Multifunctional and Smart Materials: Advances in Sustainable Engineering Applications

by Hitesh Vasudev (Editor), Gurbhej Singh (Editor)

Overview

Multifunctional and Smart Materials presents advancements in multifunctional, sustainable, and smart materials that enhance performance and improve processes across a wide range of engineering fields, including renewable energy, automotive, and aerospace. It provides a comprehensive overview of material design, properties, and emerging applications.

Offering a deep dive into sustainable materials, the book addresses how eco-friendly, recyclable, and renewable materials are reducing environmental impact and contributing to a circular economy. It explores advanced materials that perform multiple functions, such as power generation, energy storage, and structural integrity. The book highlights recent developments in materials research from 3D-printed materials for enhanced efficiency and waste reduction in manufacturing processes to smart coatings for multifunctional protection against environmental and operational stresses.

This book is intended for researchers and graduate students studying advanced materials and multidisciplinary engineering applications for intelligent, eco-friendly, and multipurpose materials.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781040646496
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	12/22/2025
Series:	Advances in Surface Engineering and Tribology
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	376

About the Author

Dr. Hitesh Vasudev is a Professor in the School of Mechanical Engineering, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, India. He received his Ph.D. degree in 2018 from Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana, India. His research areas include surface engineering/thermal spraying; development of nano-structured, multi-modal, high-entropy alloys coatings for high temperature oxidation and corrosion resistance; Thermal Barrier Coatings (TBCs); and microwave processing of materials. Dr. Vasudev has contributed extensively to thermal spray coatings in repute journals. He won the Research Excellence Award in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024 and 2024 at Lovely Professional University. He has written 150+ papers, 15 conference papers, and 10 books. Dr. Vasudev has been granted a patent titled “High-Temperature Oxidation and Erosion Resistant Alloy-718/Al2O3 Composite Coatings.”

Dr. Gurbhej Singh is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Amritsar Group of Colleges, Punjab, India. Dr. Singh earned his PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering from CT University Ludhiana, Punjab, India. He specializes in surface engineering with a focus on microwave claddings, processing of materials using microwave energy, materials characterization, surface biomedical implants, biomaterials processing, polymeric composites, and nanocomposites. He has published more than 20 papers and contributed to numerous conference papers and book chapters. Dr. Singh is actively involved in the research community, serving as a reviewer for research articles. He has over ten years of teaching experience and has guided many M-Tech Students. Dr. Singh is Guest Editor of many journals, and he has organized a 2024 National Conference in STEM.

Table of Contents

1. Properties and Applications of Sustainable Polymers. 2. Innovations in Composites for Engineering Applications. 3. 3D-Printed Materials for Efficient Manufacturing Processes. 4. Advanced Hybrid Methodologies on Functionally Graded Coatings. 5. Ceramic Matrix and Metal Matrix Composites. 6. Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Advanced Ceramics. 7. Synthesis, Properties, and Applications of Nanostructured Materials. 8. Nanostructured Thermal Barrier Coatings. 9. Bio-Inspired Materials for Sustainable Bioprinting Technologies. 10. Smart Alloys in Biomedical Engineering Applications. 11. Smart Alloys in Aerospace Engineering Applications. 12. Smart Coatings for Multifunctional Protection Against Environmental and Operational Stresses. 13. Sustainable Materials Engineering for High-Sensitivity and Energy-Efficient Sensors. 14. Harnessing Materials for Sustainable Energy Systems. 15. Magnetic Applications in Power Generation and Energy Storage. 16. Materials Performance for Sustainable Engineering Applications. 17. Fuzzy Modeling and Sustainable Materials for Precision Surface Engineering in Polycarbonates. 18. Future Materials: The Rise of Smart, Adaptive, and Multifunctional Systems.