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List of Contributors vii
Preface xiii
1 Introduction to Biopolymers, Their Blend, IPNs, Gel, Composites, and Nanocomposites 1
Mehvish Mumtaz, Nazim Hussain, Mubeen Ashraf, Hafiz Muhammad Husnain Azam, and Anwar Iftikhar
2 Synthetic Biopolymers: Properties, Fabrication, and Applications 31
Reeba Mary Cherian, Rini Thresia Varghese, Jithin Joy, Cintil Jose, and Sabu Thomas
3 Role of Biopolymers and Their Composites in Sustainable Agriculture: Recent Developments and Future Perspectives 57
Abhisekh Saha, Sreedeep, and Uttam Manna
4 Biopolymer in Bioengineering and Medical Technology 89
Maya Rajan, Shahena S., Vinaya Chandran, and Linu Mathew
5 Biopolymers and Composites in Tissue Engineering 101
Trinath Biswal
6 Biopolymers, Composites, Nanocomposites, and Gels in Biotechnology 139
Ayush Bhandari, Karishma Shetty, Anubhav Wadhwa, and Khushwant S. Yadav
7 Biopolymers, Blends, Composites, Gels, and Thin Films in Drug Delivery and Drug Design 167
Saman Noor, Nazim Hussain, and Areej Shahbaz
8 Biopolymers and Their Composites for Biotechnological Applications 189
Md Enamul Hoque and Md Ushama Shafoyat
9 Biobased Polymers, Their Composites and Blends in Electronics 219
Divyanshu Thakur and Maneesh Kumar Poddar
10 Polymers and Biopolymers in Sensing 243
Greeshma U. Chandran, Hema S., Malavika Sajith, Rashid Sulthan, and Sreedha Sambhudevan
11 Applications of Biopolymers in Construction and Civil Engineering 265
Eapen Philip and Reshmy R.
12 Biopolymers and Functional Biopolymers in Food Technology 291
Sanem Argin and Y. Martin Lo
13 Biopolymers in Food Packaging 309
Sneha Sara Varghese, Vaisakh P.H., Eapen Philip, Tressia Alias Princy Paulose, and Akhina H.
14 Nanofiber Composites for Packaging Applications 331
Vandana A. Mooss, Nimitha K.C., Rinu Tresia P.X., Jiji Abraham, and Arunima Reghunadhan
15 Polymers, Their Composites, Blends, and Nanocomposites for the Fabrication of Prosthetics 361
Md Enamul Hoque, Md Ushama Shafoyat, and Fatiha Tabassun
Index 391
