science Congress

Association (ISCA), 2009, National Academy of Sciences India (NA