Meet the editors

António Pereira has a PhD in Mechanical Engineering and is currently the Director of the Centre for Mechanical Technology and Automation, Aveiro, Portugal. His main research area has been welding and the mechanics of composite materials. He has published 50 papers in SCI journals and has delivered 30 presentations at international conferences. His h-index at scopus is 17 with about 1000 citations.

Fábio Fernandes has a PhD in Mechanical Engineering and is a researcher at the University of Aveiro, Portugal. He has experience in material characterisation, Computer-aided Design/Engineering (CAD/CAE) and finite element analyses of real-world nonlinear problems. His research has resulted in several publications, including articles in high impact factor SCI journals. He has received many awards, most recently with the Mário Quartin

Graça Scientific award, and has also received several honourable mentions.

Contents

**Section 1**

**Section 2**

*by Yeeli Kelvii Kwok*

for Biocidal Applications

and Degradable Additives

**Section 3**

**Preface III**

The Importance of Composites in the World **1**

**Chapter 1 3**

Composite Preparation and Analysis **7**

**Chapter 2 9**

**Chapter 3 39**

**Chapter 4 51** Methodologies for Achieving 1D ZnO Nanostructures Potential for Solar Cells

Applications **71**

**Chapter 5 73** Biodegradable Chitosan Matrix Composite Reinforced with Titanium Dioxide

**Chapter 6 95**

*by Seyyed Alireza Hashemi, Seyyed Mojtaba Mousavi, Ali Mohammad Shakibafard,* 

*by Johnny López Calero, Zuleika Oquendo Berríos and Oscar M. Suarez*

Development of Efficient Composites via Renewable, Recyclable,

*Ghasem Shouli, Yousef Amrollahi and Aziz Babapoor*

*by Hammat H. Valiev, Alexander N. Vlasov, Yury V. Kornev, Yuliya N. Karnet,* 

Introductory Chapter: The Importance of Composites in the World

*by Owonubi J. Shesan, Agwuncha C. Stephen, Anusionwu G. Chioma,* 

Scanning Probe Microscopy of Elastomers with Mineral Fillers

*by António B. Pereira and Fábio A.O. Fernandes*

*Revaprasadu Neerish and Sadiku E. Rotimi*

*Nikolay A. Semenov and Oleg B. Yumaschev*

Fiber-Matrix Relationship for Composites Preparation
