Nanostructured Materials for Sustainable Engineering

Dr. Yasir Beeran Pottathara is a scientific associate at Rudolfovo-Science and Technology Center, Novo Mesto, Slovenia. He has over 10 years of research experience in nanocomposites and materials, with special focus on nanocellulose multifunctional composites, 2D nanomaterials, and porous materials to advance the performance in the field of energy storage and flexible electronics. He has authored more than 30 publications, including original research articles and review papers with the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), American Chemical Society (ACS), Elsevier, Springer, and Wiley-VCH. He has edited or co-edited several books published by Elsevier - Micro and Nano technologies. Dr. Hanuma Reddy Tiyyagura is currently working as a scientific associate at the public research institute Rudolfovo Novo Mesto in Slovenia. He is also a Fulbright Fellow at The University of Alabama, in the United States. He received his PhD in Materials Engineering from the National Institute of Technology in Warangal, India in 2017. He has more than six years of research experience in both academic and industrial settings. His main areas of expertise include conducting cutting-edge research on the development and characterization of novel coatings and treatments for various applications, such as corrosion resistance, wear resistance, and biocompatibility. He has published more than 31 articles in prestigious journals and conference proceedings and has received several awards and honors for his research excellence and innovation. 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.

• Part 1 Nanostructured Materials for Sustainability Applications1. Nanostructured Materials: Classifications, Structures, Fundamental Properties, and Sustainability Prospects2. Surface and Structural Engineering of Nanostructured Materials for Sustainable Applications3. Synthesis Methods of Engineered Nanomaterials and Their Sustainability Aspects4. Safety Considerations, Environmental Impact, and Sustainability Aspects of Nanostructured Materials5. Hierarchical Nanostructured Materials for Sustainable Development6. Theoretical Modelling and Molecular Dynamic Simulations for Sustainable Engineering of Nanostructured MaterialsPart 2 Nanostructured Materials for Energy and Environmental Applications7. Nanostructured Materials for Sustainable Thermal Transport8. Engineered Nanostructured Materials for Sustainable Solar Cells9. Engineered Nanostructured Materials for Sustainable Microbial Fuel Cells10. Engineered Nanostructured Materials for Sustainable Rechargeable Batteries11. Nanostructured Aerogels: Fabrication and Applications as SupercapacitorsPart 3 Nanostructured Materials for Industrial and Biomedical Applications12. Engineering of Nanostructured Materials for the Sustainable Agri-Food Industry13. Engineered Nanostructured Materials for Thin Film Transistors14. Engineered Nanostructured Materials for Optoelectronic Devices15. Nanomaterials for Bioengineering and Biomimetic Applications16. Magnetic Nanoparticles for Genetic Engineering17. Nanostructured Materials for Tissue EngineeringPart 4 Nanostructured Materials for Environmental Sustainability18. Nanostructured Materials as Green and Effective Fire Retardants19. Engineered Nanostructured Materials in Wood and Wood-Based Composites20. Nanostructured Coatings in the Construction Industry21. Nanostructured Materials for Cement and Concrete Technology22. Advances of Nanotechnology in Road Pavement Engineering23. Nanostructured Materials for Wastewater Treatment24. Nanostructured Materials for Air and Water Purification