Materials and Biotechnologies

<ul><li>Preface</li><li>Chapter 1: Polymers and Composites</li><li>Mechanical Properties and Morphological Analysis of High-Density Polyethylene/Poly(Ethylene Glycol) Methacrylate/Rice Husk Composite</li><li>Preparation of Calcium Stearate-Coated Kapok Fibers for Oil Sorption</li><li>Influence of Seawater Treatment Duration on Physico-Mechanical Properties of Banana Trunk Lignocellulosic Fibers</li><li>Ballistic Testing Simulation of Ultra-High Strength Steel Water Layer Sandwich Structure</li><li>Tensile Strength Enhancement of the Bamboo Fiber Hand Sheet by Fiber Arrangement</li><li>Synthesis and Application of Positively Charged and Magnetically Separable Magnetite/Silica-Ammonium as an Effective Platinum(IV) Adsorbent</li><li>Chapter 2: Functional and Special Materials</li><li>Fabrication and Mechanical Property Evaluation of Peripheral Stent Made from Shape Memory Alloys</li><li>Impact of Different PAA Solid Content Applied to Polyimide-Based Resistive Random Access Memory</li><li>Rapid Electrochromic Electrode Prepared with Composite Nanorods Using a Two-Stage Hydrothermal Method</li><li>Property-Structure Relationship on the Mechanics of Carbon Nanotube Yarns</li><li>Chapter 3: Computational Materials Science</li><li>Titanium-Decorated Planar Aluminene for Hydrogen Storage Using Density Functional Theory</li><li>Finite Element Formulation and Simulation of Gamma Ray Attenuation of Single and Multilayer Materials Using Lead, Tungsten and EPDM</li><li>Analysis and Optimization of the Properties of High-Strength Austenitic Steels by Approximation of a Primary Database</li><li>Wax Appearance Temperature Prediction with Wax Inhibitor of Crude Oil from the North of Thailand</li><li>Chapter 4: Materials for Dentistry and Maxillofacial Surgery</li><li>Hardness and Compressive Strength Evaluation of Dental Composites Containing Biosilica-Encapsulated Healing Liquid</li><li>Morphology, Crystal Size and Crystallinity Degree of Silica-Calcium Phosphate Composite (S) and Apatite Cement Formulation - <i>In Vitro</i> Bioactivity Test</li><li>Potency of Banana (<i>Musa acuminata Linn.</i>) Stem Fiber as a Reinforcement Material for Heat Cured Acrylic Resin</li><li>Effect of Hydroxyapatite Synthesized from Tilapia Fish Scale Waste on the Shear Bond Strength of GIC and RMGIC to Enamel Layer (<i>In Vitro</i> Study)</li><li>Tensile Strength and Shore Hardness Evaluation in Clean Grade Silicone with Nanosilica Filler Reinforcement as an Alternative for Maxillofacial Prosthesis Materials</li><li>Cytotoxicity Evaluation on Clean Grade Silicone Reinforced with Nanosilica Filler as an Alternative Maxillofacial Prosthesis</li><li>The Effect of Horn Beetle Nano Chitosan (<i>Xylotrupes gideon</i>) on the Surface Roughness of Glass-Ionomer Cement</li><li>Acid Buffer Capacity and Compressive Strength of Bioactive Restorative Materials in the Cariogenic pH Solution</li><li>Chapter 5: Applied Biotechnologies</li><li>Alkali Impregnation and Steam Explosion of Cogon Grass for Improved Enzymatic Saccharification</li><li>Effect of Different Supported Heteropoly Acid on the Catalytic Hydrothermal Conversion of Cellulose into Formic Acid</li><li>Direct Energy Conversion from <i>Metroxylon sagu</i> via Multienzyme Catalysis in Enzymatic Biofuel Cell</li><li>Chitin and Chitosan Preparation from Malaysian Black Soldier Fly Biomass: A Preliminary Study</li><li>Formulation of Food-Grade Grease Using Paraffin Oil, Fumed Silica, and Chitosan</li><li>Citric Acid Method Optimization for Pectin Extraction from Unripe 'Saba' Banana (<i>Musa acuminata X Musa balbisiana</i> BBB) Peels</li><li>Identification of Specific DNA Fragments in the Superior Mutant Plant of Rodent Tuber Accession Pekalongan (<i>Typhonium flagelliforme</i>) Based on Sequencing Analysis</li><li>Chapter 6: Agricultural Biotechnologies</li><li>Factorial Analysis of Xylanase and Cellulase Production from Pineapple Peel Waste</li><li>Agronomic and Proteomic Assessment of Salt Stress Responses in <i>Pennisetum glaucum</i> (Pearl Millet) Genotypes</li><li>Preliminary Study of <i>Pleurotus ostreatus</i> (Jacq.) P. Kumm. Spent Mushroom Compost as Nutrient Supplement on the Shoot Induction of Fig Tissue Culture</li><li>Antifungal Activity of Essential Oil Extracted from <i>Melaleuca alternifolia</i> against Pathogenic Fungi on Mango (<i>Mangifera indica </i>L.) for Mango Postharvest Application</li></ul>