1. Surface Functionalized Nanoparticles
Kabir Rishi and Gregory Beaucage
2. Application of Nanocomposites in the Automotive Industry
Surendra Maharjan and Ahalapitiya H. Jayatissa
3. Oxide based Nanocomposites for Photocatalytic Applications
T. Vijayaraghavan and Anuradha Ashok
4. Advanced Nanocomposites as Cathode Material for Li-ion Batteries
A.S. Kornyushchenko and Ahalapitiya H. Jayatissa
5. Graphene Nanocomposites for Pressure Sensors Applications
Victor K. Samoei, Surendra Maharjan and Ahalapitiya H. Jayatissa
6. Application of Nanocomposite Solid Films in Tribology
Bodhi Ravindran Manu and Ahalapitiya H. Jayatissa
7. Fiber Reinforced Polymer and Recycling using Biomaterials
Keiichiro Sano
8. Liquid Phase Deposition of Functional Nanocomposites
Yong X. Gan, Andrew Izumi, Jeremy B. Gan and Ahalapitiya H. Jayatissa
9. Epoxy Nanocomposites Containing Hybrid Montmorillonite/Geopolymer Filler for Piping Application
Yusrina Mat Daud, Azlin Fazlina Osman and Mohammad Firdaus Abu Hashim
10. The Prospect of Microcrystalline Cellulose and Nanocrystalline Cellulose Composites from Agricultural Residues in Biomedical/Pharmaceutical
Nurul Huda Abd Kadir, Tan Ching Mig, Marshahida Mat Yashim, Aima Ramli and Masita Mohammad
11. Recycling and Sustainability of Nanocomposites
Salma Shaik and Matthew J. Franchetti
Biography
Dr. Ahalapitiya H. Jayatissa (Jay) is a Professor of mechanical, industrial and manufacturing engineering at the University of Toledo. His current research is in the application of nanomaterials in semiconductor devices, Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) and energy conversion and storage devices. Jay also won the outstanding faculty research award in Engineering in 2011 and Excellence in Supervision of Undergraduate Research Award in 2012. Before joining UT, he had been working at the Imaging Device Division at the Research and Technical Laboratory (STRL) of Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) in Tokyo and Materials and Chemistry Divisions in Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) in the USA. He has authored/co-authored more than 120 refereed papers and 30 conference proceedings.
