Md Enamul Hoque

Military Institute of Science and Technology · Department of Biomedical Engineering

This mini-review addresses the burgeoning requirements for environmentally friendly processes in the polymer industry, focusing on recent progress in developing catalytic systems for sustainable olefin polymerization. Improvements in homogeneous and heterogeneous catalyst design have resulted in greater control over polymer properties (molecular we...

The current efforts and successes of nanomaterials are focused on creating functioning constituents and devices, with nanometer-scale engineering of the separate groups and their spatial arrangement. One intriguing strategy for accomplishing this goal is to use organic nanofillers as novel matter building blocks. Due to their unique physicochemical...

Bacterial cellulose (BC) is an eco-friendly material with a unique structure and physiochemical properties that can be used in wider areas. Nanocomposites based on BC show superior mechanical, thermal, and electrical properties compared to BC in its pure form. This review explores the various nanomaterials used in BC composites and their effects on...

Biocomposites as bio-inspired materials are produced from renewable resources that are organic and ecofriendly alternative materials. To improve the lifestyle of human beings as well as enhancing the environmental indices, functional bio-materials are now implemented in various promising industries. This work has systematically discussed and highli...

Volumetric Muscle Loss (VML) is associated with muscle loss function and often untreated and considered part of the natural sequelae of trauma. Various types of biomaterials with different physical and properties have been developed to treat VML. However, much work remains yet to be done before the scaffolds can pass from the bench to the bedside....

The aviation industry is the constantly progressive and most adaptive one towards the use of advanced materials to improve performance and safety. Broadly the aviation industry includes commercial airlines, private aircraft, and military aerospace. One of the major factors that dictate a profitable aviation business is the use of stronger lightweig...

The main goal of this research is to develop and apply a robust Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) model for predicting the characteristics of the osmotically drying treated potato and apple samples as a model heat-sensitive product in vacuum contact dryer. Concentrated salt and sugar solutions were used as the osmotic solutions at 27$^{\circ}$∘C. S...

Polymeric materials are widely used in packaging for almost all sectors including medical appliances, food and agriculture industries etc. Scientists have been working intensively to improve the stability of polymers against environmental influences since their first development. However, in the past 10 years, polymeric materials have become indust...

In recent years, a significant body of research has been focused on the sustainability of resources and adverse human impacts on the ecosystem. Therefore much effort has been made to potentially reprocess industrial waste and to seek a replacement for petroleum-based products with biodegradable materials. Green biocomposites are broadly recognized...

Industrial ecology and sustainability norms are triggering the necessity to develop advanced processes, materials, and products that are green, eco-friendly, and eco-efficient. Besides, a high amount of waste products from the geotechnical construction field motivated researchers to take into consideration for implementation of bio-based composites...

Day by day, the water sources are increasingly being adulterated due to various reasons including the uncontrolled discharge of pollutants from the point and nonpoint sources. Therefore, it is a timely need to develop suitable, inexpensive and efficient treatment techniques for water purification. This review aims at evaluating different water trea...

Among the ceramic materials available for load-bearing bioimplant applications, yttria-stabilized zirconia (Y-TZP) holds great potential owing to its superior mechanical properties (e.g., fracture toughness ~ 4.5 MPam1/2). However, the degradation concern of Y-TZP over long exposure to body fluids limits its applications. To overcome this limitatio...

Purpose Electrospinning is a versatile technique for producing polymeric nanofibers by the application of electrostatic forces. The electrospinnability of polymeric solutions and the properties of electrospun nanofibers can be influenced and tuned by the process parameters. This paper aims to investigatethe influence of three key process parameters...

Biological polymers are a new interest of research in biomedical applications due to their various promising properties focusing on extracellular matrices (ECM). Recent studies have revealed that ECM prompts tissue-specific biochemical and biophysical systems beyond structural support. At present, advanced nanocellulose and nanohydrogel-based scaff...

One of the key developments of science is the technology of sensors, which detect a certain event and produce a signal compatible with the event. Sensing technologies have been developed over time and implemented in many fields. Among them, biomedical applications are prominent. In today's world, biomedical sensing and detection of various biomedic...

This research studies 3 mol% yttria-stabilized zirconia (3Y-TZP) investigating the effects of Al2O3 and CeO2 dopants on the stability of tetragonal phase and the microstructure of 3Y-TZP determined over the operating temperature ranging from 1250°C to 1550°C. It is found that the mechanical properties of 3Y-TZP are dependent on the sintering temper...

Polylactic acid (PLA) is the most comprehensively explored biodegradable and renewable thermoplastic polyester. It has the capacity to substitute polymers from fossil fuel-based resources. However, certain properties such as uncontrolled degradation, poor thermal properties, gas permeability, and profound brittleness characteristic may restrict the...

Background: Appropriate design and development (in terms of mechano-chemical properties) of scaffold is essentially important for scaffold-based tissue engineering. Methods: In this study, scaffolds were fabricated using a desktop robot based rapid prototyping (DRBRP) system that was developed in-house. Poly lactic acid (PLA) and calcium carbonate...

Background: Silver nanoparticle (Ag NP)-containing biolpolymer nanocomposites possess antibacterial activity, which is largely associated with the NP size, shape, surface area and medium. Methods: These biomaterials have been investigated as dressing for wounds and burns, treatment for infected areas, coatings for orthopaedic and dental implants an...

Background: In this study, scaffolds were fabricated using a desktop robot based rapid prototyping (DRBRP) system that was developed in-house. Poly lactic acid (PLA) and calcium carbonate (CaCO3) composites, doped with silver nanoparticles (nAg), were used for the scaffolds. The effect of injection parameters on the porosity rate of both, the singl...

The effectiveness of Al2O3 and MnO2 in enhancing mechanical properties and retarding degradation of 3mol% yttria stabilized tetragonal zirconia polycrystalline (3Y-TZP) ceramic samples was evaluated by pressureless sintering at temperatures ranging from 1250°C to 1550°C with standard holding time of 2h. It was observed that the inclusion of Al2O3 a...