Mohamed Berber

University of Yamanashi Japan

Dr. Mohamed Reda BERBER has obtained his PhD from Tokushima University, Japan, followed by a fellowship at Kyushu University. Also, he was awarded with a doctoral Fellowship from I2CNER, Japan. Currently, he is an associate professor at Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Tanta University. Dr. BERBER carried out a scientific research for more than 21 years and has contributed in several areas of polymers research and technology. He authored, co-authored and edited five academic books, published 41 academic papers, and presented 89 conference papers. Dr. BERBER is internationally recognized for his work in chemistry and his recent results of PEFCs were highlighted in NATURE. He was recently awarded with the Presidential Medal of Excellence of First Grade from the president of Egypt and also with the State Encouragement Award of scientific research development 2017.

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Latest work with IntechOpen by Mohamed Berber

This book shows the recent advances of the applications of carbon nanotubes (CNTs), in particular, the polymer functionalized carbon nanotubes. It also includes a comprehensive description of carbon nanotubes’ preparation, properties, and characterization. Therefore, we have attempted to provide detailed information about the polymer-carbon nanotube composites. With regard to the unique structure and properties of carbon nanotubes, a series of important findings have been reported. The unique properties of carbon nanotubes, including thermal, mechanical, and electrical properties, after polymer functionalization have been documented in detail. This book comprises 18 chapters. The chapters include different applications of polymer functionalization CNTs, e.g. photovoltaic, biomedical, drug delivery, gene delivery, stem cell therapy, thermal therapy, biological detection and imaging, electroanalytical, energy, supercapacitor, and gas sensor applications.

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Carbon Nanotubes

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Versatile Nanocomposite Formulation System of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs of the Arylalkanoic Acids

By Mohamed Berber, Inas Hafez, Keiji Minagawa, Takeshi Mori and Masami Tanaka

Part of the book: Advances in Nanocomposite Technology

Surface Functionalization of Carbon Nanotubes for Energy Applications

By Mohamed R. Berber, Inas H. Hafez and Mohamad Y. Mustafa

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are receiving a great deal of attention as a catalyst support for different energy applications, due to their high surface area and high conductivity. Recent literature studies have shown that the application of CNTs mainly depends on their surface functionalization process. Typically, pristine CNTs (as produced) have no functional groups, which is usually considered as an obstacle to their widespread application. In this chapter, we highlight the different techniques used to functionalize the surface of CNTs, including physical and chemical functionalization processes. We show the advantages and the drawbacks of the different functionalization processes. Additionally, we explain in detail the different techniques used to characterize the CNTs before and after functionalization processes. Furthermore, we focus on polymer wrapping techniques of CNTs to create active nanocomposite materials for energy applications, in particular the applications in the agriculture field to fight pollution and make farming activity easier and more efficient.

Part of the book: Perspective of Carbon Nanotubes

Mohamed Berber

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Carbon Nanotubes

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