REVIEWS AND ADVANCES IN FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

This book is a carefully curated selection of the most significant and timely articles from the publisher's premium journal, the World Scientific Annual Review of Functional Materials, which annually publishes invited contributions on the functional aspects of materials science. The journal affiliated to this book is increasingly recognized in the region as a platform for forward-thinking perspectives in materials science, to address global challenges such as sustainability, climate change, environmental protection, energy generation, storage and distribution, food and water safety and provision, global health, and healthcare. This book leads the way to reflect upon and celebrate the scholarly contributions.

Contents:
Recent Progress in Metasurfaces: An Introductory Note from Fundamentals and Design Methods to Applications (Wei Chen, Jiaqing Shen, Yujie Ke, Yuwei Hu, Lin Wu, Jinfeng Zhu and Zhaogang Dong)A Review of Self-Sensing in Carbon Fiber Structural Composite Materials (D D L Chung)Silicon-Containing Additives in Encapsulation of Phase Change Materials for Thermal Energy Storage (Johnathan Joo Cheng Lee, Natalie Jia Xin Lim, Pei Wang, Hongfei Liu, Suxi Wang, Chi-Lik Ken Lee, Dan Kai, Fengxia Wei, Rong Ji, Beng Hoon Tan, Shaozhong Ge, Ady Suwardi, Jianwei Xu, Xian Jun Loh and Qiang Zhu)Comparison of the Properties of Additively Manufactured 316L Stainless Steel for Orthopedic Applications: A Review (M. Nabeel, A Farooq, S Miraj, U Yahya, K Hamad and K M Deen)Cortisol Biosensors: From Sensing Principles to Applications (Yuki Tanaka, Nur Asinah binte Mohamed Salleh, Khin Moh Moh Aung, Xiaodi Su and Laura Sutarlie)Recent Advances in Ocular Therapy by Hydrogel Biomaterials (Lan Zheng, Yi Han, Enyi Ye, Qiang Zhu, Xian Jun Loh, Zibiao Li and Cheng Li)Green Nanotechnology and Phytosynthesis of Metallic Nanoparticles: The Green Approach, Mechanism, Biomedical Applications and Challenges (Abdulrahman Alomar, Tabarak Qassim, Yusuf AlNajjar, Alaa Alqassab and G Roshan Deen)Functional Coatings for Built Environments Based on Nanotechnology (Pin Jin Ong, Suxi Wang, Ady Suwardi, Jing Cao, Fuke Wang, Xuesong Yin, Pei Wang, Fengxia Wei, Dan Kai, Enyi Ye, Jianwei Xu, Ming Hui Chua, Warintorn Thitsartarn, Qiang Zhu and Xian Jun Loh)Direct Growth of Lithium Niobate Thin Films for Acoustic Resonators (Zhen Ye, Qibin Zeng, Celine Sim, Baichen Lin, Hui Kim Hui, Anna Marie Yong, Chee Kiang Ivan Tan, Seeram Ramakrishna and Huajun Liu)Recent Advances in Bio-Based Concrete Materials: A Critical In-Depth Review (Abirami Manoharan, Rajapriya Raja, Himanshu Sharma and Sanjeev Kumar)Design and Gene Delivery Application of Polymeric Materials in Cancer Immunotherapy (Ying Chen, Lingjie Ke, Xian Jun Loh and Yun-Long Wu)Recent Advances in Thermal Interface Materials (Jing Cao, Tzee Luai Meng, Xikui Zhang, Na Gong, Rahul Karyappa, Chee Kiang Ivan Tan, Ady Suwardi, Qiang Zhu and Hongfei Liu)
Readership: These curated reviews will be of interest to researchers and postgraduate students interested in the latest advances in functional materials research.