Arunima Reghunadhan, PhD, is currently working as Assistant Professor(Adhoc) in TKM College of Engineering, Karicode, Kollam. She has completed her PhD from IIUCNN, Mahatma Gandhi University. To her credit she edited two books and published many research articles and book chapters. Her research area is in Polymer science and nanomaterials. She is currently engaged in research topics including bioderived polymer materials such as cellulose, starch, etc. Akhina H., PhD, completed her doctoral research from Mahatma Gandhi University in the field of PVC-graphene composites. She has authored many research articles and edited three books. Currently, she is actively engaged in teaching. Sabu Thomas, PhD, is the former Vice Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India, Founder Director, IIUCNN and Founder Director of School of Energy Materials. A well-known polymer scientist and research guide. He supervised more than 120 students and is serving as visiting faculty in many universities abroad.

• List of Contributors viiPreface xiii1 Introduction to Biopolymers, Their Blend, IPNs, Gel, Composites, and Nanocomposites 1Mehvish Mumtaz, Nazim Hussain, Mubeen Ashraf, Hafiz Muhammad Husnain Azam, and Anwar Iftikhar2 Synthetic Biopolymers: Properties, Fabrication, and Applications 31Reeba Mary Cherian, Rini Thresia Varghese, Jithin Joy, Cintil Jose, and Sabu Thomas3 Role of Biopolymers and Their Composites in Sustainable Agriculture: Recent Developments and Future Perspectives 57Abhisekh Saha, Sreedeep, and Uttam Manna4 Biopolymer in Bioengineering and Medical Technology 89Maya Rajan, Shahena S., Vinaya Chandran, and Linu Mathew5 Biopolymers and Composites in Tissue Engineering 101Trinath Biswal6 Biopolymers, Composites, Nanocomposites, and Gels in Biotechnology 139Ayush Bhandari, Karishma Shetty, Anubhav Wadhwa, and Khushwant S. Yadav7 Biopolymers, Blends, Composites, Gels, and Thin Films in Drug Delivery and Drug Design 167Saman Noor, Nazim Hussain, and Areej Shahbaz8 Biopolymers and Their Composites for Biotechnological Applications 189Md Enamul Hoque and Md Ushama Shafoyat9 Biobased Polymers, Their Composites and Blends in Electronics 219Divyanshu Thakur and Maneesh Kumar Poddar10 Polymers and Biopolymers in Sensing 243Greeshma U. Chandran, Hema S., Malavika Sajith, Rashid Sulthan, and Sreedha Sambhudevan11 Applications of Biopolymers in Construction and Civil Engineering 265Eapen Philip and Reshmy R.12 Biopolymers and Functional Biopolymers in Food Technology 291Sanem Argin and Y. Martin Lo13 Biopolymers in Food Packaging 309Sneha Sara Varghese, Vaisakh P.H., Eapen Philip, Tressia Alias Princy Paulose, and Akhina H.14 Nanofiber Composites for Packaging Applications 331Vandana A. Mooss, Nimitha K.C., RinuTresia P.X., Jiji Abraham, and Arunima Reghunadhan15 Polymers, Their Composites, Blends, and Nanocomposites for the Fabrication of Prosthetics 361Md Enamul Hoque, Md Ushama Shafoyat, and Fatiha TabassunIndex 391

Arunima Reghunadhan, PhD, is currently working as Assistant Professor(Adhoc) in TKM College of Engineering, Karicode, Kollam. She has completed her PhD from IIUCNN, Mahatma Gandhi University. To her credit she edited two books and published many research articles and book chapters. Her research area is in Polymer science and nanomaterials. She is currently engaged in research topics including bioderived polymer materials such as cellulose, starch, etc. Akhina H., PhD, completed her doctoral research from Mahatma Gandhi University in the field of PVC-graphene composites. She has authored many research articles and edited three books. Currently, she is actively engaged in teaching. Sabu Thomas, PhD, is the former Vice Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India, Founder Director, IIUCNN and Founder Director of School of Energy Materials. A well-known polymer scientist and research guide. He supervised more than 120 students and is serving as visiting faculty in many universities abroad.

