Dr. Kalim Deshmukh is a senior researcher at the New Technologies Research Centre, University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, Czech Republic. He has over 20 years of research experience in nanomaterials and polymeric materials, with particular expertise in polymer blends, nanocomposites, and nanohybrids. His work emphasizes nanoscale dispersion, interfacial chemistry, and structure–property relationships that influence material performance in applications such as energy storage, gas sensing, biosensing, electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding, and high-k dielectrics. He has authored more than 200 publications, including original research articles and review papers, in leading international journals and with major publishers, such as the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), American Chemical Society (ACS), Elsevier, Wiley-VCH, Springer, and Taylor & Francis. In addition to his research contributions, he has edited or co-edited several books published by ACS, RSC, Elsevier, Springer, Wiley-VCH, and Wiley Scrivener. Dr. Mayank Pandey is an Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Sciences Kristu Jayanti (Deemed To Be University), Bangalore, India. He completed his Ph.D. in materials science from VIT University, Vellore, India, on the topic “Preparation and characterization of polymer electrolyte for electrochemical device applications”. He then went on to complete his postdoctoral studies in electrical and thermal degradation of graphene-based polymer composite for electronic device applications from CHRIST (Deemed To Be University) Bangalore, India. He is an experienced material physicist with an experimental background in synthesizing graphene quantum dot- (GQDs) based polymer nanocomposites. His research areas also include fabrication of polymer blends and composite electrolytes, organic semiconductor/organic solar cells, and their impedance spectroscopy analysis. Besides investigating the structural, optical, and electronic properties of GQDs based materials, he has also contributed towards the development of new approaches in the field of nanocarbon derivatives. Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain, PhD, is an adjunct professor and director of laboratories in the Department of Chemistry & Environmental Sciences at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Newark, New Jersey, United States. His research is focused on the applications of nanotechnology and advanced materials, environmental management, analytical chemistry, and other various industries. Dr. Hussain is the author of numerous papers in peer-reviewed journals as well as a prolific author and editor of around 200 books, including scientific monographs and handbooks in his research areas. He has published with several reputable publishers including Elsevier.

• Section I: Synthesis, processing, and functionalization1. Introduction to hexagonal boron nitrides: history, classification, structure, fundamental properties, challenges, and future perspective2. Synthesis methods of hexagonal boron nitride3. Exfoliation methods and functionalization techniques of hexagonal boron nitrideSection II: Properties and characterizations4. Electronic, electrical, and optical properties of hexagonal boron nitride5. Magnetic, mechanical, and tribological properties of hexagonal boron nitride6. Thermal stability and thermal conductivity studies of hexagonal boron nitride7. Spectroscopic and microscopic characterization of hexagonal boron nitrideSection III: Heterostructures and nanocomposites8. Heterostructures of hexagonal boron nitride with other two-dimensional materials: synthesis, properties, and applications9. Hexagonal boron nitride-based polymer nanocomposites: synthesis, properties, and applicationsSection IV: Applications10. Hexagonal boron nitride for microelectronics, nanoelectronics, and nanophotonics11. Hexagonal boron nitride-based antifriction and anticorrosive coatings12. Hexagonal boron nitride for bone tissue engineering application13. Hexagonal boron nitride in wound healing14. Hexagonal boron nitride in nanomedicine applications15. Hexagonal boron nitride for targeted drug delivery16. Hexagonal boron nitride in catalytic and photocatalytic applications17. Hexagonal boron nitride for water desalination and wastewater treatment18. Hexagonal boron nitride for energy storage and conversion19. Hexagonal boron nitride in sensing and biosensing applications20. Self-extinguishing properties and fireretardant applications of hexagonal boron nitrideSection V: Computational modelling and simulations21. Molecular dynamic simulations and computational modeling of hexagonal boron nitrideSection VI: Biocompatibility, toxicity, environment, and health impact22. Biocompatibility, toxicity evaluations, environmental and health impact of hexagonal boron nitride

