Soft condensed matter and complex fluids, bio-based functional materials, nanocomposites from renewable resources, biomaterials for bone implants and tissue engineering, bioadhesion and cell biomechanics, nanofluids, bio-nanostructures and hierarchical nanoplatforms for targeted drug delivery, self-assembly of nanostructures, interfacial and surface phenomena, hierarchical materials design, nucleation and growth of nanostructures, mechanical, electrical and thermal properties of nanocomposites, nanostructures for optoelectronic applications, catalysis.