Micro- and Nano-containers for Smart Applications

Introduction to micro and nanocontainers.- Polymer based microcapsules for encapsulation.- An overview on different encapsulation technologies.- Electrospinning techniques for encapsulation.- Aerogels encapsulation.- Hybrid dual containers and core-shell containers for encapsulation.- Fibers as containers for encapsulation.- Bio-based/ biodegradable containers for encapsulation.- Block copolymer micelles and vesicles for drug and protein encapsulation.- Containers for food packaging applications.- Containers for drug delivery.- Containers for encapsulation of fragrances/aroma/odour for textile applications.- Containers based on polymers in biomedical devices/ medical applications.- Containers for self-healing/ self-repairing polymers.- Containers with anti-corrosion agents for metal protection paints.- Containers with lubricating agents for friction and wear.- Containers for active component encapsulation.- Carbon dioxide encapsulation and storage- environmental impact.- Hydrogen encapsulation and storage as an alternative energy source.- Containers for thermal energy storage.- Containers for electronic applications.- Containers based drug delivery for Neuroscience.- Modeling and simulation of drug delivery using polymer nanoparticles.- Molecular dynamic studies on drug molecules encapsulated in carbon nanotubes.- Future prospects in encapsulation.

Dr. Jyotishkumar Parameswaranpillai is currently an Associate Professor at Alliance University, Bangalore. He received his Ph.D. in Chemistry (Polymer Science and Technology) from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, India in the year 2012. He has research experience in various international laboratories such as Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden (IPF), Germany, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium, University of Potsdam, Germany, and King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok (KMUTNB), Thailand. He has published around 120 papers in high-quality international peer-reviewed journals on polymer nanocomposites, polymer blends and alloys, and biopolymer. Also, he has published around 50 book chapters and has edited 20 books. He is a frequent invited and keynote speaker, and a reviewer for more than 60 international journals, book proposals, and international conferences. He received numerous awards and recognitions including the prestigious INSPIRE Faculty Award2011, Kerala State Award for the Best Young Scientist 2016, and Best Researcher Award 2019 from King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok. He is named in the world's Top 2% of the most-cited scientists in Single Year Citation Impact 2020, by Stanford University. His research interests include polymer coatings, shape memory polymers, antimicrobial polymer films, green composites, nanostructured materials, water purification, polymer blends, and high-performance composites.





Dr. Nisa. V. Salim is Vice Chancellors Initiative Research Fellow at Swinburne University of Technology. She received her Ph.D. from Deakin University in 2013 on nanostructured polymer materials and joined Carbon Nexus as a Research Fellow in 2014. Her research has been focused on next-generation carbon fibers; porous carbon materials; and functional fibers. She won many awards as she advances her research career including AINSE Gold Medal, Smart Geelong Early Researcher