Meet the editor

Dr. Brajesh Kumar is currently an assistant professor and head in the Post Graduate Department of Chemistry, TATA College, Chaibasa, India. He received a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Delhi, India, in 2009. His research interests include the development of sustainable and eco-friendly techniques for nanoparticle synthesis and their applications for environmental remediation, nanofibers, nanocomposites, nanomedicine,

sensors, active films of organic solar cells, natural product extraction, purification and analysis, natural polymers, peptide chemistry, microwave, and ultrasound-assisted organic synthesis, and organic synthesis. Dr. Kumar has several national and international fellowships to his credit and has worked as a faculty member in various universities throughout India, Ecuador, and South Korea. He has also published numerous SCI/SCIE/Scopus research articles and is an active reviewer of more than seventy journals.

Contents

*by Deepthi Sista*

*by Nuray Kizildag*

*and Umesh Kumar Vates*

with Dicyanovinyl Groups

*Kênia S. Freitas and Aparecido J. de Menezes*

**Preface XI**

**Chapter 1 1**

**Chapter 2 19**

**Chapter 3 39**

**Chapter 4 55**

**Chapter 5 81**

**Chapter 6 95**

**Chapter 7 117**

**Chapter 8 129**

*by Nand Jee Kanu, Eva Gupta, Venkateshwara Sutar, Gyanendra Kumar Singh* 

New Perspective of Nano Fibers: Synthesis and Applications

Green Synthesis of Nanofiber and Its Affecting Parameters

Recent Advances in Applications of Ceramic Nanofibers

An Insight into Biofunctional Curcumin/Gelatin Nanofibers

Electrochemical Behavior of Cellulose Nanofibrils Functionalized

*by Robson V. Pereira, Thais E. Gallina, Marcelo A. Pereira-da-Silva,* 

The Nanocellulose Fibers from Symbiotic Culture of Bacteria and Yeast (SCOBY) Kombucha: Preparation and Characterization *by Pingkan Aditiawati, Rudi Dungani, Salsabila Muharam, Aminudin Sulaeman, Sri Hartati, Mustika Dewi and Enih Rosamah*

Fabrication of PVA/Carbon-Based Nanofibers Using Electrospinning *by Gatut Yudoyono, Diky Anggoro, Lutfi Fitria Ningsih and Rizki Romadoni*

Electrospun Nanofibers: Characteristic Agents and Their Applications *by Lingayya Hiremath, O. Sruti, B.M. Aishwarya, N.G. Kala and E. Keshamma*

*by Dan Bahadur Pal and Deen Dayal Giri*
