Nanoclay-Based Sustainable Materials: Functional Properties, Characterization, and Multifaceted Applications

Nanoclay-based Sustainable Materials: Functional Properties, Characterization, and Multifaceted Applications provides a detailed overview of the preparation, processing, and application of earth-abundant nanoclay fillers. The book encompasses the critical applications of nanoclays, comprising emerging themes such as environmental bioremediation, energy harvesting and storage, bio-sensing (both medical and ecological), catalysis, antimicrobial, and biomedical applications, such as drug delivery, tissue engineering and wound healing, nanomedicine, and much more.

This book is an important reference source for all those who are working in the research and development sector and need to learn more about nanoclay-based materials for sustainable development.

• Features fundamentals and state-of-the-art developments in the field of nanoclays, providing an overview on their classification, preparation and properties
• Explores the deployment and application of nanoclays in water treatment, biomedical applications, energy storage and harvesting, and environmental remediation, among others
• Discusses advancements of nanoclays and present challenges and future possibilities for innovative applications

Dr. Vinod V. T. Padil is an Associate Professor and Senior Research Officer at the Institute for Nanomaterials, Advanced Technologies, and Innovation, at the Technical University of Liberec, Czech Republic. He has over 30 years of multidisciplinary research experience in natural polymers, analytical chemistry, and nano and biobased materials. He received his Ph.D. in Biotechnology from Acharya Nagarjuna University, India. He worked as a scientific officer at the Board of Radiation and Isotope Technology (BRIT), Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), India, a postdoctoral fellow at the National University of Singapore, and visiting research fellow at Wrexham Glyndwr University, UK. His research interests include green synthesis of nanoparticles, environmental bioremediation using nanostructures, 2D/3D clay nanocomposites, electrospinning, and bioplastic fibers/films for food packaging applications. He featured in 2% of the world's most cited scientists by a group of authors associated with PLoS Biology, Elsevier, and Stanford University in 2019.