Shakeel Ahmed is an Assistant Professor of Chemistry in the Higher Education Department, for the Government of Jammu and Kashmir, in India. He is also an Assistant Professor in the Postgraduate Department of Chemistry, at the Government Postgraduate College Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir, India. He obtained his master’s and doctoral degrees in chemistry from Jamia Millia Islamia, a central university, situated in New Delhi, India. He gained his post-doctoral experience in biocomposite materials from the Indian Institute of Technology. He has published several research papers in the field of green nanomaterials and biopolymers for various applications including biomedical, packaging, and water treatment.Aisverya Soundararajan is currently working as an assistant professor at the Auxilium College, located in Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India. The college is the first women’s college in the Vellore District that was founded in 1954 and affiliated with Thiruvalluvar University. Dr. Soundararajan received her PhD in Chemistry from Thiruvalluvar University in 2016. Her research areas include polymer chemistry, nanotechnology, analytical chemistry, environmental chemistry, and polymeric biomedical materials. She has authored or co-authored numerous chapters in books and has published several research papers in peer-reviewed international journals.

• Part I – Overview, Extraction, Characterization, and Physico-chemical Properties1. Marine biopolymers: An overview2. Characterization of marine biopolymers3. Techniques of extraction of marine biopolymers4. Advancements in nanofabrication of marine biopolymers5. Biointeraction of nanomaterials with marine biopolymers6. Toxicity of nanostructured marine biopolymers7. Fabrication of micro- and nanodevices for tissue engineering8. Potential impact and consequences of particle size, shape, and surface area of functional marine biopolymers9. Nanostructured surfaces in biopolymers- Characterization of nanostructures. Part II – Biological and Biomedical Applications10. Therapeutic applications of marine biopolymers11. Marine biopolymers for antimicrobial therapy12. Marine based nanoparticles for bio-imaging13. Marine biopolymers in implants14. Marine biopolymers in cancer therapeutics15. Marine biopolymers in biosensing16. Marine biopolymers in tissue engineering applications17. Carbon nanotube-based marine biopolymers as bioconjugates18. Application of engineered nanobiopolymers in dentistry19. Micro‐ and nanocarriers for immobilization of enzymes20. Marine biopolymers as a carrier for drug delivery21. Marine biopolymers in osteoporosis Part III – Industrial Applications22. Marine biopolymers in cosmetics23. Advancement of marine biopolymers in fuel cells24. Marine biopolymers as insulating/ coating agents and self-cleaning materials25. Potential role of marine biopolymers in paints and anticorrosive coatings26. Marine biopolymers in textile applications27. Marine biopolymer nanocomposites as gas sensors28. Marine biopolymers in robust biosolar cells29. Marine biopolymers as preservation agents30. Marine biopolymers in food packaging31. Marine biopolymers in agriculture applications32. Marine degradable plastic and their applications Part IV – LCA and Future Prospects33. LCA of marine biopolymers34. Economic aspects of marine biopolymers35. Future research and developments in marine biopolymers