Natural Composites for Biomedical Applications
Woodhead Publishing Series in Biomaterials Series

Natural Composites for Biomedical Applications provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of this topic, aiding the reader in moving towards more sustainable materials for use in biomedical applications. The unique properties of composite materials make them advantageous for use in a range of applications, particularly in biomedical environments which can be subjective due to physiological differences. Natural composites provide a biocompatible, sustainable, and renewable alternative to traditional composites, reducing biomedical waste and environmental impact whilst ensuring high treatment efficacy. Natural Composites for Biomedical Applications is a useful reference for researchers working in materials science, biomedical engineering, pharmaceutical science and chemical engineering.

I. Introduction to Natural Composites
1. Natural polymers-based biocomposites: State of art and application
2. Natural inorganics-based biocomposites: Recent advances in biomedical applications

II. Natural Polymer-based Composites
3. Starch-based composites for biomedical uses
4. Chitin- and chitosan-based composites for biomedical uses
5. Alginates-based composites for biomedical uses
6. Bacterial cellulose-based composites for biomedical uses
7. Natural fibers-reinforced biocomposites and their biomedical uses
8. Soy protein-based composites for biomedical uses
9. Gelatin-based composites for biomedical uses
10. Collagen-based composites for biomedical uses
11. Molecularly imprinted natural polymeric composites for biomedical applications

III. Inorganics-based Natural Composites
12. Natural polymers-inorganic composites for biomedical uses
13. Natural polymers-carbon nanotubes nanocomposites for biomedical uses
14. Natural polymers-graphene nanocomposites for biomedical uses
15. Natural clay-based composites for biomedical uses
16. Natural polymers-calcium phosphate ceramics composites for bone tissue engineering

IV. Biomedical Applications
17. Natural composites and nanocomposites for drug delivery
18. Natural polymer-based nanocomposites for cancer targeting
19. Natural composites for growth factor delivery
20. Natural composites for protein and peptide delivery
21. Natural composite-based scaffolds for tissue engineering applications
22. Antimicrobial biocomposites made of natural biomaterials
23. Natural composites in orthopaedics and dentistry
24. Natural composites for bioimaging applications

V. Conclusion
25. Challenges and future perspectives of natural composites for biomedical uses

Prof. (Dr.) Md Saquib Hasnain has over 10 years of research experience in the field of drug delivery and pharmaceutical formulation analyses, especially systematic development and characterization of diverse nanostructured drug delivery systems, controlled release drug delivery systems, bioenhanced drug delivery systems, nanomaterials and nanocomposites employing Quality by Design approaches and many more. Till date he has authored over 70 publications in various high impact peer-reviewed journals, more than 100 book chapters and 16 books to his credit. He is also serving as the reviewer of several prestigious journals. Overall, he has earned a highly impressive publishing and cited record in Google Scholar (h-index: 32). He has also participated and presented his research work at over ten conferences in India, and abroad. He was also a member of scientific societies i.e., Royal Society of Chemistry, Great Britain, International Association of Environmental and Analytical Chemistry, Switzerland and Swiss Chemical Society, Switzerland.
Dr. Ibrahim M. El-Sherbiny is a Tenured Professor of smart nanomaterials and nanomedicine, and he is the Founding Chairman of Nano and Materials Sciences Programs, and the Director of the Center of Materials Science (CMS) at Zewail City of Science and Technology. El-Sherbiny earned his PhD from Massey University, New Zealand, then joined various research groups as a post-doctoral fellow at College of Pharmacy, University of New Mexico and Texas University-Austin in the United States. Then, appointed as Research Assistant Professor at College of Pharmacy, University of Texas-Austin, USA. Dr. El-Sherbiny received several honouring and local, regional and international scientific awards, including, for example, the Order of the Egyptian Republic in Science and Arts of the first class and an honor, the State Award for Excellence in Advanced Technological Sciences, and the Egyptian State Encouragement Award in Science in 2011. He also r