Boron Nitride Nanostructures: Applications in Energy and Healthcare
暫譯: 氮化硼奈米結構：在能源與醫療領域的應用

這本書專注於氮化硼 (BN) 奈米結構的各個方面，包括其結構、合成、性質以及各種與能源和醫療相關的應用。書中涵蓋了氮化硼的不同維度結構，以及其他晶體相和這些結構的重要性質。它還探討了各類氮化硼奈米結構的不同合成途徑、功能團、缺陷工程等。後續章節涵蓋了能源儲存與轉換、生物醫學、壓電和感測應用，包括挑戰與機會。

- 提供氮化硼奈米結構的全面覆蓋。
- 詳細討論相關的結構、合成、功能化和性質。
- 強調在能源和醫療領域的應用。
- 包含有關零維、一維、二維和三維氮化硼結構的獨立章節。
- 包括專利性、市場潛力和實際產品資訊。

這本書的目標讀者是化學工程、材料科學、物理學和化學的研究人員和研究生。

Indranil Lahiri is a Professor in the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering and a Joint Faculty Member in the Centre for Nanotechnology, IIT Roorkee, India. He has received his PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from Florida International University, USA, MTech from IIT Kanpur, India, and BE from Bengal Engineering College, India (IIEST). Apart from more than twelve years of experience in academia, he has seven years of experience in a research laboratory as a scientist. He is the author in more than 100 publications in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings, nine book chapters, and seven patent applications (four granted). His research group, Nanomaterials and Applications Lab, works in the areas of synthesis of various nanomaterials, including carbon nanotubes, graphene, metal oxides, and boron nitride nanostructures, and their applications in field emitters, batteries, capacitors, sensors, nanogenerators, and coatings.

Amrita De Adhikari is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, IIT Roorkee, India. She has also worked as a postdoctoral fellow at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel. She obtained her PhD and MSc degrees from the Department of Chemistry at IIT (ISM) Dhanbad and her bachelor's degree (BS. Hons in Chemistry) from the University of Burdwan, India. Her research interests include the synthesis of 2D and 3D materials (graphene, dichalcogenides, MXenes, MOFs, etc.) and also various organic and inorganic nanostructures for energy storage applications. To date, she has 23 publications in peer-reviewed journals, 1 book chapter (in press), and aims to contribute more to the betterment of the scientific community.

Souvik Ghosh is presently a Postdoctoral Fellow at SUNY Upstate Medical University, New York, USA, where he studies to understand how mechanical forces influence the behaviour of cells in the eye. He earned his PhD in Bioscience and Bioengineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IITR), India, where his research focused on synthesis and characterization of carbon nanofiller-reinforced polymeric composite scaffolds for nerve tissue engineering, employing techniques such as solvent casting and electrospinning. He received his MSc degree in Biological Science from Presidency University, India, and his BSc degree in Zoology from Burdwan University, India. He also served as a Project Fellow for one year in a DST-SERB-sponsored project and as a Project Fellow for one year at the Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, India. He has authored 32 peer-reviewed articles and has contributed to three conference proceedings and four book chapters. He also holds authorship on four patent applications filed with the Indian Patent Office.

Rita Joshi is presently a Commissioned Researcher at the Toyota Technological Institute, Nagoya, Japan. During her PhD, she worked as a project fellow on an Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)-funded project, focusing on spacecraft coatings for antistatic applications. She holds a Master's degree in Physics from Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, India, and a Bachelor's degree in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics from Kumaun University, Uttarakhand, India. Her research interests include thin film coatings and nanocomposites for applications such as energy harvesting/storage, charge dissipation, and EMI shielding. To date, she has published seven research papers, contributed to three book chapters, and holds one Indian patent. She is passionate about translating lab research into real-world applications and aims to make a lasting impact in science and technology.

