Nanocomposite Manufacturing Technologies

Alokesh Pramanik is currently a Senior Lecturer in School of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at Curtin University, Perth, Australia. Prior to that, he held research fellow and research engineering positions at Deakin University and Swinburne University of Technology, respectively. He has edited two books and written sixteen book chapters and dozens of peer-reviewed articles on machining, materials, and tribology. His research interests include machining processes, wear and friction, composite materials, biomaterials, and thin films. Animesh Basak works at The University of Adelaide in Australia. His research interests include machining of materials, nanostructured materials, high resolution electron microscopy and probe analysis, nanoscale fabrication of materials, deformation mechanisms of novel materials, nano-mechanics, tribology and tribo-corrosion, electrochemistry and electrochemical measurement techniques. He has published more than 150 journal papers and edited several books. Yu Dong is an Associate Professor within the School of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at Curtin University, Perth, Australia. His main research interests are polymer nanocomposites, electrospun nanofibers/nanocomposites, green composites, nanomaterial processing and characterisation, micromechanical modelling, finite element analysis, statistical design of experiments and engineering education. He has published over 70 peer-reviewed journal articles and 30 fully referred conference papers, written 10 book chapters and edited 3 technical books. He serves as an associate editor of two international journals, with the specialty recognition of nanomaterials and nanocomposites. Prof. Chander Prakash is working as Pro-Vice Chancellor research, ranking, and accreditation at Geeta University, Haryana, India and he is also associated Project Head at Research Laboratory of 3D Bioprinting Technologies for Flexible Electronics, Institute of Nanotechnology, Electronic and Equipment Engineering, Southern Federal University, Taganrog, Russia. He is a passionate researcher with diversified research interests—developing materials for biomedical and healthcare applications, additive manufacturing, and developing and exploring new cost- effective manufacturing technologies for biomedical industries. To date, he has published more than 530 scientific articles in various peer-reviewed, reputed top-notch journals, conferences, and books in Materials Science and Manufacturing. He is a Highly Cited Researcher at the international level, and he has 18000+ citations, an H-index of 73, and an i-10 index is 306 (as of January 2026). He edited/authored 40 books, serving as Series Editor of 3 books, Editorial Board Member of journals. He is among India’s Top 1% of leading mechanical and aerospace engineering scientists, as per Research.com. He holds the 38th rank in India and 1,590th rank in the world. He also consistently appeared in the top 2% of researchers as per Stanford Study in 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024.Prof. (Dr.) J. Paulo Davim is a Full Professor at the University of Aveiro, Portugal, with over 35 years of experience in Mechanical, Materials, and Industrial Engineering. He holds multiple distinguished academic titles, including a PhD in Mechanical Engineering and a DSc from London Metropolitan University. He has published over 300 books and 600 articles, with more than 36,500 citations. He is ranked among the world's top 2% scientists by Stanford University and holds leadership positions in numerous international journals, conferences, and research projects.

• 1. Nanomanufacturing technologies: development strategies and future prospects2. Fundamental relationships of mechanical properties of nanoparticulate-reinforced biocomposites and their dependence on particle shape and concentration3. Polymer nanocomposites reinforced with combined nanoparticles and other fillers for tribological applications4. Properties and applications of loofah/carbonized loofah and their nanocomposites5. Polymer nanocomposites: mechanical performance and how to improve it6. Processing of hydrogel composites with aggregation-induced emission features7. An experimental investigation on the mechanical properties of duck feather waste-reinforced epoxy nanocomposites8. Micromechanical properties of Al-based metal matrix nanocomposites9. Effect of ZnO dopant and sintering temperature on the microstructure and phases of barium titanate nanocomposites10. Ionic polymer–metal composites: smart multifunctional properties and applications in an underwater environment11. Application of nanocomposite hydrogels for drug delivery12. Synthesis and cold workability behavior of Al-SiC-Y2O3 hybrid nanocomposites produced through powder metallurgy13. An in-depth analysis of bio-nanomaterials for medical implants and feasibility studies for additive manufacturing of such implants14. Recent progress in high-performance poly(ether ether ketone) nanocomposites: materials, properties, manufacturing technologies, and applications15. An overview of 3D printing for modeling polymers, bio-nanocomposite, and nanocomposites materials16. State of the art in machine learning for the purpose of optimizing and predicting the properties of polymeric nanocomposites17. Advanced research progress in nanocomposites: manufacturing and applications18. Carbon fiber-reinforced polymer nanocomposites: classification, synthesis, and properties