The volume is a collection of best selected research papers presented at the 4th International Conference on Inventive Material Science Applications (ICIMA 2021) organized by PPG Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, India during 14 - 15 May 2021. The book includes original research by material science researchers towards developing a compact and efficient functional elements and structures for micro, nano and optoelectronic applications. The book covers important topics like nanomaterials and devices, optoelectronics, sustainable electronic materials, nanocomposites and nanostructures, hybrid electronic materials, medical electronics, computational material science, wearable electronic devices and models, and optical/nano-sensors.

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Dr. V Bindhu received the B.E degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Bharathair University, Coimbatore in 2002 and M.E. Degree in Applied Electronics from Anna University, Chennai in 2007 and PhD Degree from Anna University, Chennai in 2014. She has 10 years of teaching experience and 5 years of research experience. Currently, she is a professor at PPG Institute of Technology, Coimbatore. Her area of interest includes Signal processing, and VLSI Design. 

Dr. João Manuel R S Tavares has a BSc Degree in Mechanical Engineering, MSc and PhD Degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Habilitation in Mechanical Engineering. He is Editor-in-chief of the Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering: Imaging & Visualization and Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering journals, and Editor of the book series Lecture Notes in Computational Vision and Biomechanics.

Dr. TEFAN LU working as a Professor in The Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, The Directorate of Research, Development and Innovation Management (DMCDI), Romania. His Research Interest includes Mechatronic systems, Optimization algorithms, Applied Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Material science, Computer graphics, Modeling and simulation, Fractal/multifractal geometry applied in technique.

Inhalt
Method of Heap Leaching of Copper from Off-Balance Ore Dumps.- A Comparative Analysis of Step Channel TFET with the Impact of Work Function Engineering.- A Review on Biomaterials Based Biosensors for Bilirubin Detection.- Assessment of Anti-Bacterial Properties of Natural Extracts for Wound Healing Applications.- Current and Emerging Technologies for Resonance Frequency Analysis Based Devices for Measuring Dental Implant Stability: A Review.- Methods of Protection Against Destruction of Refractory Materials used for Lining of Autogenous Smelting Furnaces.- Comparative Study and Analysis of HVAC systems using Solid and Liquid Desiccant Dehumidification Technology.- Optimization of Process Variables in Abrasive Water Jet Machining of Nimonic C-263 Super alloy using Taguchi Method.- Modeling the Dynamic of a SAG Milling System through Regression Models and Neural Networks.- Rayleigh- B enard Convection in the Presence of Synchronous and Asynchronous Thermal Rigid Boundary Conditions.- Nonlinear Thermal Instability of Couple-Stress UIDS in Porous Media under Thermal Modulation.- Preparation of Si-Graphite Composites as Anode Material in Li-ion Batteries.- Speculative Testament of Corrosive Behaviour of Aluminium Composite Welded by FSW.- Design and Analysis of Neural Network based MPPT Technique for Solar Power based Electric Vehicle Application.- Experimental Investigation on Mechanical Properties of Epoxy with Hybrid Filler Composites.- Structural and Photo Catalytic Studies of Ce and Dy co-doped ZnO Nanoflowers.- Mathematical Modeling Influence Electromagnetic Wave Plane on Functional Materials.- Strengthening A Pavement Layer By using Fly Ash.