Marine Biopolymers

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 Department of Chemistry, at the Government Degree College Mendhar, 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. Aisverya Soundararajan is currently working as an assistant professor at the Auxilium College, located in Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India. The college is the first women’s college in the Vellore District that was founded in 1954 and affiliated with Thiruvalluvar University. Dr. Soundararajan received her PhD in Chemistry from Thiruvalluvar University in 2016. Her research areas include polymer chemistry, nanotechnology, analytical chemistry, environmental chemistry, and polymeric biomedical materials. She has authored or co-authored numerous chapters in books and has published several research papers in peer-reviewed international journals.

Part I – Overview, Extraction, Characterization, and Physico-chemical Properties 1. Marine biopolymers: An overview 2. Characterization of marine biopolymers 3. Techniques of extraction of marine biopolymers 4. Advancements in nanofabrication of marine biopolymers 5. Biointeraction of nanomaterials with marine biopolymers 6. Toxicity of nanostructured marine biopolymers 7. Fabrication of micro- and nanodevices for tissue engineering 8. Potential impact and consequences of particle size, shape, and surface area of functional marine biopolymers 9. Nanostructured surfaces in biopolymers- Characterization of nanostructures. Part II – Biological and Biomedical Applications 10. Therapeutic applications of marine biopolymers 11. Marine biopolymers for antimicrobial therapy 12. Marine based nanoparticles for bio-imaging 13. Marine biopolymers in implants 14. Marine biopolymers in cancer therapeutics 15. Marine biopolymers in biosensing 16. Marine biopolymers in tissue engineering applications 17. Carbon nanotube-based marine biopolymers as bioconjugates 18. Application of engineered nanobiopolymers in dentistry 19. Micro‐ and nanocarriers for immobilization of enzymes 20. Marine biopolymers as a carrier for drug delivery 21. Marine biopolymers in osteoporosis Part III – Industrial Applications 22. Marine biopolymers in cosmetics 23. Advancement of marine biopolymers in fuel cells 24. Marine biopolymers as insulating/ coating agents and self-cleaning materials 25. Potential role of marine biopolymers in paints and anticorrosive coatings 26. Marine biopolymers in textile applications 27. Marine biopolymer nanocomposites as gas sensors 28. Marine biopolymers in robust biosolar cells 29. Marine biopolymers as preservation agents 30. Marine biopolymers in food packaging 31. Marine biopolymers in agriculture applications 32. Marine degradable plastic and their applications Part IV – LCA and Future Prospects 33. LCA of marine biopolymers 34. Economic aspects of marine biopolymers 35. Future research and developments in marine biopolymers