Hybrid Nanomaterials: Biomedical, Environmental and Energy Applications (Materials Horizons: From Nature to Nanomaterials)

This book elaborates on the fabrication of organic-inorganic hybrid nanomaterials, their advantages, self-assembly and their applications in diverse fields of energy, biotechnology, biomedical and environment. The contents provide insight into tools, tricks and challenges associated with techniques of fabrication and future challenges and risks. This book also discusses the properties of modern hybrid nanomaterials and their performance, durability, reproducibility and sensitivity. It will be useful for students and researchers in the area of nanotechnology, science, engineering and environmental chemistry. This volume will also be useful for researchers and professionals working on nanohybrid materials.

Dr. Komal Rizwan is Assistant Professor in Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science University of Sahiwal, Pakistan. She earned her Ph.D. in chemistry from Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan, in 2016 and also carried out research work at University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States. Dr. Rizwan is an author of more than 70 research publications printed in world's leading scientific societies. Her research interests are broadly in the area of synthetic organic chemistry, with a particular focus in the synthesis of bioactive natural products and novel molecular architectures (nanomaterials). 

Dr. Muhammad Bilal is presently working as an Associate Professor in the School of Life Science and Food Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian, China. He received his Ph.D. from Shanghai Jiao Tong University with a specialization in bioengineering. He has published more than 450 scientific contributions in the form ofresearch, reviews, book chapters and scientific articles in various areas of science and engineering. He has an H-index = 45 along with more than 7000 citations. He has guest-edited many special issues and serves as a scientific reviewer in numerous peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Bilal has a collaborative network with national and international institutes/universities across the globe. He is a member of The Chemical Society of Pakistan, Pakistan Medical Laboratory Association and Member of the Agrarian Society” University of Agriculture Faisalabad. His research interests include environmental biotechnology/engineering, nanotechnology, bio-catalysis, enzyme engineering, immobilization, chemical modifications and industrial applications of microbial enzymes, bioremediation of hazardous and emerging pollutants, liquid and solid waste management – valorization of agro-industrial wastes and biomaterials for bioenergy. 

Dr. Tahir Rasheed is currently working as a researcher at the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China. He received his Ph.D. and degree in Polymer Chemistry and postdoctoral research from the same university. Dr. Rasheed has published over 100 scientific contributions in various areas of science and engineering. His research interests focus on multiple disciplines including controllable synthesis, characterization and self-assembly of alternating copolymers, hyper-branched polymers, with special emphasis on their potential applications in the field of sensing and biosensing, enzyme mimic, catalysis, solid polymer electrolytes and energy storage devices (i.e. supercapacitor and Li-ion batteries).

Dr. Tuan Anh Nguyen is presently working in the Institute for Tropical Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology. He completed his B.Sc. in Physics from Hanoi University in 1992, and his Ph.D. in Chemistry from Paris Diderot University (France) in 2003. He was a Visiting Scientist at Seoul National University (South Korea, 2004) and the University of Wollongong (Australia, 2005). He worked as a Postdoctoral Research Associate & Research Scientist at Montana State University (USA), 2006-2009. In 2012, he was appointed as Head of Microanalysis Department at the Institute for Tropical Technology (Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology). He has managed 4 Ph.D. theses as thesis director and 3 are in progress. Dr. Nguyen has edited 38 books and 5 books published.