Bio-inspired Functional Materials for Sustainable Biomedical Applications

Vipul Srivastava, Ph.D., is presently, working as regular Professor of Physics and deputed at R&D Cell, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, India. Dr. Vipul obtained his Ph D 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 Ph D scholars and several UG/PG students. He received 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), International Centre for theoretical Research (ICTP), 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 2500+ citations. Also, he has published three edited books and twenty book chapters. His current h-index is 31. He is an active reviewer of 30+ indexed journals. In 2020 he had awarded as research excellence award by Lovely Professional University, Phagwara. After that he had been continuous recipient of research appreciation award by the University till 2025. Presently, he is contributing to the field of physics to discover green materials for technological applications.Shrikaant Kulkarni, Ph.D., 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, Adjunct Professor, 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 interdisciplinary 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 authored four textbooks in engineering 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, at present serving as Research Associate, Department of Chemistry, Institute of Molecular Sciences, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal. Dr. Haghi is a retired professor and has written, co-written, edited or co-edited more than 1500 publications, including books, book chapters, and papers in refereed journals with 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 (HRA) 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 SDG 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 Application 21: Bio-inspired Materials and Applications: Futuristic Challenges and Research Directions