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Nanomaterials: Biomedical, Environmental and Engineering Applications

Edited by Suvardhan Kanchi, Shakeel Ahmed, Myalowenkosi I. Sabela and Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain
Copyright: 2018   |   Status: Published
ISBN: 9781119459842  |  Hardcover  |  
318 pages | 89 illustrations
Price: $225 USD
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One Line Description
The evolution in the nanotechnology world clearly signifies a need for a broader understanding of the subject and this book will contribute to the effort.

Audience
The book will be valuable to all those working in materials science, nanotechnology, chemistry, biomedical engineering, textiles, food science, and other engineering areas.


Description
Nanostructure science and technology is a broad and interdisciplinary area of research and development that has been growing explosively in the past decades. The contents of this book include mainly the fundamentals of nanoparticles, state-of-the-art in synthesis and characterization of nanomaterials, as well the influence of nanomaterials on the analytical systems (macro to micro & lab-on-a chip) for biomedical, environmental and engineering applications.
This book seeks to broaden the understanding of modern developments in nanomaterials and comprises excellent contributions from subject matter experts working on most aspects of nanomaterials and nanotechnology.


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Author / Editor Details
Suvardhan Kanchi is currently at the Department of Chemistry, Durban University of Technology, South Africa. He has co-authored about 35 research articles in international peer-reviewed journals as well as 11 book chapters.

Shakeel Ahmed is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Chemistry, Government Degree College Mendhar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. He obtained his Ph.D. in the area of biopolymers and bionanocomposites and has published several research publications in the area of green nanomaterials and biopolymers for various applications including biomedical, packaging, sensors, and water treatment.

Myalowenkosi Sabela is currently conducting doctoral research at Durban University of Technology. He is a recipient of the Erasmus Mundus-EUROSA fellowship 2014–2015. His research interest is in pharmacokinetic and enantioselective parameters of pharmaceutical compounds in the presence of biomacromolecules and nanoparticles for applications such as diagnostics and sensors.

Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain, is an Adjunct Professor, an Academic Advisor and Director of Laboratories in the Department of Chemistry & Environmental Sciences at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Newark, New Jersey, USA. Dr. Hussain is the author of numerous papers in peer-reviewed journals as well as a prolific author and editor of several scientific monographs and handbooks in his research areas.

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Table of Contents
Preface
Part I: Synthesis and Characterization
1 Synthesis, Characterization and General Properties of Carbon Nanotubes
Falah H. Hussein, Firas H. Abdulrazzak and Ayad F. Alkaim
2 Synthesis and Characterization of Phosphorene: A Novel 2D Material
Sima Umrao, Narsingh R. Nirala, Gaurav Khandelwal and Vinod Kumar
3 Graphene for Advanced Organic Photovoltaics
Tanvir Arfin and Shoeb Athiar
4 Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes by Chemical Vapor Deposition
Falah H. Hussein and Firas H. Abdulrazzak
Part II: Environmental and Engineering Applications
5 A Review of Pharmaceutical Wastewater Treatment with Nanostructured Titanium Dioxide
Lavanya Madhura and Shalini Singh
6 Nanosilica Particles in Food: A Case of Synthetic Amorphous Silica
Rookmoney Thakur and Shalini Singh
7 Bio-Sensing Performance of Magnetite Nanocomposite for Biomedical Applications
Rajasekhar Chokkareddy, Natesh Kumar Bhajanthri, Bakusele Kabane and Gan G. Redhi
8 The Importance of Screening Information Data Set in Nanotechnology
Khan Ameera Bibi, Suruj Gitesh and Shalini Singh
9 Nanomaterials for Biohydrogen Production
Periyasamy Sivagurunathan, Abudukeremu Kadier, Ackmez Mudhoo, Gopalakrishnan Kumar, Kuppam Chandrasekhar, Takuro Kobayashi and Kaiqin Xu
10 A Framework for Using Nanotechnology in Military Gear
Hlophe Nkosingiphile.Siphesihle, Mbatha Precious Hlengiwe and Shalini Singh
Part III: Biological Applications
11 Plasmonic Nanopores: A New Approach Toward Single Molecule Detection
Gaurav Khandelwal, Sima Umrao, Narsingh R. Nirala, Sadhana S. Sagar and Vinod Kumar
12 Catalytically Active Enzyme Mimetic Nanomaterials and Their Role in Biosensing
Narsingh R. Nirala, Sima Umrao, Gaurav Khandelwal and Vinod Kumar
Index


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