Functional Biopolymers
暫譯: 功能性生物聚合物

這本參考書提供了功能性生物聚合物的合成、特性及生物醫學應用的全面概述。來自專家貢獻者的章節涵蓋了合成生物聚合物、血液相容性聚合物、眼科聚合物及刺激響應聚合物等主題。本書還包含了有關細胞包埋策略及細胞表面和組織工程的最新回顧，讀者將進一步了解水凝膠及來自可再生資源的聚合物。

本書由國際專家團隊編輯，將吸引在此領域工作的研究人員、科學家及實務工作者，或是進入這個充滿活力的研究領域的讀者。

Dr. Mohammad Abu Jafar Mazumder is an Associate Professor of Chemistry at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Saudi Arabia, who has a wide experience in design, synthesis, modification, and characterization of various organic compounds and ionic and thermo-responsive polymers using various spectroscopic and chromatographic techniques. Dr. Jafar Mazumder earned his Ph.D. in Chemistry) (2009) from McMaster University, Canada, followed by 2 years MITACS Postdoctoral Fellowship in Chemical and Biomedical Engineering at McMaster University, Canada. In 17 years of academic research, Dr. Jafar Mazumder has had the opportunity to work with several international collaborative research groups and has exposed himself to a broad range of research areas, including chemistry, engineering, and material sciences where he developed and engineered synthetic and natural organic and polymeric materials for various applications. Dr. Jafar Mazumder secured 5 US patents, edited 2 books, and published more than 50 peer-reviewed journal articles/invited book chapters. He had an opportunity to present his research in more than 25 international conferences. Dr. Jafar Mazumder has conducted and completed several internally and externally funded research projects from KFUPM, Saudi Aramco, KACST, and NSTIP. Currently, he is actively involved in a number of ongoing university and client-funded research projects in which he is responsible for the synthesis and characterization of various materials including modification of monomers and polymers for their potential use as corrosion inhibitors and for the removal of heavy metal ions and organic contaminants from aqueous samples.

Heather Sheardown is a Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering with a cross-appointment to the Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine and an adjunct appointment with the School of Optometry at the University of Waterloo. She holds a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Ophthalmic Biomaterials and Drug Delivery and has published more than 140 peer-reviewed papers on this subject. She is currently the Scientific Director of C20/20, an ORF-funded incubator aimed at the commercialization of ophthalmic biotechnologies. Sheardown was previously the Scientific Director of the 20/20 NSERC Ophthalmic Materials Research Network which brought together 12 researchers and more than 10 companies aimed at the early-stage development of novel materials-based treatments for ophthalmic conditions. Sheardown is the Associate Director of Biomedical Engineering and Advanced Manufacturing (BEAM), a McMaster partnership with the Fraunhofer IZI which partners with companies for incubation and commercialization of cell-based therapies, diagnostics, and biomaterials. She holds 18 patents or provisional patents and is currently the Chief Scientific Officer of 20/20 OptimEyes, a McMaster-based spinout focused on developing and commercializing a micelle-based technology developed in her laboratory. She runs a large and vibrant research group with more than ten postdoctoral fellows and graduate students.

Dr. Amir-Al-Ahmed is working as a Research Scientist- II (Associate Professor) in the Center of Research Excellence in Renewable Energy (CoRE-RE) at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Saudi Arabia. He graduated in Chemistry from the Department of Chemistry, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), India, and then completed his M.Phil. (2001) and Ph.D. (2003) in Applied Chemistry from the Department of Applied Chemistry, AMU, India, followed by three consecutive postdoctoral fellowships in South Africa and Saudi Arabia. During this period, he worked on various multidisciplinary projects, in particular, electrochemical sensors, nano-materials, proton-exchange membranes, direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC), electro-catalysis, and solar cells. At present, his research activity is fundamentally focused on third-generation solar cell devices such as low band gap semiconductor quantum dot structures, perovskite cells, and silicon nanowire-based tandem cells. At the same time, he is also having projects on PCM-based latent heat energy storage, evaluation of electricity storage devices, and dust repellent coating for harsh Saudi Arabian weather condition. He has worked on different KACST-, NSTIP-, and Saudi Aramco-funded projects in the capacity of a co-investigator and principle investigator. Dr. Amir has 2 US patents, over 60 journal articles, invited book chapters, and conference publications. He has edited nine books with Trans Tech Publications and Elsevier, and several other books are in progress. He is also the Editor in Chief of an international journal Nano Hybrids and Composites along with Professor Y. H. Kim.

