Assessment of Polymeric Materials for Biomedical Applications

This book initiates with an introduction to polymeric materials, followed by various classifications and properties of polymeric implant material including various development methods of polymeric materials and their characterization techniques. An overview of various toxicology assessments of polymeric materials and polymeric materials for drug delivery system is also included. Design and analysis of polymeric materials-based components using Ansys software along with polymeric materials for additively manufactured artificial organs are also discussed.

Features:

• Addresses assessment of polymeric materials in biomedical sciences, including classification, properties, and development of polymeric implants
• Covers various topics in the field of tissue regeneration
• Discusses biocompatibility, toxicity, and biodegradation of polymeric materials
• Explores wide-scale characterization to study the effect of inclusion size on the mechanical properties of polymeric materials
• Reviews limitations and future directions on polymeric material with emphasis on biocompatibility

This book is aimed at graduate students and researchers in biomaterials, biomedical engineering, composites, and polymers.

Dr. Vijay Chaudhary is currently working as an Assistant Professor (Grade-II) in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Amity School of Engineering and Technology (A.S.E.T.), Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida (INDIA). He completed his B. Tech. in 2011 from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Uttar Pradesh Technical University, Lucknow, India and then completed M. Tech (Hons) in 2013 from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Madan Mohan Malviya Engineering College, Gorakhpur, India. He completed his Ph.D. in 2019 from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Netaji Subhas University of Technology, University of Delhi, India. His research area of interest lies in processing and characterization of polymer composites, tribological analysis of bio-fiber-based polymer composites, water absorption of bio-fiber-based polymer composites, and surface modification techniques related to polymer composite materials. Dr. Chaudhary has over eight years of teaching and research experience. He has published more than 50 research papers in peer-reviewed international journals as well as in reputed international and national conferences. He has published 16 book chapters with reputed publishers. More than 25 students have completed their Summer Internships, B.Tech. Projects and M.Tech. Dissertations under his guidance. Currently, he is working in the fields of bio-composites, nanocomposites and smart materials. Dr Chaudhary has h-index of 07 and i10-index of 07 as per Google Scholar indexing.

Dr. Sumit Gupta is presently working as an Assistant Professor (Grade-III) in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Amity School of Engineering and Technology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida, India. Prior to this, he has also served as an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering, G. D. Goenka University, Gurugram, India. He graduated in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Rajasthan in 2008 and earned Master’s as well as Doctorate degree from the Malaviya National Institute of Technology-Jaipur, India in 2010 and 2016, respectively. His areas of research are sustainable manufacturing, lean manufacturing, reverse logistics, sustainable product design, and sustainable supply chain management. Dr. Gupta has over ten years of teaching and research experience. He has published over 70 research papers in peer-reviewed international journals as well as in reputed international and national conferences. A large number of students have completed their Summer Internships and B.Tech. Projects under his guidance. He has guided ten M.Tech. Dissertations and is presently guiding two Ph.D. Scholars as well. He is Reviewer of various national and International Journals. He is a member of various international and national professional societies.

Dr. Pallav Gupta is presently working as an Assistant Professor (Grade-III) in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Amity School of Engineering and Technology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida, India. He completed his B.Tech. (Honors) from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Integral University, Lucknow, India in the year 2009, Qualified GATE in 2009 with AIR-3291, and then completed his M.Tech. (Honors) from I.I.T. (B.H.U.), Varanasi, INDIA in 2011 followed by Ph.D. in 2015 from I.I.T.(B.H.U.), Varanasi, India. His area of research includes material processing; composite materials; mechanical behavior, and corrosion. He also has a good command over teaching subjects like Material Science; Engineering Materials; Manufacturing Processes; Measurement, and Metrology and Composite Materials. Dr. Gupta has over eight years of teaching and research experience. He has published over 100 research papers in peer-reviewed international journals as well as in reputed international and national conferences in India as well as abroad. Apart from this, he has also published 14 chapters in books published by different publishers. A large number of students have completed their Summer Internships, B.Tech. Projects and M.Tech. Dissertations under his guidance. Three scholars have completed and five are presently registered for their Ph.D. research work under his supervision in the area of "Coatings, Metal Matrix Composites and Polymer Matrix Composites."

Mr. Partha Pratim Das completed his Master of Technology (Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering) from the Department of Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology-Hyderabad (IITH), India. Currently, he is working in the field of active food packaging to extend the shelf-life of fresh produce with Cellulose and Composites Research Group at IIT Hyderabad. He completed his B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering with first-class distinction in the year 2021 from Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida, India. During his B.Tech, he worked on various projects with the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati and Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Guwahati, Assam. He has presented several research papers at national and international conferences and published a good number of research papers in SCI journals and book chapters to his credit with reputed publishers. He also served as a reviewer in Materials Today: Proceedings and Applied Composite Materials. In the year 2020, he received the Innovative researcher of the year award. He is also a Certified Executive of Lean Management and Data Practitioner (Minitab and MS-Excel) from the Institute for Industrial Performance and Engagement (IIPE), Faridabad, India. He is a community associate member at American Chemical Society (ACS). His area of research includes natural fiber-based composites, processing and characterization of polymer matrix composites, nanofiller-based composites for various applications and biodegradable food packaging.