Mechanics and Physics of Porous Materials

Chin Hua Chia, PhD, is a full Professor at the Department of Applied Physics, Faculty of Science and Technology at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (National University of Malaysia), Malaysia. A recipient of the Young Scientist Award from the National University of Malaysia and the Malaysian Solid State Science and Technology (MASS) in 2012 and 2014, respectively. He also received the Distinguished Lectureship Award by the Chemical Society of Japan (CSJ) in 2017. He is a member of several professional organizations and has published several book chapters and more than 200 articles in professional journals as well as has presented at many professional meetings. His core research focuses on metallic nanomaterials synthesis, with a particular emphasis on the structure control to tailor the properties of the materials in determining their performances for environmental remediation applications, such as wastewater treatment, supercapacitor, and hydrogen production Tamara Tatrishvili, PhD, is the Main Specialist in the Office of Academic Process Management (Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences) at Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, as well as Director of the Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry and Polymeric Materials at TSU, Tbilisi, Georgia; DAAD alumni; and a member of Georgian chemical society. Her research interests included polymer chemistry, polymeric materials, and chemistry of silicon-organic compounds. She is the executive editor of Journal of the Georgian Chemical Society. Dr. Tatrishvili is the author of more than 190 scientific publications, 12 books, and monographs. Ann Rose Abraham, PhD, is currently an Assistant Professor at the Department of Physics, Sacred Heart College (Autonomous), Thevara, Kochi, Kerala, India. She has expertise in the field of condensed matter physics, nanomagnetism, multiferroics and polymeric nanocomposites, etc. She has research experience at various reputed national institutes, including Bose Institute, Kolkata, India; SAHA Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata, India; UGC-DAE CSR Centre, Kolkata, India; and she has collaborated with various international laboratories. She is a recipient of a Young Researcher Award in physics and Best Paper Awards–2020, 2021. She served as Assistant Professor and Examiner at the Department of Basic Sciences, Amal Jyothi College of Engineering, under APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University, Kerala, India. Dr. Abraham is a frequent speaker at national and international conferences. She has a good number of publications to her credit in many peer-reviewed high impact journals of international repute. She has authored many book chapters and edited more than 10 books with Taylor and Francis, Elsevier, etc. 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, published by IGI Global (USA) as well as Polymers Research Journal, published by Nova Science Publishers (USA). Professor Haghi has acted as an editorial board member of many international journals. He has served as a member of the Canadian Research and Development Center of Sciences and Cultures (CRDCSC) and the Research Chemistry Centre, Coimbra, Portugal. Dr. Haghi holds a BSc in urban and environmental engineering from the University of North Carolina (USA), an MSc in mechanical engineering from North Carolina A&T State University (USA) and an MSc in applied mechanics, acoustics, and materials from the Université de Technologie de Compiègne (France), and a PhD in engineering sciences from Université de Franche-Comté (France).

PART I: POROUS MATERIALS FOR WATER TECHNOLOGY 1. Porous Chitosan Adsorbents for Wastewater Treatment 2. Wastewater Treatment by Porous Composites 3. Porous Nanocomposite Polymers for Water Treatment and Remediation 4. Porous Polymer-Inorganic Nanocomposites Based on Natural Alumosilicate Minerals of Ukraine for Wastewater Treatment from Toxic Metal Ions PART II: Porous Functional Materials 5. Synthesis and Investigation of Cross-Linked Hydrogels based on Chitosan and Polyacrylamide 6. Study of Dehydration Behavior of Silica Xerogel and Aerogel by Diffuse Reflectance Fourier Transform Spectroscopy 7. The Effect of Small Additives of Carbon Nanotubes with the Original and Oxidized Surface on the Mechanical Properties and Durability of the Polyepoxy Composite as Porous Media 8. Investigation of Coating based on Melamine Formaldehyde Lacquer Modified by Cu-C Porous Mesocomposite and Ammonium Polyphosphate 9. Natural Fibre Reinforced Composites: Engineering Properties with Applications in Porous Media 10. Chalcogenide Glass Incorporated Photonic Crystal Fibers: A Game-Changer in Integrated Infrared Photonics 11. Nanofibers and Nanotechnology in Porous Textiles 12. Metal/Metal Oxide Decorated Carbon based Nanofillers for Energy Storage Applications PART III: POROUS MATERIALS FOR BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS 13. Porous Compoites and Nanofibers with Enhanced Biomedical Applicability 14. Porous Nanocomposites for Anticancer Therapy: Comparative Study in Water and Hank’s Solution by UV-VIS Spectroscopy 15. Magnetic Nanoparticles in Healthcare