Advanced Applications of Biobased Materials: Food, Biomedical, and Environmental Applications

Advanced Applications of Biobased Materials: Food, Biomedical, and Environmental Applications brings together cutting-edge developments in the preparation and application of biobased materials. This book begins by providing an overview of biobased materials, their classification, and their physical and chemical modifications. This is followed by a section covering the latest techniques in fabrication, processing, and characterization. Subsequent chapters are grouped by application area, offering insights into advanced and emerging utilizations of biobased materials in food, biomedical, environmental, and other industrial applications. The final part of the book highlights other key considerations, including life cycle assessment, circular economy, sustainability, and future potential.

• Presents processing methods, characterization techniques, and the latest advances in biobased materials
• Focuses on advanced and emerging applications of biobased materials in three key areas – food, biomedicine and the environment
• Considers sustainability issues relating to biobased materials, including environmental impact, lifecycle assessment and the circular economy

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 Postgraduate Department of Chemistry, at the Government Postgraduate College Rajouri, 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.

Dr Annu has expertise in Bionanomaterials, Bionanocomposites and Composite Materials for biomedical applications and is working as International Research Professor in Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, South Korea. She has completed her post-graduation from University of Allahabad and had her doctoral research from Jamia Millia Islamia. She has published many scientific articles in international peer-reviewed journals and has authored many book chapters as well as review articles. Recently, she has received Young Researcher Award of the year 2018 from MCS (India), and is the member of American Chemical Society and Asian Polymer Association. Her research interests include green nanomaterials, composite materials, and renewable resource-based materials for biomedical applications and nanomedicine to combat Antimicrobial resistance and Cancer.