Satish Jaiswal is presently a Postdoctoral Fellow at Dublin City University, Ireland. He obtained his PhD from the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (MMED) at the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IITR), India. He has a strong passion for the development of novel biomaterial systems for bone tissue engineering applications. In addition, he has worked extensively on polymeric/ceramic nanocomposite development using various nanomaterials as reinforcement for structural/engineering applications. He obtained his Master of Technology degree in Materials Engineering specialization from MMED, IITR, and a Bachelor of Technology degree (passed with honours) in Mechanical Engineering from Uttar Pradesh Technical University, Lucknow, India. To date, he has more than 27 peer-reviewed publications in the form of journal articles and book chapters. Additionally, he holds four Indian patents. He is dedicated to contributing further to the development of novel materials systems in order to tackle the current challenges in the health and engineering industries.

Debrupa Lahiri is currently serving as a Professor in the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering and also as Joint Faculty Member in the Centre for Nanotechnology, IIT Roorkee, India. She has received her PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from Florida International University, USA, MTech from IIT Kanpur, India, in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, and BE from Bengal Engineering College, India (IIEST), in Metallurgical Engineering. Prior to her more-than-a-decade experience at IIT Roorkee, she has eight years of experience in industry and research environment as well, which includes serving as Scientist in Nuclear Fuel Complex (NFC), Department of Atomic Energy, India, and Indian Aluminium Company (INDAL), India. She has authored 140 research articles in peer-reviewed journals, ten book chapters, two books, and 12 patents ( awarded and the rest applied to Indian Patent Office), with an h-index of 50 and more than 9900 citations. She has led multiple research projects, funded by government agencies and private industries, in the areas of composites and biomaterials. This research during the last decade has led to three technology transfers to different industries. She is also the recipient of the prestigious Zwick Science Award 2013, which is given for innovations in materials testing. She is cited as one of the women achievers in STEM in India in the compendium published by Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) in 2021 and also in Women in STEM: Vanguards of India@75 in 2022. She was also invited by the Indian Institute of Metals (IIM) for the Dr Daya Swaroop Memorial Lecture during its Annual Technical Meeting in 2024. Her research group in IIT Roorkee, Biomaterials and Multiscale Mechanics Lab, performs research in the areas of nanophase-reinforced composites with different functionalities and novel material systems for biological applications. The aims of her research activities are developing novel material systems for applications, including structural, strategic ones, and scaffolds and implants for hard and soft tissue engineering (https: //www .iitr .ac.in/ MT /dlahifmt).

Indranil Lahiri 是印度魯爾基工業技術學院（IIT Roorkee）冶金與材料工程系的教授，並且是奈米科技中心的聯合教職員。他在美國佛羅里達國際大學獲得材料科學與工程的博士學位，在印度坎普爾工業技術學院（IIT Kanpur）獲得碩士學位，並在印度孟加拉工程學院（IIEST）獲得學士學位。除了在學術界超過十二年的經驗外，他還在研究實驗室擔任科學家七年。他在同行評審的期刊和會議論文中發表了超過100篇文章，撰寫了九個書章，並申請了七項專利（其中四項已獲批准）。他的研究小組，奈米材料與應用實驗室，專注於合成各種奈米材料，包括碳奈米管、石墨烯、金屬氧化物和氮化硼奈米結構，並研究其在場發射器、電池、電容器、傳感器、奈米發電機和塗層等方面的應用。

Amrita De Adhikari 是印度魯爾基工業技術學院（IIT Roorkee）冶金與材料工程系的博士後研究員。她曾在以色列內蓋夫本-古里昂大學擔任博士後研究員。她在印度魯爾基工業技術學院（IIT (ISM) Dhanbad）的化學系獲得博士和碩士學位，並在印度布爾德萬大學獲得學士學位（化學榮譽學士）。她的研究興趣包括合成2D和3D材料（如石墨烯、二硫化物、MXenes、MOFs等）以及各種有機和無機奈米結構，用於能量儲存應用。迄今為止，她在同行評審的期刊上發表了23篇文章，撰寫了一個書章（正在出版中），並希望為科學社群的進步做出更多貢獻。

