Characterization Techniques in Bionanocomposites. Advances, Challenges and Applications. Woodhead Publishing Series in Composites Science and Engineering

Table of Contents

Part-I: Introduction 1. Characterization of Bionanocomposites: An overview Part-II: Physical, Chemical, Thermal and Electrical Characterization of Bionanocomposites 2. Thermal characterization of bionanocomposites 3. Mechanical and rheological behavior of bionanocomposites 4. Biological characterization of bionanocomposites 5. Surface characterization of bionanocomposites 6. Dielectric spectroscopy 7. Barrier properties of bionanocomposites 8. Electrical properties of bionanocomposites Part-III: Spectroscopic Characterization of Bionanocomposites 9. Fourier transform infra-red spectroscopy 10. UV Spectroscopy 11. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectroscopy 12. M�ssbauer Spectroscopy 13. Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry 14. Confocal Raman Spectroscopy 15. Tip Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (TERS) 16. X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) 17. Surface-sensitive spectroscopic methods/ellipsometry Part-IV: Microscopic Characterization of Bionanocomposites 18. Microscopic characterization techniques of Bionanocomposites 19. Atomic Force Microscopy X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) and Electron Spectroscopy for Chemical Analysis (ESCA) 20. NMR Imaging of Composites Part-V: Biodegradability and biological Characterization of Bionanocomposites 21. Biodegradability characterization of bionanocomposites 22. Biological characterization of bionanocomposites Part-VI: Conclusion and future prospects 23. Future prospects for bionanocomposites

Authors

Shakeel Ahmed Assistant Professor, Government Degree College Mendhar, India. Dr. Shakeel Ahmed is an assistant professor of Chemistry in the Higher Education Department, for the Government of Jammu and Kashmir, in India. He is also an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry, at the Government Degree College Mendhar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. He obtained his master's and doctoral degrees in chemistry from Jamia Millia Islamia, a central university, situated in New Delhi, India. He gained his post-doctoral experience in biocomposite materials from the Indian Institute of Technology. He has published several research papers in the field of green nanomaterials and biopolymers for various applications including biomedical, packaging, and water treatment. Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ, USA. Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain is an adjunct professor and director of laboratories in the Department of Chemistry and Environmental Sciences at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Newark, New Jersey, United States. His research is focused on the applications of nanotechnology and advanced materials, environmental management, analytical chemistry, and other various industries.