Meet the editors

Mohammad Asaduzzaman Chowdhury is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology (DUET), Gazipur, Bangladesh. His research interests include engineering tribology, surface engineering, coating technology, polymer and composite materials, metals and alloys, erosive wear of different materials, material fabrication, characterization of materials, self–energy-generating materials, and

atomic transfer mechanisms. He is an editorial board member for many international journals of repute. Currently, he is working as an editor and reviewer for many ISI and Scopus indexed international journals and books. He has also published many research and review papers in refereed international journals and conference proceedings. Dr. Chowdhury is a consultant, advisor, and expert member of many government and autonomous organizations. He has twenty years of teaching and research experience. His personal interests involve different cultural and social activities as well as writing articles, stories, lyrics, and poems for different newspapers and relevant media.

José Luis Rivera-Armenta has a BSc in Chemical Engineering, an MSc in Petroleum Technology and Petrochemicals, and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, all from the Technological Institute of Madero City (ITCM), Mexico. Since 2003, he has been a fulltime professor in postgraduate programs at ITCM and head of the thermal analysis, injection, and extrusion laboratory. He has been responsible for several research projects sponsored by Con-

sejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT) and the National Technological Institute of Mexico (TecNM). He has advised ten Ph.D., seventeen master's degrees, and five bachelor's degree theses. He has published fifty-five scientific articles, six book chapters, and has edited two books and one special issue journal. Dr. Rivera-Armenta is also an active reviewer for several journals.

Dr. Mohammed Muzibur Rahman received his BSc and MSc from Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh, in 1999 and 2001, respectively. He received his Ph.D. from the Chonbuk National University, South Korea, in 2007. After completing his Ph.D., Dr. Rahman worked as a postdoctoral fellow and assistant professor at pioneer research centers and universities located in South Korea, Japan, and Saudi Arabia

(2007 to 2011). Presently, he is an associate professor at the Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials Research (CEAMR) and the Chemistry Department at King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia, where he has been since 2011. He has published more than 300 international and domestic conferences and several book chapters and edited fourteen books. His research interests include composite materials, electrocatalysis, photocatalysis, semiconductors, nanotechnology, nanomaterials, nanoparticles, carbon nanotubes, sensors, ionic liquids, surface chemistry, electrochemistry, self-assembled monolayers, and devices.

Dr. Abdullah Mohamed Asiri received his Ph.D. from the University of Wales, College of Cardiff, UK, in 1995. He has been the head of the Chemistry Department at King Abdulaziz University since October 2009. He is also the founder and director of the Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials Research (CEAMR) as well as a professor of Organic Photochemistry. His research interests include chemistry, synthesis of novel photochromic and Contents

**Section 1**

Nanoparticles

**Preface XI**

Composite Materials with Polymer Matrix **1**

**Chapter 1 3**

**Chapter 2 17**

**Chapter 3 39**

**Chapter 4 57**

**Chapter 5 79**

**Chapter 6 89**

**Chapter 7 105**

The Role of Novel Composite of 2D Materials and Their Characterization,

Properties, and Potential Applications in Different Fields

Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Polypropylene Polymer Nanocomposites Infused with Sonochemically Coated SiC/SiO2

Advanced Polypropylene and Composites with Polypropylene

*by Doina Elena Gavrila, Victor Stoian, Alina Caramitu and Sorina Mitrea*

The Effect of Temperature on the Mechanical Performance of Steel and Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) Tensegrity System

Study of Composite Structures Based on a Porous Silicon Matrix and Nanoparticles Ag/Zno Used as Non-Invasive Highly Sensitive Biosensor

*by Veniamin Koshevoi, Anton Belorus, Ilya Pleshanov, Anton Timchenko,* 

*Roman Denisenko, Daniyar Sherimov and Ekaterina Vodkailo*

Synthesis and Characterization of PANI and Block Copolymer PANI-b-PEO Catalyzed by Maghnite (AlgerianMMT): Electrical and Electronic Domain *by Abdelkader Rahmouni, Fatima Zohra Zeggai, Mohammed Belbachir,* 

*by Zahra Sayyar and Zahra Jamshidi*

*by Vijaya Rangari and James Davis*

with Applications in Modern Medicine

*Bachari Khaldoun and Redouane Chebout*

*by IfeOlorun Olofin and Ronggui Liu*

Thick-Section Epoxy Composites *by Yanan Hou, Liguo Li and Joseph H. Koo*

Devices

thermochromic systems, synthesis of novel coloring matters and dyeing of textiles, materials chemistry, nanochemistry, nanotechnology, polymers, and plastics. He is the editor-in-chief of the King Abdulaziz University Journal of Science. He is also a member of the editorial board of Pigments and Resin Technology (UK), Organic Chemistry in Sight (New Zealand), and Recent Patents on Materials Science (USA). Dr. Asiri is vice president of the Saudi Chemical Society (Western Province Branch).

Dr. Inamuddin is an assistant professor in the Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. He has extensive research experience in multidisciplinary fields of analytical chemistry, materials chemistry, and electrochemistry, and, more specifically, renewable energy and the environment. He has published 127 research articles in international journals of repute and eighteen book chapters

and thirty-nine books published by renowned international publishers, such as Springer, Elsevier, Nova Science Publishers, Inc., CRC Press, and Taylor & Francis, among many others. He is a member of various journal editorial boards and serves as an associate editor for journals such as Environmental Chemistry Letter, Applied Water Science, Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration, and Springer Nature. He is also an editorial board member for Scientific Reports-Nature and editor for Eurasian Journal of Analytical Chemistry.