Dr. Kalim Deshmukh is a senior researcher at the New Technologies Research Centre, University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, Czech Republic. He has over 20 years of research experience in nanomaterials and polymeric materials, with particular expertise in polymer blends, nanocomposites, and nanohybrids. His work emphasizes nanoscale dispersion, interfacial chemistry, and structure–property relationships that influence material performance in applications such as energy storage, gas sensing, biosensing, electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding, and high-k dielectrics. He has authored more than 200 publications, including original research articles and review papers, in leading international journals and with major publishers, such as the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), American Chemical Society (ACS), Elsevier, Wiley-VCH, Springer, and Taylor & Francis. In addition to his research contributions, he has edited or co-edited several books published by ACS, RSC, Elsevier, Springer, Wiley-VCH, and Wiley Scrivener. Dr. Mayank Pandey is an Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Sciences Kristu Jayanti (Deemed To Be University), Bangalore, India. He completed his Ph.D. in materials science from VIT University, Vellore, India, on the topic “Preparation and characterization of polymer electrolyte for electrochemical device applications”. He then went on to complete his postdoctoral studies in electrical and thermal degradation of graphene-based polymer composite for electronic device applications from CHRIST (Deemed To Be University) Bangalore, India. He is an experienced material physicist with an experimental background in synthesizing graphene quantum dot- (GQDs) based polymer nanocomposites. His research areas also include fabrication of polymer blends and composite electrolytes, organic semiconductor/organic solar cells, and their impedance spectroscopy analysis. Besides investigating the structural, optical, and electronic properties of GQDs based materials, he has also contributed towards the development of new approaches in the field of nanocarbon derivatives. Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain, PhD, is an adjunct professor and director of laboratories in the Department of Chemistry & Environmental Sciences at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Newark, New Jersey, United States. His research is focused on the applications of nanotechnology and advanced materials, environmental management, analytical chemistry, and other various industries. Dr. Hussain is the author of numerous papers in peer-reviewed journals as well as a prolific author and editor of around 200 books, including scientific monographs and handbooks in his research areas. He has published with several reputable publishers including Elsevier.

• Section I: Synthesis, processing, and functionalization1. Introduction to hexagonal boron nitrides: history, classification, structure, fundamental properties, challenges, and future perspective2. Synthesis methods of hexagonal boron nitride3. Exfoliation methods and functionalization techniques of hexagonal boron nitrideSection II: Properties and characterizations4. Electronic, electrical, and optical properties of hexagonal boron nitride5. Magnetic, mechanical, and tribological properties of hexagonal boron nitride6. Thermal stability and thermal conductivity studies of hexagonal boron nitride7. Spectroscopic and microscopic characterization of hexagonal boron nitrideSection III: Heterostructures and nanocomposites8. Heterostructures of hexagonal boron nitride with other two-dimensional materials: synthesis, properties, and applications9. Hexagonal boron nitride-based polymer nanocomposites: synthesis, properties, and applicationsSection IV: Applications10. Hexagonal boron nitride for microelectronics, nanoelectronics, and nanophotonics11. Hexagonal boron nitride-based antifriction and anticorrosive coatings12. Hexagonal boron nitride for bone tissue engineering application13. Hexagonal boron nitride in wound healing14. Hexagonal boron nitride in nanomedicine applications15. Hexagonal boron nitride for targeted drug delivery16. Hexagonal boron nitride in catalytic and photocatalytic applications17. Hexagonal boron nitride for water desalination and wastewater treatment18. Hexagonal boron nitride for energy storage and conversion19. Hexagonal boron nitride in sensing and biosensing applications20. Self-extinguishing properties and fireretardant applications of hexagonal boron nitrideSection V: Computational modelling and simulations21. Molecular dynamic simulations and computational modeling of hexagonal boron nitrideSection VI: Biocompatibility, toxicity, environment, and health impact22. Biocompatibility, toxicity evaluations, environmental and health impact of hexagonal boron nitride

