This book on advanced functional textiles and polymers will offer a comprehensive view of cutting-edge research in newly discovered areas such as flame retardant textiles, antimicrobial textiles, insect repellent textiles, aroma textiles, medical-textiles, smart textiles, and nano-textiles etc. The second part the book provides innovative fabrication strategies, unique methodologies and overview of latest novel agents employed in the research and development of functional polymers.
Shahid-ul-Islam is a Principal Project Scientist at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, where he works on the chemistry of metal-based natural dyes using advanced technologies. He received his PhD in Chemistry from Jamia Millia Islamia (A Central University), New Delhi, India, in 2017. He has to his credit several research journal publications, patents and books with the Wiley-Scrivener imprint.