Dr. R. D. K. Misra is a Professor in the Department of Metallurgical, Materials, and Biomedical Engineering at The University of Texas at El Paso, USA. He obtained his undergraduate degree in Metallurgical Engineering from the Department of Metallurgical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), India, and his Ph.D. in Metallurgy and Materials Science from the University of Cambridge, UK. Professor Misra's inter-/multidisciplinary research interests include advanced manufacturing of biomedical devices, nanoparticle systems for drug delivery, antimicrobial systems, super-hydrophobic nanocomposites for wound dressing, nanostructured implants, the impact of nanostructured surfaces on protein adsorption, quantum dots for bio-imaging, and bio-nano interactions. His research programs involve the use of a broad spectrum of biomaterial characterization techniques, such as electron microscopy, confocal microscopy, X-ray diffraction, EBSD, atomic force microscopy, and mechanical testing, to list a few.