Nanomaterials for Healthcare, Energy and Environment

Description

This book highlights the various types of nanomaterials currently available and their applications in three major sectors: energy, health, and the environment. It addresses a range of aspects based on the fact that these materials’ structure can be tailored at extremely small scales to achieve specific properties, thus greatly expanding the materials science toolkit. Further, the book pursues a holistic approach to nanomaterial applications by taking into consideration the various stakeholders who use them. It explores several applications that could potentially be used to improve the environment and to more efficiently and cost-effectively produce energy, e.g. by reducing pollutant production during the manufacture of materials, producing solar cells that generate electricity at a competitive cost, cleaning up organic chemicals that pollute groundwater, removing volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from the air, and so on. Given its scope, the book offers a valuable asset for a broad readership, including professionals, students, and researchers from materials science/engineering, polymer science, composite technology, nanotechnology, and biotechnology whose work involves nanomaterials and nanocomposites. Front Matter ....Pages i-xvii Optical Applications of Nanomaterials (Pankaj Bharmoria, Sónia P. M. Ventura)....Pages 1-29 Functional Nanomaterials for Smart Healthcare Applications (Sadiya Anjum, Rashid Ilmi)....Pages 31-49 An Overview of Unique Metal Oxide Nanostructures for Biosensor Applications (Leonard Sean Anthony, Veeradasan Perumal, Norani Muti Mohamed, Mohamed Shuaib Mohamed Saheed, Subash C. B. Gopinath)....Pages 51-69 Nanoparticles; Their Use as Antibacterial and DNA Cleaving Agents (Irshad Ul Haq Bhat, Sayyed Jaheera Anwar, Emamalar Subramaniam, Aabid Hussain Shalla)....Pages 71-85 Antimicrobial Property of Biosynthesized Silver Nanoparticles (Santheraleka Ramanathan, Subash C. B. Gopinath, M. K. Md Arshad, Prabakaran Poopalan, Veeradasan Perumal, Mohamed Shuaib Mohamed Saheed)....Pages 87-101 Use of Nanomaterials in the Pretreatment of Water Samples for Environmental Analysis (Sandra C. Bernardo, Ana C. A. Sousa, Márcia C. Neves, Mara G. Freire)....Pages 103-142 Nano Ceramics and Their Applications (Khalid Mujasam Batoo)....Pages 143-158 Nanomaterials for Removal of Toxic Metals Ions from the Water (Meena Bisht)....Pages 159-174 Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery (Abu Tariq, Showkat Ahmad Bhawani, Abdul Moheman)....Pages 175-197 Overview of Nanofluids to Ionanofluids: Applications and Challenges (Imran Khan, Aamir Hussain Bhat, Dhananjay K. Sharma, Mohd Amil Usmani, Farah Khan)....Pages 199-227