Characterization Techniques in Bionanocomposites

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. Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain is an Adjunct Professor and Director of laboratories in the Department of Chemistry & Environmental Sciences at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), United States. His research is focused on the applications of nanotechnology and advanced materials, environmental management, analytical chemistry, and other various industries. Dr. Hussain is the author of numerous papers in peer-reviewed journals as well as a prolific author and editor of around 150 books, including scientific monographs and handbooks in his research areas.

Part-I: Introduction 1. Bionanocomposites: curse or miracle for the society? Part-II: Physical, Chemical, Thermal and Electrical Characterization of Bionanocomposites 2. Thermal characterization of bionanocomposites 3. Mechanical and rheological behavior of bionanocomposites 4. Surface characterization of bionanocomposites 5. Dielectric spectroscopy of bionanocomposites 6. Barrier properties of bionanocomposites 7. Electrical properties of bionanocomposites Part-III: Spectroscopic Characterization of Bionanocomposites 8. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy in characterization of bionanocomposites 9. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectroscopy of bionanocomposites 10. Confocal Raman Spectroscopy Part-IV: Microscopic Characterization of Bionanocomposites 11. Microscopic characterization techniques of Bionanocomposites 12. Principle, operation, and limitations of microscopic characterization techniques in bionanocomposites Part-V: Biodegradability and biological Characterization of Bionanocomposites 13. Biodegradability characterization of bionanocomposites 14. Biological characterization of bionanocomposites