Synthesis and Characterization of some Novel Bio-nanocomposites by Gamma Irradiation and their Potential Applications

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Praise to Allah, the most gracious and the merciful who guides us to the right way. First of all, I would like to thank Allah who helped me during my work and only by his will, this work was accomplished.

I would like to express my deep gratitude and appreciation to Prof. Dr. / Ahmed Ismail Hashem, Professor of Organic Chemistry, Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University; for kindly supervising this work, available help and careful revision of this work. I owe a real debt of gratitude and appreciation to Prof. Dr. / Fatma Hafez El-Sweify, Professor of Radiochemistry, Prof. Dr. / Tharwat Eissa Siyam, Professor of Radiochemistry, and Dr. / Shereen Fathy Abo-Zahra, Lecturer at Chemistry Department, Hot Laboratories Center, Atomic Energy Authority; for suggesting the topic of this thesis. As well as the valuable guidance, discussions, constant encouragement before and during all stages of this work, providing the necessary facilities in order to bring this thesis to completion and finalizing the thesis in its present form.

I would like to express my thanks and gratitude to all staff members of Nuclear Chemistry Department, Hot Laboratories Center, Atomic Energy Authority; for their help in this work, their notes and additions which made this work more valuable. I am sincerely grateful to my father, my mother, my wife, my daughters, my brother, my sisters and the rest of my family for their unlimited support and looking after me.