Advanced Functional Polymers

Khubab Shaker is currently affiliated with the National Textile University, Pakistan, as Chairman, Department of Materials. He completed his doctoral degree in 2018, and the focus of his research was polymeric composite materials. His research areas include polymers and composite materials, residual stress, thermomechanical characterization, multilayer/3D woven reinforcements, and auxetic materials.Asif Hafeez is currently affiliated with Department of Materials, National Textile University, where he has been actively involved in teaching and research. He completed his Ph.D. in 2021 from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) and his M.S. from the Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden. His research focus is on lamellar membranes and membrane development for water purification.

• Stereospecific Polymerization Techniques.- Advanced Functional Polymers.- Polymeric paints and coatings.- Smart polymers and composites.- Self-healing elastomers.- Synthetic Origin Biodegradable Polymers.- Bioinspired polymer composite implants.- Functional Polymers and composites for zero gravity.- Modern Characterization Techniques for Functional Polymers.- Polymer Recycling Techniques.