Bio-inspired Functional Materials for Sustainable Biomedical Applications

Vipul Srivastava, PhD, is presently working as a regular professor of physics and is deputed at R&D Cell, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, India. Dr. Vipul obtained his PhD in physics from Barkatullah University, Bhopal, India, in 2005. He has a total of 20 years of research and teaching experience. He has guided nine PhD scholars and several UG/PG students. He received the Young Scientist Award from DST, Government of India, in 2005. He had handled three government research projects. He had been invited by the University of California, Berkeley, USA (2004); the International Centre for Theoretical Research, Trieste, Italy (2004); and National University of Singapore (2013), Singapore; and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (2022), to present his research work. Dr. Vipul has published 150+ research articles with 2900+ citations. Also, he has published three edited books and twenty book chapters. His current h-index is 33. He is an active reviewer of 30+ indexed journals. In 2020, he was awarded the research excellence award by Lovely Professional University, Phagwara. After that, he had been a continuous recipient of the research appreciation award from the university till 2025. Presently, he is contributing to the field of physics to discover green materials for technological applications.Shrikaant Kulkarni, PhD, has been an ardent academic, a passionate educator, and a dedicated researcher for over four decades. He works as an adjunct professor at the Faculty of Business, Victorian Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Australia, and as an adjunct professor at Lincoln University College, Malaysia. Dr. Kulkarni has served as a resource person for invited lectures and expert sessions at national and international conferences, as well as faculty development programs. He has been working as a research supervisor to PhD and postdoctoral fellows in interdisciplin¬ary subject areas at various universities. He has published over 100+ research papers in national and international journals and conferences of repute. He has edited 60+ books and authored 100+ book chapters. He has authored four textbooks in engineer¬ing chemistry. Dr. Kulkarni holds MSc, MPhil, and PhD degrees in chemistry, as well as master’s degrees in economics, business management, and political science. He was invited by UNESCO for an invited talk on “Green Chemistry Education for Sustainable Development” at the International Conference on Green Chemistry, Bangkok, and was well received by international jury members and dignitaries from across the world. A.K. Haghi is at present serving as Research Associate in the Department of Chemistry, Institute of Molecular Sciences, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal. Dr. Haghi is a retired professor who has written, cowritten, edited, or coed¬ited more than 1500 publications, including books, book chapters, and papers in peer-reviewed journals, which have received over 4500 citations. Dr. A.K. Haghi is a highly prolific author and editor in the academic world, particularly in the fields of chemical engineering and materials science. He is an Honorary Research Associate at the Chemistry Centre, University of Coimbra, Portugal. He is the founder and former editor in chief of the International Journal of Chemoinformatics and Chemical Engineering and Polymers Research Journal. He has acted as an editorial board member of many international journals. He has secured UK design patents for multiple inventions.

• 1. Introduction to Next-Generation Functional Materials in Biomedical Applications 2. The Role of Bio-Inspired Materials for Achieving Sustainable Development Goals 3. Bio-Inspired Materials Design 4. The Design of Self-Healing and Biodegradable Nanocomposites 5. Nanomaterial Application in Electrochemical Devices and Energy Storage 6. Nanotechnology in Bio-Inspired Materials 7. Advancements in Nanoengineering for Sustainable Biomaterials: Integrating Bioprocessing 4.0, Advanced Characterization, and Diverse Applications 8. Protein-Based Materials for Targeted Drug Delivery: Structure, Function, and Therapeutic Applications 9. Bio-Inspired Nanomaterials for Precision Drug Delivery 10. Pectin-Based Biopolymers: Sustainable Materials for Advanced Biomedical Applications 11. Next-Generation Tissue Engineering: From Biomimetic Scaffolds to Smart Regeneration 12. Bioresorbable Sensors: Pioneering the Future of Transient Biosensing 13. Photothermal and Photodynamic Materials for Therapy 14. Sustainable 3D Bio Printing Technologies 15. Advancing Sustainable 3D Bioprinting: Materials, Methods, and Future Directions 16. Biodegradable Biopolymers in Tissue Engineering 17. Magnetic Ferrites: A Green Approach to Water Purification 18. Bio-Inspired Water Purification: Harnessing Nature for a Sustainable Future 19. Energy Harvesting for Biomedical Devices 20. Soft Robotics in Sustainable Biomedical Applications 21. Bio-Inspired Materials and Applications: Futuristic Challenges and Research Directions