The generation of waste and its treatment is a challenging problem nowadays. Rubber that is generally considered for recycling comes from the tyres of vehicles. After their use, the waste tyres can lead to hazardous effects ...

Environment friendly, biodegradable and nontoxic materials especially from renewable resources are attaining great levels of attention nowadays. Biopolymers contribute a very significant division of materials through which ...

The new generation of 3D printing is known as four-dimensional (4D) printing technology that involves the printing of complex geometries with smart materials. The rise of 4D technological developments leads to finding ...

Stimuli-responsive metal alloys and polymers considerably varied their properties like mechanical, optical, electrical properties, and shape upon exposure to external conditions like temperature, light, electric field, ...

The next generation 3D printing is now termed as four-dimensional (4D) printing technology that involves the printing of complex geometries with smart materials. The rise of 4D technological developments leads to finding ...

Metal oxides and their use as disposable sensors in food, environment, and particularly health monitoring have been addressed over recent decades due to their low-cost, ease of use, high sensitivity, fast response and ...

Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is a technique of utmost significance when dealing with the characterization of the polymers and their nanocomposites. This chapter focuses on the influence of this particular ...

In the original version of the book, the following belated corrections have been incorporated: The co-editor names ''Basheer Ahmed'' has been changed to ''M. Basheer Ahamed'' and ''Al-Maadeed Mariam Ali S A'' has been ...

This book presents emerging economical and environmentally friendly polymer composites that are free of the side effects observed in traditional composites. It focuses on eco-friendly composite materials using granulated ...

Nanomaterials have emerged as an extremely valuable asset in the world of material science. It’s unique, and substantial properties lurk scientist all over the world into incorporating them in various material synthesis. ...