Dr. Kalim Deshmukh is a senior researcher at the New Technologies Research Centre, University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, Czech Republic. He has over 20 years of research experience in nanomaterials and polymeric materials, with particular expertise in polymer blends, nanocomposites, and nanohybrids. His work emphasizes nanoscale dispersion, interfacial chemistry, and structure–property relationships that influence material performance in applications such as energy storage, gas sensing, biosensing, electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding, and high-k dielectrics. He has authored more than 200 publications, including original research articles and review papers, in leading international journals and with major publishers, such as the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), American Chemical Society (ACS), Elsevier, Wiley-VCH, Springer, and Taylor & Francis. In addition to his research contributions, he has edited or co-edited several books published by ACS, RSC, Elsevier, Springer, Wiley-VCH, and Wiley Scrivener. Dr. Mayank Pandey is an Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Sciences Kristu Jayanti (Deemed To Be University), Bangalore, India. He completed his Ph.D. in materials science from VIT University, Vellore, India, on the topic “Preparation and characterization of polymer electrolyte for electrochemical device applications”. He then went on to complete his postdoctoral studies in electrical and thermal degradation of graphene-based polymer composite for electronic device applications from CHRIST (Deemed To Be University) Bangalore, India. He is an experienced material physicist with an experimental background in synthesizing graphene quantum dot- (GQDs) based polymer nanocomposites. His research areas also include fabrication of polymer blends and composite electrolytes, organic semiconductor/organic solar cells, and their impedance spectroscopy analysis. Besides investigating the structural, optical, and electronic properties of GQDs based materials, he has also contributed towards the development of new approaches in the field of nanocarbon derivatives. Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain, PhD, is an adjunct professor and director of laboratories in the Department of Chemistry & Environmental Sciences at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Newark, New Jersey, United States. His research is focused on the applications of nanotechnology and advanced materials, environmental management, analytical chemistry, and other various industries. Dr. Hussain is the author of numerous papers in peer-reviewed journals as well as a prolific author and editor of around 200 books, including scientific monographs and handbooks in his research areas. He has published with several reputable publishers including Elsevier.

• Section I: Synthesis, processing, and functionalization1. Introduction to hexagonal boron nitrides: history, classification, structure, fundamental properties, challenges, and future perspective2. Synthesis methods of hexagonal boron nitride3. Exfoliation methods and functionalization techniques of hexagonal boron nitrideSection II: Properties and characterizations4. Electronic, electrical, and optical properties of hexagonal boron nitride5. Magnetic, mechanical, and tribological properties of hexagonal boron nitride6. Thermal stability and thermal conductivity studies of hexagonal boron nitride7. Spectroscopic and microscopic characterization of hexagonal boron nitrideSection III: Heterostructures and nanocomposites8. Heterostructures of hexagonal boron nitride with other two-dimensional materials: synthesis, properties, and applications9. Hexagonal boron nitride-based polymer nanocomposites: synthesis, properties, and applicationsSection IV: Applications10. Hexagonal boron nitride for microelectronics, nanoelectronics, and nanophotonics11. Hexagonal boron nitride-based antifriction and anticorrosive coatings12. Hexagonal boron nitride for bone tissue engineering application13. Hexagonal boron nitride in wound healing14. Hexagonal boron nitride in nanomedicine applications15. Hexagonal boron nitride for targeted drug delivery16. Hexagonal boron nitride in catalytic and photocatalytic applications17. Hexagonal boron nitride for water desalination and wastewater treatment18. Hexagonal boron nitride for energy storage and conversion19. Hexagonal boron nitride in sensing and biosensing applications20. Self-extinguishing properties and fireretardant applications of hexagonal boron nitrideSection V: Computational modelling and simulations21. Molecular dynamic simulations and computational modeling of hexagonal boron nitrideSection VI: Biocompatibility, toxicity, environment, and health impact22. Biocompatibility, toxicity evaluations, environmental and health impact of hexagonal boron nitride