Souvik Ghosh 目前是美國紐約州立大學上州醫學大學的博士後研究員，他研究機械力如何影響眼睛中細胞的行為。他在印度魯爾基工業技術學院（IITR）獲得生物科學與生物工程的博士學位，研究重點是合成和表徵碳納米填料增強的聚合物複合支架，用於神經組織工程，採用溶劑鑄造和靜電紡絲等技術。他在印度總統大學獲得生物科學碩士學位，在布爾德萬大學獲得動物學學士學位。他還曾在一個由DST-SERB資助的項目中擔任項目研究員一年，並在印度薩哈核物理研究所擔任項目研究員一年。他已發表32篇同行評審的文章，並參與了三個會議論文集和四個書章的撰寫。他還擁有四項在印度專利局申請的專利。

Rita Joshi 目前是日本名古屋豐田技術研究所的委託研究員。在她的博士研究期間，她作為項目研究員參與了一個由印度空間研究組織（ISRO）資助的項目，專注於太空船的抗靜電塗層。她在印度烏塔拉坎德的戈文德·巴拉布·潘特農業與技術大學獲得物理碩士學位，並在印度庫馬恩大學獲得物理、化學和數學的學士學位。她的研究興趣包括薄膜塗層和奈米複合材料，應用於能量收集/儲存、電荷耗散和電磁干擾屏蔽等領域。迄今為止，她已發表七篇研究論文，撰寫了三個書章，並擁有一項印度專利。她熱衷於將實驗室研究轉化為現實應用，並希望在科學和技術領域留下持久的影響。

Satish Jaiswal 目前是愛爾蘭都柏林城市大學的博士後研究員。他在印度魯爾基工業技術學院（IITR）冶金與材料工程系獲得博士學位。他對開發新型生物材料系統以應用於骨組織工程充滿熱情。此外，他還廣泛從事聚合物/陶瓷奈米複合材料的開發，使用各種奈米材料作為結構/工程應用的增強材料。他在IITR的MMED獲得材料工程專業的碩士學位，並在印度北方邦技術大學獲得機械工程的榮譽學士學位。迄今為止，他在期刊文章和書章中發表了超過27篇同行評審的出版物。此外，他擁有四項印度專利。他致力於進一步貢獻於新型材料系統的開發，以應對當前健康和工程行業的挑戰。

Debrupa Lahiri 目前擔任印度魯爾基工業技術學院（IIT Roorkee）冶金與材料工程系的教授，並且是奈米科技中心的聯合教職員。她在美國佛羅里達國際大學獲得材料科學與工程的博士學位，在印度坎普爾工業技術學院（IIT Kanpur）獲得冶金與材料工程的碩士學位，並在印度孟加拉工程學院（IIEST）獲得冶金工程的學士學位。在IIT Roorkee超過十年的經驗之前，她在工業和研究環境中也有八年的經驗，包括在印度原子能部門的核燃料綜合體（NFC）和印度鋁業公司（INDAL）擔任科學家。她在同行評審的期刊上發表了140篇研究文章，撰寫了十個書章，兩本書，以及12項專利（已授予和其他已申請至印度專利局），其指數為50，引用次數超過9900次。她主導了多個由政府機構和私營企業資助的研究項目，專注於複合材料和生物材料。過去十年的研究已導致三項技術轉移到不同的行業。她還是2013年Zwick科學獎的獲得者，該獎項頒發給材料測試領域的創新者。她在2021年由印度工業聯合會（CII）出版的彙編中被列為印度STEM領域的女性成就者之一，並在2022年《女性在STEM：印度@75的先驅》中也有提及。她還受邀於2024年印度金屬學會（IIM）的Dr Daya Swaroop紀念講座。她在IIT Roorkee的研究小組，生物材料與多尺度力學實驗室，專注於具有不同功能的奈米相增強複合材料及生物應用的新型材料系統。她的研究活動旨在開發新型材料系統，應用於結構、戰略性用途，以及硬組織和軟組織工程的支架和植入物（https://www.iitr.ac.in/MT/dlahifmt）。