穆罕默德·阿布·賈法爾·馬祖姆德博士是沙烏地阿拉伯法赫德石油與礦業大學（KFUPM）化學系的副教授，擁有設計、合成、改性及表徵各種有機化合物及離子和熱響應聚合物的豐富經驗，並使用各種光譜和色譜技術。馬祖姆德博士於2009年在加拿大麥克馬斯特大學獲得化學博士學位，隨後在麥克馬斯特大學完成了為期兩年的MITACS化學與生物醫學工程博士後研究。 在17年的學術研究中，馬祖姆德博士有機會與多個國際合作研究團隊合作，並接觸到廣泛的研究領域，包括化學、工程和材料科學，開發和設計合成及天然有機和聚合材料以應用於各種用途。馬祖姆德博士擁有5項美國專利，編輯了2本書籍，並發表了超過50篇經過同行評審的期刊文章/邀請書章。他有機會在超過25個國際會議上展示他的研究。馬祖姆德博士已經執行並完成了多個由KFUPM、沙烏地阿美、KACST和NSTIP資助的內部和外部研究項目。目前，他積極參與多個正在進行的由大學和客戶資助的研究項目，負責合成和表徵各種材料，包括單體和聚合物的改性，以潛在用作防腐劑和去除水樣中的重金屬離子及有機污染物。

希瑟·謝爾當是滑鐵盧大學化學工程系的教授，並兼任病理學與分子醫學系及視光學院的職位。她擁有加拿大一級研究主席（Tier 1 Canada Research Chair）職位，專注於眼科生物材料和藥物傳遞，並在此領域發表了超過140篇經過同行評審的論文。她目前是C20/20的科學主任，這是一個由ORF資助的孵化器，旨在商業化眼科生物技術。謝爾當曾擔任20/20 NSERC眼科材料研究網絡的科學主任，該網絡聚集了12位研究人員和超過10家公司，旨在早期開發基於新材料的眼科疾病治療。謝爾當是生物醫學工程與先進製造（BEAM）的副主任，這是麥克馬斯特大學與弗勞恩霍夫研究所（Fraunhofer IZI）的合作，與公司合作進行細胞療法、診斷和生物材料的孵化和商業化。她擁有18項專利或臨時專利，目前是20/20 OptimEyes的首席科學官，這是一家專注於開發和商業化其實驗室開發的基於微胞技術的麥克馬斯特大學衍生公司。她擁有一個龐大而充滿活力的研究團隊，擁有超過十名博士後研究員和研究生。

阿米爾·阿爾·艾哈邁德博士目前在沙烏地阿拉伯法赫德石油與礦業大學（KFUPM）可再生能源卓越研究中心（CoRE-RE）擔任研究科學家-II（副教授）。他在印度阿里格爾穆斯林大學（AMU）化學系獲得化學學位，隨後在AMU的應用化學系完成了M.Phil.（2001年）和Ph.D.（2003年）學位，並在南非和沙烏地阿拉伯完成了三個連續的博士後研究。在此期間，他參與了多個跨學科項目，特別是電化學傳感器、納米材料、質子交換膜、直接甲醇燃料電池（DMFC）、電催化和太陽能電池。目前，他的研究活動主要集中在第三代太陽能電池設備上，如低帶隙半導體量子點結構、鈣鈦礦電池和基於矽納米線的串聯電池。同時，他還有基於相變材料（PCM）的潛熱能量儲存、電力儲存設備的評估以及針對沙烏地阿拉伯惡劣氣候條件的防塵塗層的項目。他曾以共同研究者和主要研究者的身份參與多個由KACST、NSTIP和沙烏地阿美資助的項目。阿米爾博士擁有2項美國專利，發表了超過60篇期刊文章、邀請書章和會議論文。他編輯了九本書籍，與Trans Tech Publications和Elsevier合作，並有幾本其他書籍正在進行中。他還是國際期刊《Nano Hybrids and Composites》的主編，與Y. H. Kim教授共同擔任此職位。