
Green Biocomposites for Biomedical Engineering
Design, Properties, and Applications
- 1st Edition - June 25, 2021
- Imprint: Woodhead Publishing
- Editors: Md Enamul Hoque, Ahmed Sharif, Mohammad Jawaid
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 1 5 5 3 - 1
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 1 5 5 4 - 8
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Request a sales quoteGreen Biocomposites for Biomedical Engineering: Design, Properties, and Applications combines emergent research outcomes with fundamental theoretical concepts relevant to processing, properties and applications of advanced green composites in the field of biomedical engineering. The book outlines the design elements and characterization of biocomposites, highlighting each class of biocomposite separately. A broad range of biomedical applications for biocomposites is then covered, with a final section discussing the ethics and safety regulations associated with manufacturing and the use of biocomposites.
With contributions from eminent editors and recognized authors around the world, this book is a vital reference for researchers in biomedical engineering, materials science and environmental science, both in industry and academia.
- Provides comprehensive information regarding current advances in the interdisciplinary field of eco-friendly green composite materials for biomedical applications
- Offers coverage of state-of-the-art physics-based advanced models used in composites
- Lists a broad range of characterization techniques and biomedical applications
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- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contributors
- About the editors
- Preface
- Section A: Introduction and design of biocomposites
- 1: Introduction to green biocomposites
- Abstract
- 1.1: Introduction
- 1.2: Benefits of polymer composites
- 1.3: History of composites
- 1.4: Natural fiber-reinforced polymer composites
- 1.5: Green biocomposites
- 1.6: Biomedical applications of green biocomposites
- 1.7: Ecological concerns about plastic pollution
- 2: Computational modeling of biocomposites
- Abstract
- 2.1: Introduction
- 2.2: Modeling of bionanocomposites
- 2.3: Mechanical modeling and failure analysis of biocomposites
- 2.4: Thermal modeling of biocomposites
- 2.5: Modeling of biocomposites for biomedical applications
- 2.6: Conclusion
- Section B: Diversities of biocomposites
- 3: Antimicrobial biocomposites
- Abstract
- 3.1: Introduction
- 3.2: Polysaccharides-based biocomposite and its antimicrobial effect
- 3.3: Proteins/polypeptides-based biocomposite and its antimicrobial effect
- 3.4: Ammonium and Phosphonium group-based biocomposite and its antimicrobial effect
- 3.5: Antimicrobial response of hydroxyapatite (HA)-based biocomposites
- 3.6: Effect of metal-based Nanopowders on antibacterial response
- 3.7: Antimicrobial nanofibers
- 3.8: Antimicrobial biocomposite in food coating
- 3.9: Antimicrobial bio-packaging
- 3.10: Antimicrobial biocomposite for biomedical application
- 3.11: Conclusion and future perspectives
- 4: Bioactive glass composites: From synthesis to application
- Abstract
- 4.1: Introduction
- 4.2: Synthesis of glass composites
- 4.3: Synthesis approaches of bioactive glass composites
- 4.4: Properties of bioactive glass composites
- 4.5: Applications of bioactive glass composites
- 4.6: Future perspective and conclusion
- 5: An overview of metal oxide-filled biocomposites
- Abstract
- Acknowledgment
- 5.1: Introduction
- 5.2: Copper oxide (CuO) -filled biocomposites
- 5.3: Zinc oxides-filled biocomposites
- 5.4: Magnesium oxide-filled biocomposites
- 5.5: Conclusions and future prospects
- 6: Bioresorbable biocomposites
- Abstract
- 6.1: Introduction
- 6.2: Preparation of bioresorbable biocomposites
- 6.3: Different types of bioresorbable biocomposites
- 6.4: Biocomposites for biomedical applications
- 6.5: Conclusions
- 7: Cellulose-based biocomposites
- Abstract
- 7.1: Introduction
- 7.2: Chemistry of cellulose
- 7.3: Designing cellulosic biocomposite in different forms
- 7.4: Formation of cellulose in biomass
- 7.5: Natural formation in plants
- 7.6: Extraction of cellulose
- 7.7: Physico-chemical properties of cellulose and its derivatives
- 7.8: Cellulose-based biocomposites
- 7.9: Applications of cellulose-based biocomposites in biomedical engineering
- 7.10: Future trends
- 7.11: Conclusions
- 8: Graphene-based nanocomposites for biomedical engineering application
- Abstract
- 8.1: Introduction
- 8.2: Synthesis of graphene-based nanocomposite
- 8.3: Properties of graphene-based nanocomposite
- 8.4: Biomedical applications of graphene-based nanocomposites
- 8.5: Conclusion
- 9: Fabrication and characterization of chicken feather fiber-reinforced polymer composites
