Smart Polymer Nanocomposites. Biomedical and Environmental Applications. Woodhead Publishing Series in Composites Science and Engineering

Table of Contents

Section A: 1. Introduction of Smart Materials 2. Manufacturing and Design of smart polymer composites 3. Processing and Properties of smart polymer composites 4. Shape memory polymer composites and their applications 5. Smart polymer hydrogels and their applications 6. Smart biopolymers and their applications

Section B: Biomedical Applications 7. Photo-responsive polymer composites and their applications 8. Enzyme-responsive polymer composites and their applications 9. Biomedical applications of smart polymer composites 10. Smart polymer biomaterials for tissue engineering 11. Applications of smart polymers in Nano medicine 12. Smart polymer composites in biotechnology 13. Smart polymer composites in bioseparation 14. Smart polymers composites in drug delivery

Section C: Environmental Applications 15. Environmental applications of smart polymer composites 16. Smart polymer composite membranes for waste water treatment 17. Smart polymer composites for textile and plastics 18. Smart polymer composites for wood protection 19. Smart polymer Coatings for protection of corrosion 20. Smart polymer coatings for anti-fouling applications 21. Smart polymer composites for energy applications

Authors

Showkat Ahmad Bhawani Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Resource Science and Technology, UNIMAS, Malaysia. Dr. Showkat Ahmad Bhawani is presently working as an Associate Professor at Department of chemistry, Faculty of Resource Science and Technology, UNIMAS Malaysia. In addition to this, he has a teaching experience of two years from King Abdul Aziz University- North Jeddah and a post-doctoral experience of Three years from the Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia. He has received his M Sc. in Analytical Chemistry and Ph D. in Applied Analytical Chemistry from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India. He is working on the synthesis of molecular Imprinting polymers for the removal/extraction of dyes, fungicides and various natural products from environmental and biological samples. In addition to this, he is also working on the development of new test methods and determining standard conditions for analysis (Separation, Isolation and Determination) of various analytes from environmental and biological samples. He is involved in the analysis of samples like: Surfactants, Amino acids, Drugs, Vitamins, Sugars and Metal ions. He has published 1 book and 8 book chapters and he has published more than 30 papers in various journals. He is life member of Asian polymer association and editorial board member of several journals. Anish Khan Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials Research, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia. Dr. Anish Khan is Currently working as Assistant Professor, Chemistry Department, Centre of Excellence for Advanced Materais Research (CEAMR), Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Ph.D. from Aligarh Muslim University, India from 2010. Research experience of working in the field of synthetic polymers, organic-inorganic electrically conducting nano-composites. Complete Postdoctoral from School of Chemical Sciences, University Sains Malaysia (USM) electroanalytical chemistry in 2010-2011. Research and teaching experiance, more than 100 research papers published in reffered international journal. More then 20 international conferences/ workshop and 3 books published 6 in Progress and 12 Book chapters. Around 20 research project completed. Manageriel Editor of Chemical and Environmental Research (CER) Journal, Member of American Nano Society, Field of specialization is polymer nano composite/cation-exchanger/chemical sensor/microbiosensor/nanotechnology, application of nano materials in electroanalytical chemistry, material chemistry, ion-exchange chromatography and electro-analytical chemistry, dealing with the synthesis, characterization (using different analytical techniques) and derivatization of inorganic ion-exchanger by the incorporation of electrically conducting polymers. Preparation and characterization of hybrid nano composite materials and their applications, Polymeric inorganic cation -exchange materials, Electrically conducting polymeric, materials, Composite material use as Sensors, Green chemistry by remediation of pollution, Heavy metal ion selective membrane electrode, Biosensor on neurotransmitter. Mohammad Jawaid United Arab Emirates University.

Dr. Mohammad Jawaid is currently affiliated with the Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering at United Arab Emirates University. Previously he was a senior fellow (professor) in the Laboratory of Biocomposites Technology at the Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Products (INTROP), Universiti Putra Malaysia. He is an eminent scientist with more than twenty years of teaching, and research experience in composite materials. His research interests include hybrid reinforced/filled polymer composites, and advanced materials such as graphene/

nanoclay/fire retardant, lignocellulosic reinforced/filled polymer composites, and the modification and treatment of lignocellulosic fibres and solid wood, and nanocomposites and nanocellulose fibres.