Nanomedicine and Tissue Engineering: State of the Art and Recent Trends

Robin Augustine is a research fellow working in the area of biomaterial fabrication for various medical applications. He has research experience in molecular mechanism of cancer, cytotoxicity studies and pathways that regulate the mechanism of glucose metabolism, cancer, and diabetes during his research at Rajive Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, India. He is currently working in the area of nanobiotechnology in the lab of Professor Sabu Thomas at the International and Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India.

Dr. Nandakumar Kalarikkal obtained his master's degree in physics with a specialization in industrial physics and his PhD in semiconductor physics from Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kerala, India. He was a postdoctoral fellow at NIIST, Trivandrum, and later joined with Mahatma Gandhi University. Currently he is the joint director of the Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology as well as assistant professor in the School of Pure and Applied Physics at Mahatma Gandhi University. His current research interests include synthesis, characterization, and applications of nanophosphors, nanoferrites, nanoferroelctrics, nanomultiferroics, nanocomposites, and phase transitions.

Oluwatobi Samuel Oluwafemi, PhD, is a senior lecturer at the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha Campus, Eastern Cape, South Africa. He has published many papers in internationally reviewed journals and has presented at several professional meetings. He is a fellow of many professional bodies, a reviewer for many international journals, and has received many awards for his excellent work in material research. His current research interests include application of nanoparticles in medicine, water treatment, polymer, LEDs, and sensors.

Joshy K. S. is a research schol