Functional Nanocomposite Hydrogels: Synthesis, Characterization, and Biomedical Applications

Dr. Anuj Kumar is a DBT-Ramalingaswami Faculty/Assistant Professor at the School of Materials Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, India since April 2023. Prior to this position, he was an Assistant Professor (Polymers & Biomaterials) at the School of Chemical Engineering, Yeungnam University (YU), South Korea from 2016 to 2023. He was also a Postdoc at YU (2015-2016) and an Assistant Professor (Chemistry) at DIT University (India) (2014-2015). He received his Ph.D. (Polymer Science and Engineering, 2014), M.Tech. (Fibre Science and Technology, 2009), and M.Sc. (Organic Chemistry, 2006) from IIT Roorkee, IIT Delhi, and CCSU Meerut, India, respectively. He has published more than 85 research/review articles, 03 books, and 11 book chapters (Google Citations: 4673, h-index: 35, i10-index: 66). His research interests are focused on polymer chemistry, lignocellulosic biomass, nanocellulose, biomaterials, 3D bioprinting, micro-fluidics, tissue engineering, cultured meat production, drug delivery, cancer therapy, polymer composites/nanocomposites, functional foods and packaging materials, fibres/bio-textiles hydrogel and paper-based bioelectronics, etc.

Vijay Kumar Thakur is currently a Professor in the Biorefining and Advanced Materials Research Centre at SRUC, Edinburgh, U.K. He holds an Adjunct Professor position in the Research School of Polymeric Materials, Jiangsu University, China and is a Visiting Professor at Shiv Nadar University, India, and Visitor at Cranfield University, U.K. He has previously held faculty positions at Cranfield University, U.K., Washington State University, U.S.A., and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. His research activities span the disciplines of Biorefining, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Manufacturing, Materials Science, and Nanotechnology, as well as all aspects of Sustainable and Advanced Materials. He has published over 200 SCI journal articles, 2 patents, 50 books, and 37 book chapters in areas concerning polymers, nanotechnology, and materials science. He sits on the editorial board of several SCI journals (e.g., Nature Scientific Reports, Journal of Renewable Materials, Advances in Polymer Technology, International Journal of Polymer Analysis and Characterization, Polymers for Advanced Technologies, Biomolecules, Nanomaterials, Surfaces and Interfaces, Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy, Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry, and Nano-Structures & Nano-Objects) as an Editor or Editorial Advisory Board member.