Advances in Biomedical Polymers and Composites

Dr. Pal pursued his graduation in Pharmacy from the University of Delhi, New Delhi, India in the year 2002, followed by post-graduation in Biomedical Engineering from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India in the year 2004. Later, he did his Ph.D. in Materials Science from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India, in the year 2006. Subsequently, he joined Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada as a post-doctoral fellow in the year 2007. During his tenure at Ryerson University, he served as Vice-Chair (Elect), HQPA, AFMNet Network of Excellence, Canada. He joined the National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, India in the year 2009 as an Assistant Professor in Biomedical Engineering. He is currently the Professor-in-Charge of Medical Electronics and Instrumentation Laboratory in the Department of Biotechnology and Medical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, India. His major research interests revolve around Biomedical Signal Processing and Biomedical Equipment Design. He is also working in the fields of soft materials and controlled drug delivery. He has published more than 100 publications in SCI cited journals of high repute, Book Chapters, Edited Books, and papers in peer-reviewed conferences. He is a very well-cited researcher having more than 2500 citations. Sarika Verma is currently working as Principal Scientist at Materials for Radiation Shielding and Cement free Concrete division CSIR-Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute (AMPRI), Bhopal - 462026, MP, India. She has more than fifteen years of diverse experience in Research and Teaching in CSIR & other academics Institutes such as CSIR-AMPRI, Bhopal Govt. of India, respectively. She was awarded a Ph. Din Chemical Sciences from BarakatullahUniversity, India. Thereafter, she worked in different capacities like a research scientist at Technische universitad, Darmstadt, Germany, Pool Scientist (CSIR-HRDG, New Delhi), and Women Scientist (DST). She is the recipient of various prestigious awards like young scientist,women scientist etc. She has around 20 patents filed. Over the years, she has been intensively engaged in multiple R & D to design and develop advanced materials useful for different broad application spectrums like cement-free materials, Radiation shielding materials, polymeric composites, biomedical and energy materials via novel techniques. She has experience in transferring the know-how technology to industries likeM/S HCL, M/S Assurays, etc. Dr Pallab Datta is Assistant Professor at the Department of Pharmaceutics, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Kolkata, India. Dr. Ananya Barui is a scientist working at the Centre for Healthcare Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, Howrah, India. Dr. S.A.R. Hashmi is Chief Scientist and Head of the Integrated Approach for Design & Product Development Division, CSIR-Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute (AMPRI), India. Avanish Kumar Srivastava is the director of the CSIR-AMPRI, Bhopal, India. He serves as an expert in nanoscale measurements and instrumentation at ISO and BIS. He was instrumental in establishing the high-resolution electron microscopy and spectroscopy facilities at CSIR-NPL, New Delhi and AMPRI, Bhopal. His prolific research on the growth of engineering materials and understanding of nucleation growth, phase transformations, microstructures, and defects is outstanding and known by his peers worldwide.