Biopolymer Conjugates: Industrial Applications

The book covers conjugation of biopolymers with synthetic polymers, nanoparticles, metals, phytochemicals, food additives and biopolymers, such as polynucleotides, polypeptides and polysaccharides. It describes the latest research advances on biopolymers extracted from waste and their corresponding products.

Dr. Swati Sharma is working as Assistant Professor in University Institute of Biotechnology, Chandigarh University, Mohali, Punjab India. She is working extensively on the waste biomass, biopolymers and their applications in various fields. Dr. Sharma has completed her PhD. from University Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia. She worked as a visiting researcher in the college of life and environmental sciences at Konkuk University, Seoul South Korea. Dr. Sharma has completed her master’s (M.Sc.) from Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni Solan H.P. India. She has also worked as a program co-coordinator at the Himalayan action research center Dehradun and Senior research fellow at India agricultural research institute in 2013-2014. Dr. Sharma has published her research papers in reputed international journals. Presently, Dr. Sharma’s research is in the field of bioplastics, hydrogels, keratin nano-fibers and nano-particles, biodegradable polymers and polymers with antioxidant and anticancer activities and sponges. Dr. Swati has published 22 research papers in various internationally reputed journals, 7 books, and a couple of book chapters.

Dr. Ashok Kumar Nadda is Assistant Professor in the Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Jaypee University of Information Technology, India. He worked as a postdoctoral fellow in the State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, China and as a Brain Pool Researcher/ Assistant Professor at Konkuk University, South Korea. Dr. Ashok has a keen interest in microbial enzymes, biocatalysis, CO2 conversion, biomass degradation, biofuel synthesis, and bioremediation. Dr. Ashok has published more than 120 scientific contributions in the form of research, review, books, book chapters and in various journals of international repute. He is the Series Editor of the Microbial Biotechnology for Environment, Energy and Health book series published by Taylor and Francis/CRC Press.