Dr. Anuj Kumar is a DBT-Ramalingaswami Faculty/Assistant Professor at the School of Materials Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, India since April 2023. Prior to this position, he was an Assistant Professor (Polymers & Biomaterials) at the School of Chemical Engineering, Yeungnam University (YU), South Korea from 2016 to 2023. He was also a Postdoc at YU (2015-2016) and an Assistant Professor (Chemistry) at DIT University (India) (2014-2015). He received his Ph.D. (Polymer Science and Engineering, 2014), M.Tech.

(Fibre Science and Technology, 2009), and M.Sc. (Organic Chemistry, 2006) from IIT Roorkee, IIT Delhi, and CCSU Meerut, India, respectively. He has published more than 85 research/review articles, 03 books, and 11 book chapters (Google Citations: 4673, h-index: 35, i10-index: 66). His research interests are focused on polymer chemistry, lignocellulosic biomass, nanocellulose, biomaterials, 3D bioprinting, micro-fluidics, tissue engineering, cultured meat production, drug delivery, cancer therapy, polymer composites/nanocomposites, functional foods and packaging materials, fibres/bio-textiles hydrogel and paper-based bioelectronics, etc. Dr. Ankur Sood is an Assistant Professor in the School of Chemical Engineering at the Yeungnam University (YU), South Korea. He received his Ph.

D. in the field of drug delivery and imaging applications of nanoparticles from GGS Indraprastha University, New Delhi, India. He has a master's degree in the field of nanotechnology and bachelor's degree in biotechnology. His research is focused on 3D printing, microfluidics, organ-on-a chip technology, tissue engineering, and inorganic/organic nanoparticles for drug delivery and biosensing applications.