Biocomposites

Omar Mukbaniani, DSc, was Professor in the Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences, Department of Chemistry and Chair of Macromolecular Chemistry at Ivane Javakhishvili State University, Tbilisi, Georgia. He was previously affiliated with the journals Proceedings of Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University (Chemical Series), Polymer News, Polymers Research Journal, and Chemistry and Chemical Technology. He is the author of more than 480 publications, 25 books, monographs, and 10 inventions. In 2007 he founded the International Symposium on Polymers and Advanced Materials which takes place every two years in Georgia. Tamara Tatrishvili, PhD, is Assistant Professor and Main Specialist in the Office of Academic Process Management (Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences) at Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Georgia, where she is also Director of the Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry and Polymeric Materials. Her research interests include polymer chemistry, polymeric materials, and chemistry of silicon-organic compounds. The author of many scientific publications, books and monographs, she is also the executive editor of Journal of the Georgian Chemical Society. Neha Kanwar Rawat, PhD, is a researcher in the Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering at the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, India. She has published peer-reviewed research articles in journals as well as book chapters. She is a peer reviewer for many international books and is a member of many groups, including the Royal Society of Chemistry, the American Chemical Society, and the Asian Polymer Association. Her main interests are nanotechnology and nanostructured materials sythesis and characterization, with a focus on green chemistry. A. K. Haghi, PhD, has published over 250 academic research-oriented books as well as over 1000 research papers published in various journals and conference proceedings. He has received several grants, consulted for several major corporations, and is a frequent speaker to national and international audiences. He is Founder and former Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Chemoinformatics and Chemical Engineering and Polymers Research Journal. Professor Haghi has served as a member of the Canadian Research and Development Center of Sciences and Cultures and the Research Chemistry Centre, Coimbra, Portugal.

Preface
Introduction

Part I: Biobased Composites for Environmental Applications

1. Composite Materials on the Basis of Sawdust: An Experimental Approach
Omar Mukbaniani, Jimsher Aneli, and Tamara Tatrishvili

2. Composite Materials on the Basis of Straw: New Challenges
Omar Mukbaniani, Jimsher Aneli, Tamara Tatrishvili, and Eliza Markarashvili

3. Composite Materials on the Basis of Leaves: Innovations and Applications
Omar Mukbaniani, Jimsher Aneli, Tamara Tatrishvili, and Eliza Markarashvili

4. Composite Materials on the Basis of Bamboo
Omar Mukbaniani, Jimsher Aneli, Tamara Tatrishvili, and Eliza Markarashvili

Part II: Biomedical Applications

5. Ph-Responsive Nanocomposite Hydrogels and Their Potential Scope in Biomedical Field
Rabia Kouser, Asif Husain, Mohd Irfan, and Shahidul Islam Bhat, and Abdul Wahied Khan

6. Polymer-Based Hybrid Composites for Tissue Engineering Applications
Santhosh G. and Nayaka G. P.

7. Polymer-Based Composite Hybrids for Drug/ Gene Delivery Applications
Santhosh G.

Index