1st Edition
Hydrogel-Based Flexible Supercapacitors for Sustainable Energy Storage
Chapter 1. Introduction to Flexible Energy Storage Technologies
Nand Kumar Kashyap, Amit Kumar Chaturwedi, Pradeep Ghosh, and Milan Hait
Chapter 2. Fundamentals of Hydrogels in Energy Applications
N. B. Singh and Narender Singh
Chapter 3. Design and Synthesis of Hydrogel Electrodes for Supercapacitors
Ayyappa Bathinapatla, Pakrudheen Iqbal, and Suvardhan Kanchi
Chapter 4. Design and Synthesis of Hydrogel Electrolytes for Supercapacitors
Viraj Pasindu, Hasitha Herath, Dinithi Senanayake, Sanduni Dabare, and Imalka Munaweera
Chapter 5. Design and Synthesis of Hydrogel-Based Integrated Supercapacitors
Kamrul Hasan, Aminur Rahman and Abu Bin Imran
Chapter 6. Mechanical Performance and Characterization of Hydrogel-Based Supercapacitors
Imtiaz Ahmed, Zakia Farhin, Israt Jahan Heme, and Md. Abu Bin Hasan Susan
Chapter 7. Electrochemical Performance and Characterization of Hydrogel-Based Supercapacitors
Ravi Renuka Devi, P.E. Saranya, S. DeepaPriya, and Rekha Pachaiappan
Chapter 8. Hybrid Composites for Enhanced Conductivity
P.E. Saranya, S. Deepapriya, Ravi Renuka Devi, and Rekha Pachaiappan
Chapter 9. Self-healing Hydrogel-Based Supercapacitor Development
Melkie Getnet Tadesse and Jörn Felix Lübben
Chapter 10. Challenges in Hydrogel-Based Supercapacitor Development
Adnan Alsaei, Fatema Rahimi, Ayah Binrajab, Ahmad Zarwi, Renad AlAnsari, Bushra Hasan, and G. Roshan Deen
Chapter 11. Applications of Wearable Electronics and Beyond
Rashmi Dubey, Wasudeo B. Gurnule, Dimple Malviya, Aziz Ahamed, and Sanjivani Panditkar
Chapter 12. Global Case Studies of Hydrogel Based Supercapacitors
Pathik Maji, Lopamudra Santra, Subhadip Dholay, Ranajit Debnath, Sabrun Nahar, Prativa Bag, and Soumitra Middya
Chapter 13. Hydrogel Supercapacitors in Renewable Energy Systems
Narender Singh, Pratishtha Jain, and Sarita Rai
Chapter 14. Bioinspired Hydrogel-Based Supercapacitors: Harnessing Natural Polymers for Sustainable Energy Storage
Suresh Babu Naidu Krishna and Mukul Machhindra Barwant
Chapter 15. Scalability and Commercialization of Hydrogel Supercapacitors
Muhammad Zamir Hossain
Chapter 16. Cultural and Regional Perspectives on Energy Storage Needs
Milan Hait, Nand Kumar Kashyap, Sant Ram Kamlesh, and Amit Kumar Chaturwedi
Chapter 17. Comparative Analysis with Conventional Energy Storage Technologies
Dinithi Senanayake, Sanduni Dabare, Viraj Pasindu, and Imalka Munaweera
Chapter 18. Future Trends and Research Directions in Hydrogel-Based Supercapacitors
Milan Hait, Sumit Kumar Dubey, Kiran Thakur, Shailendra Yadav, and Pradeep Sahu
Biography
Abu Bin Imran is a Professor and Head in the Department of Chemistry at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). He leads the Soft and Smart Materials Laboratory at BUET, where his team conducts research on smart hydrogels, nanomaterials, plastic upcycling, sensors, bio-composites, photochemistry, stretchable electronics, flexible supercapacitor, and supramolecular systems. He is committed to advancing materials science while inspiring and guiding the next generation of researchers toward academic excellence and meaningful societal contributions.