• List of Contributors viiPreface xiii1 Introduction to Biopolymers, Their Blend, IPNs, Gel, Composites, and Nanocomposites 1Mehvish Mumtaz, Nazim Hussain, Mubeen Ashraf, Hafiz Muhammad Husnain Azam, and Anwar Iftikhar2 Synthetic Biopolymers: Properties, Fabrication, and Applications 31Reeba Mary Cherian, Rini Thresia Varghese, Jithin Joy, Cintil Jose, and Sabu Thomas3 Role of Biopolymers and Their Composites in Sustainable Agriculture: Recent Developments and Future Perspectives 57Abhisekh Saha, Sreedeep, and Uttam Manna4 Biopolymer in Bioengineering and Medical Technology 89Maya Rajan, Shahena S., Vinaya Chandran, and Linu Mathew5 Biopolymers and Composites in Tissue Engineering 101Trinath Biswal6 Biopolymers, Composites, Nanocomposites, and Gels in Biotechnology 139Ayush Bhandari, Karishma Shetty, Anubhav Wadhwa, and Khushwant S. Yadav7 Biopolymers, Blends, Composites, Gels, and Thin Films in Drug Delivery and Drug Design 167Saman Noor, Nazim Hussain, and Areej Shahbaz8 Biopolymers and Their Composites for Biotechnological Applications 189Md Enamul Hoque and Md Ushama Shafoyat9 Biobased Polymers, Their Composites and Blends in Electronics 219Divyanshu Thakur and Maneesh Kumar Poddar10 Polymers and Biopolymers in Sensing 243Greeshma U. Chandran, Hema S., Malavika Sajith, Rashid Sulthan, and Sreedha Sambhudevan11 Applications of Biopolymers in Construction and Civil Engineering 265Eapen Philip and Reshmy R.12 Biopolymers and Functional Biopolymers in Food Technology 291Sanem Argin and Y. Martin Lo13 Biopolymers in Food Packaging 309Sneha Sara Varghese, Vaisakh P.H., Eapen Philip, Tressia Alias Princy Paulose, and Akhina H.14 Nanofiber Composites for Packaging Applications 331Vandana A. Mooss, Nimitha K.C., RinuTresia P.X., Jiji Abraham, and Arunima Reghunadhan15 Polymers, Their Composites, Blends, and Nanocomposites for the Fabrication of Prosthetics 361Md Enamul Hoque, Md Ushama Shafoyat, and Fatiha TabassunIndex 391

Arunima Reghunadhan, PhD, is currently working as Assistant Professor(Adhoc) in TKM College of Engineering, Karicode, Kollam. She has completed her PhD from IIUCNN, Mahatma Gandhi University. To her credit she edited two books and published many research articles and book chapters. Her research area is in Polymer science and nanomaterials. She is currently engaged in research topics including bioderived polymer materials such as cellulose, starch, etc. Akhina H., PhD, completed her doctoral research from Mahatma Gandhi University in the field of PVC-graphene composites. She has authored many research articles and edited three books. Currently, she is actively engaged in teaching. Sabu Thomas, PhD, is the former Vice Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India, Founder Director, IIUCNN and Founder Director of School of Energy Materials. A well-known polymer scientist and research guide. He supervised more than 120 students and is serving as visiting faculty in many universities abroad.

• List of Contributors viiPreface xiii1 Introduction to Biopolymers, Their Blend, IPNs, Gel, Composites, and Nanocomposites 1Mehvish Mumtaz, Nazim Hussain, Mubeen Ashraf, Hafiz Muhammad Husnain Azam, and Anwar Iftikhar2 Synthetic Biopolymers: Properties, Fabrication, and Applications 31Reeba Mary Cherian, Rini Thresia Varghese, Jithin Joy, Cintil Jose, and Sabu Thomas3 Role of Biopolymers and Their Composites in Sustainable Agriculture: Recent Developments and Future Perspectives 57Abhisekh Saha, Sreedeep, and Uttam Manna4 Biopolymer in Bioengineering and Medical Technology 89Maya Rajan, Shahena S., Vinaya Chandran, and Linu Mathew5 Biopolymers and Composites in Tissue Engineering 101Trinath Biswal6 Biopolymers, Composites, Nanocomposites, and Gels in Biotechnology 139Ayush Bhandari, Karishma Shetty, Anubhav Wadhwa, and Khushwant S. Yadav7 Biopolymers, Blends, Composites, Gels, and Thin Films in Drug Delivery and Drug Design 167Saman Noor, Nazim Hussain, and Areej Shahbaz8 Biopolymers and Their Composites for Biotechnological Applications 189Md Enamul Hoque and Md Ushama Shafoyat9 Biobased Polymers, Their Composites and Blends in Electronics 219Divyanshu Thakur and Maneesh Kumar Poddar10 Polymers and Biopolymers in Sensing 243Greeshma U. Chandran, Hema S., Malavika Sajith, Rashid Sulthan, and Sreedha Sambhudevan11 Applications of Biopolymers in Construction and Civil Engineering 265Eapen Philip and Reshmy R.12 Biopolymers and Functional Biopolymers in Food Technology 291Sanem Argin and Y. Martin Lo13 Biopolymers in Food Packaging 309Sneha Sara Varghese, Vaisakh P.H., Eapen Philip, Tressia Alias Princy Paulose, and Akhina H.14 Nanofiber Composites for Packaging Applications 331Vandana A. Mooss, Nimitha K.C., RinuTresia P.X., Jiji Abraham, and Arunima Reghunadhan15 Polymers, Their Composites, Blends, and Nanocomposites for the Fabrication of Prosthetics 361Md Enamul Hoque, Md Ushama Shafoyat, and Fatiha TabassunIndex 391