Nanoscale Materials for Warfare Agent Detection: Nanoscience for Security

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This book presents a blueprint for researchers in the area of nanotechnology for chemical defense, especially with regard to future research on detection and protection. It addresses the synthesis of complex nanomaterials with potential applications in a broad range of sensing systems. Above all, it discusses novel experimental and theoretical tools for characterizing and modeling nanostructures and their integration in complex systems. The book also includes electronic structure calculations exploring the atomic and quantum mechanical mechanisms behind molecular binding and identification, so as to provide readers with an in-depth understanding of the capabilities and limitations of various nanomaterial approaches. Gathering contributions by scientists with diverse backgrounds, the book offers a wealth of insightful information for all scientists whose work involves material science and its applications in sensing. Front Matter ....Pages i-viii The Feasibility of Graphene-Based Defense Applications: An Industry Perspective (Antonio Miramontes)....Pages 1-11 Carbon Nanomaterials Integrated in Rugged and Inexpensive Sensing Platforms for the In-Field Detection of Chemical Warfare Agents (Juan Casanova-Chafer, Eduard Llobet)....Pages 13-32 Sensing Volatile Organic Compounds by Phthalocyanines with Metal Centers: Exploring the Mechanism with Measurements and Modelling (Dogan Erbahar, Savas Berber, Dilek D. Erbahar)....Pages 33-45 Chemical Sensors for VOC Detection in Indoor Air: Focus on Formaldehyde (Marc Debliquy, Arnaud Krumpmann, Driss Lahem, Xiaohui Tang, Jean-Pierre Raskin)....Pages 47-70 Gas Sensing Using Monolayer MoS2 (Ruben Canton-Vitoria, Nikos Tagmatarchis, Yuman Sayed-Ahmad-Baraza, Chris Ewels, Dominik Winterauer, Tim Batten et al.)....Pages 71-95 Progress of Sensors Based on Hollow Metal Sulfides Nanoparticles (Wenjiang Li, Carla Bittencourt, Rony Snyders)....Pages 97-114 Synthesis of Tridimensional Ensembles of Carbon Nanotubes (Miro Haluska)....Pages 115-144 Challenges on the Production and Characterization of B-Doped Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes (Paola Ayala)....Pages 145-172 Graphene-Based Metal-Free Catalysis (Mattia Scardamaglia, Carla Bittencourt)....Pages 173-200 Graphene for Photodynamic Therapy (Selene Acosta, Mildred Quintana)....Pages 201-223 Novel Supported Nanostructured Sensors for Chemical Warfare Agents (CWAs) Detection (Gabriela S. García-Briones, Miguel Olvera-Sosa, Gabriela Palestino)....Pages 225-251