- Abstract
- 9.1: Introduction
- 9.2: Materials and methods
- 9.3: Chicken keratin fiber characteristics
- 9.4: Composites fabrication
- 9.5: Composite characterization
- 9.6: Fiber characteristics
- 9.7: FTIR spectra of chicken keratin fiber-reinforced vinyl ester composites
- 9.8: XRD curves of chicken keratin fiber vinyl ester composites
- 9.9: Effect on physical properties of CFF polymer composites
- 9.10: Effect on mechanical characteristics of chicken keratin fiber-reinforced polymer laminates
- 9.11: Effect on thermal stability of CFF polymer composites
- 9.12: Morphological properties
- 9.13: Conclusion
- 10: Sugarcane nanocellulose fiber-reinforced vinyl ester nanocomposites
- Abstract
- Acknowledgment
- 10.1: Introduction
- 10.2: Materials and methods
- 10.3: Results and discussion
- 10.4: Conclusion
- 11: Carbon nanotube-reinforced polymer nanocomposite for biomedical applications
- Abstract
- 11.1: Introduction
- 11.2: A brief overview of carbon nanotube (CNT)
- 11.3: CNT as a nano reinforcement for polymer matrix
- 11.4: CNT-reinforced polymer nanocomposites as biomaterials
- 11.5: Characterization of CNT-reinforced biomaterials
- 11.6: Applications of CNT-reinforced polymer nanocomposite in biomedical fields
- 11.7: Toxicity of CNT-reinforced polymer nanocomposites
- 11.8: Summary and future outlook
- Section C: Application based biocomposites
- 12: Biocomposites for biomedical devices
- Abstract
- 12.1: Introduction
- 12.2: Biomedical biocomposites
- 12.3: Biomechanical properties
- 12.4: Applications
- 12.5: Conclusion
- 13: Biocomposites for the fabrication of artificial organs
- Abstract
- 13.1: Introduction
- 13.2: Overview of biocomposites
- 13.3: Types of biocomposites for artificial organs
- 13.4: Applications of biocomposite-based artificial organs
- 13.5: Future perspective
- 13.6: Conclusion
- 14: Biocomposites for orthopedic implants
- Abstract
- 14.1: Introduction
- 14.2: Prosthetic implant materials, clinical practices, biocompatibility
- 14.3: Conclusions
- 15: Biocomposites for prosthesis
- Abstract
- 15.1: Introduction
- 15.2: Processing methods
- 15.3: Properties of biocomposites
- 15.4: Prostheses
- 15.5: Conclusion
- 16: Portable electronic pressure control device for below-knee prosthetic socket: A loading static assessment during preliminary
- Abstract
- 16.1: Introduction
- 16.2: Methodology
- 16.3: Results and discussions
- 16.4: Conclusion
- 17: Biopolymers and their composites for drug delivery
- Abstract
- 17.1: Introduction
- 17.2: Biomimetic for delivery system strategy
- 17.3: Biopolymers for drug release
- 17.4: Novel perspectives in drug delivery research
- Section D: Ethics, safety and recycling of biocomposites
- 18: Industrial implementations of biocomposites
- Abstract
- 18.1: Introduction
- 18.2: Automotive industries
- 18.3: Biomedical/healthcare industries
- 18.4: Packaging industries
- 18.5: Biopolymers for wastewater treatment
- 18.6: Biocomposites for various industrial end-products
- 18.7: Conclusions and future prospects
- 19: Ethical issues of biocomposites
- Abstract
- 19.1: Introduction
- 19.2: Biomedical composite material and their improvements
- 19.3: Moral disputes in the expansion of biomedical composites
- 19.4: Insinuations of the uses of biocomposites in medical treatment
- 19.5: Conclusions
- 20: Safety and health issues of biocomposites
- Abstract
- 20.1: Introduction
- 20.2: Weigh up the risks and benefits
- 20.3: Short- and long-term health issues and safety measures
- 20.4: Challenges associated with green biocomposites
- 20.5: Conclusion
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: June 25, 2021
- No. of pages (Paperback): 474
- No. of pages (eBook): 474
- Imprint: Woodhead Publishing
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128215531
- eBook ISBN: 9780128215548
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Md Enamul Hoque
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Ahmed Sharif
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Mohammad Jawaid
Dr. Mohammad Jawaid is currently affiliated with the Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering at United Arab Emirates University. Previously he was a senior fellow (professor) in the Laboratory of Biocomposites Technology at the Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Products (INTROP), Universiti Putra Malaysia. He is an eminent scientist with more than twenty years of teaching, and research experience in composite materials. His research interests include hybrid reinforced/filled polymer composites, and advanced materials such as graphene/
nanoclay/fire retardant, lignocellulosic reinforced/filled polymer composites, and the modification and treatment of lignocellulosic fibres and solid wood, and nanocomposites and nanocellulose fibres.