Characterization Techniques in Bionanocomposites

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.Prof. Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain, PhD, is an adjunct professor and director of laboratories in the Department of Chemistry & Environmental Sciences at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Newark, New Jersey, United States. His research focuses on sustainability, the applications of nanotechnology and advanced materials, environmental management, analytical chemistry and other various industries. Dr. Hussain is the author of numerous papers in peer-reviewed journals as well as a prolific author and editor of around 200 books, including scientific monographs and handbooks in his research areas. He has published with ELSEVIER, American Chemical Society, Royal Society of Chemistry, John Wiley & Sons, CRC Press, and Springer.

• Part-I: Introduction1. Bionanocomposites: curse or miracle for the society?Part-II: Physical, Chemical, Thermal and Electrical Characterization of Bionanocomposites2. Thermal characterization of bionanocomposites3. Mechanical and rheological behavior of bionanocomposites4. Surface characterization of bionanocomposites5. Dielectric spectroscopy of bionanocomposites6. Barrier properties of bionanocomposites7. Electrical properties of bionanocompositesPart-III: Spectroscopic Characterization of Bionanocomposites8. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy in characterization of bionanocomposites9. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectroscopy of bionanocomposites10. Confocal Raman SpectroscopyPart-IV: Microscopic Characterization of Bionanocomposites11. Microscopic characterization techniques of Bionanocomposites12. Principle, operation, and limitations of microscopic characterization techniques in bionanocompositesPart-V: Biodegradability and biological Characterization of Bionanocomposites13. Biodegradability characterization of bionanocomposites14. Biological characterization of bionanocomposites