Plant Extract Loaded Biopolymers For Wound Healing. Woodhead Publishing Series in Biomaterials

Authors

Balaji Ayyanar Chinnappan Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department, Coimbatore Institute of Technology, India. Dr Balaji Ayyanar is an Assistant Professor at the Mechanical Engineering Department, Coimbatore Institute of Technology, India; Dr Ayyanar's research interests include modelling, computer aided design, preparation of manufacturing drawings using Auto CAD, Modeling (Pro- E) and analysis of machine elements using FEM. He has written 18 publications in international journals, four book chapters and 24 papers in international and national conferences Trishna Bal Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology, Birla Institute of Technology, India. Dr Trishna Bal is currently an Assistant Professor at the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology, Birla Institute of Technology, India. Her research interests include natural polymers, graft copolymers, hydrogel, polymer composites, wound healing and nanofiber materials H Esther Nalini KSR Institute of Dental Science and Research, Tamilnadu, India. Dr H Esther Nalini is a professor and head of the Department of Periodontics at the KSR Institute of Dental Science and Research, with 18 years of research and teaching experience. She has around 60 publications. Her research interests include Oral Health Education and Preventive Periodontics, Soft tissue LASER therapy, Herbal based local Drug Delivery Sofiene Helaili Carthage University, Tunisia Polytechnic School, Tunisia. Dr Sofiene Helaili is currently working as an Assistant Professor and has expertise in the FEM simulation of Polymers. His contribution includes 28 publications in international journals, book chapters and papers in international and national conferences. Sanjay Mavinkere Rangappa Principal Research Scientist/Associate Professor , Natural Composites Research Group Lab, King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok, Thailand. Dr. Sanjay Mavinkere Rangappa is a Principal Research Scientist, Associate Professor, and Advisor at King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok (KMUTNB). He holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering Science from Visvesvaraya Technological University, India, and completed postdoctoral research at KMUTNB. An Associate Editor for Heliyon (Elsevier) and Frontier Materials, he has reviewed for 200+ journals and edited 45 books. With 350+ publications and 25,000+ citations, he is among Stanford University's Top 2% Scientists (2019-2022). His research focuses on natural fiber composites and advanced materials. He has received multiple international awards and patents. Suchart Siengchin President, King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok, Thailand, Department of Materials and Production Engineering (MPE), The Sirindhorn International Thai - German Graduate School of Engineering (TGGS), Thailand. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Habil. Suchart Siengchin is President of King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok (KMUTNB). He holds degrees in Mechanical Engineering, Polymer Technology, and Material Science from German universities and earned his Ph.D. from the University of Kaiserslautern. He completed postdoctoral research at Kaiserslautern and Purdue University. A full professor at KMUTNB, he has received multiple Outstanding Researcher Awards. His research focuses on polymer processing and composite materials. He has authored over 350 journal articles and edited 30 books. Recognized among the world's top 2% scientists by Stanford University (2020-2024), he also serves as Editor-in-Chief of KMUTNB IJAST.