Inorganic Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Applications, and Perspectives

566 Pages·2010·7.85 MB·English

by  Claudia Altavilla

Nanomaterials and Their Applications
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Contents
Foreword..........................................................................................................................................ix
Acknowledgments..........................................................................................................................xi
Editors............................................................................................................................................xiii
Contributors....................................................................................................................................xv
1 Inorganic Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Applications, and Perspectives—An
Overview...................................................................................................................................1
Claudia Altavilla and Enrico Ciliberto
2 Inorganic Nanoparticles for the Conservation of Works of Art..................................17
Piero Baglioni and Rodorico Giorgi
3 Magnetic Nanoparticle for Information Storage Applications....................................33
Natalie A. Frey and Shouheng Sun
4 Inorganic Nanoparticles Gas Sensors...............................................................................69
B.R. Mehta, V.N. Singh, and Manika Khanuja
5 Light-Emitting Devices Based on Direct Band Gap Semiconductor
Nanoparticles........................................................................................................................109
Ekaterina Neshataeva, Tilmar Kümmell, and Gerd Bacher
6 Formation of Nanosized Aluminum and Its Applications in Condensed
Phase Reactions....................................................................................................................133
Jan A. Puszynski and Lori J. Groven
7 Nanoparticles for Fuel Cell Applications.......................................................................159
Jin Luo, Bin Fang, Bridgid N. Wanjala, Peter N. Njoki, Rameshwori Loukrakpam,
Jun Yin, Derrick Mott, Stephanie Lim, and Chuan-Jian Zhong
8 Inorganic Nanoparticles for Photovoltaic Applications..............................................185
Elif Arici
9 Inorganic Nanoparticles and Rechargeable Batteries..................................................213
Doron Aurbach and Ortal Haik
10 Quantum Dots Designed for Biomedical Applications..............................................257
Andrea Ragusa, Antonella Zacheo, Alessandra Aloisi, and Teresa Pellegrino
11 Magnetic Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery...................................................................313
Claudia Altavilla
12 Nanoparticle Thermotherapy: A New Approach in Cancer Therapy.......................343
Joerg Lehmann and Brita Lehmann
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13 Inorganic Particles against Reactive Oxygen Species for Sun Protective
Products.................................................................................................................................355
Wilson A. Lee and Miriam Raifailovich
14 Innovative Inorganic Nanoparticles with Antibacterial Properties Attached
to Textiles by Sonochemistry............................................................................................367
Nina Perkas, Aharon Gedanken, Eva Wehrschuetz-Sigl, Georg M. Guebitz,
Ilana Perelshtein, and Guy Applerot
15 Inorganic Nanoparticles for Environmental Remediation.........................................393
Thomas B. Scott
16 Inorganic Nanotubes and Fullerene-Like Structures—From Synthesis to
Applications..........................................................................................................................441
Maya Bar-Sadan and Reshef Tenne
17 Inorganic Nanoparticles for Catalysis.............................................................................475
Naoki Toshima
18 Nanocatalysts: A New “Dimension” for Nanoparticles?............................................511
Paolo Ciambelli, Diana Sannino, and Maria Sarno
Index..............................................................................................................................................547
Foreword
Development,.characterization,.and.exploitation.of.nanophase.materials.are.all.fundamen-
tal.to.the.anticipated.nanotechnology.revolution..In.the.last.decade,.research.activities.on.
carbon.nanotubes,.inorganic.nanowires,.quantum.dots,.and.nanoparticles.have.increased.
exponentially,.as.evidenced.by.the.large.number.of.papers.in.peer-reviewed.journals.
and.conference.presentations.across.the.world..Among.the.various.nanomaterials,.inor-
ganic.nanoparticles.assume.special.importance.because.they.are.easier.and.cheaper.to.
synthesize.in.the.laboratory.and.to.mass.produce.than.some.other.nanomaterials.like.
carbon.nanotubes,.for.example..It.is.for.this.reason.also.that.they.can.be.more.readily.
integrated.into.applications..As.synthesis,.characterization,.and.application.development.
using.nanoparticles.continues.strongly,.there.is.a.need.to.capture.the.fundamentals.and.
the.current.advances.in.a.textbook.for.the.benefit.of.researchers,.graduate.students,.and.
colleagues.in.various.industries..This.book.by.Drs..Claudia.Altavilla.and.Enrico.Ciliberto.
meets.the.above.need.admirably..An.excellent.group.of.experts.have.been.assembled.to.
discuss.the.diverse.applications.of.inorganic.nanoparticles,.which.would.otherwise.have.
been.impossible.to.cover.by.just.one.or.two.people.
After.an.overview.on.material.synthesis.and.general.perspectives.in.Chapter.1,.the.book.
delves.into.myriad.applications.of.nanoparticles..Chapter.2.covers.a.very.interesting.and.
unique.application.in.the.conservation.of.art..Magnetic.materials.have.found.their.way.
into.magnetic.storage.media.long.ago,.and.Chapter.3.covers.the.use.of.nanoparticles.in.
this.domain..Oxide.thin.films,.especially.tin.oxide,.have.been.the.conducting.media.in.
commercial.gas.and.vapor.sensors,.and.Chapter.4.provides.a.discussion.as.to.how.their.
performance.can.be.improved.using.metal.and.oxide.nanoparticles..Solid-state.lighting.
has.attracted.attention.worldwide.due.to.its.higher.efficiency.compared.to.conventional.
lighting,.but.the.costs.remain.very.high..Advances.in.materials,.device.fabrication,.and.
large-scale.production.are.urgently.required.to.reduce.global.energy.demands..Chapter.5.
discusses.the.advances.in.semiconductor.nanoparticles.for.light-emitting.devices.
Besides.lighting,.other.areas.related.to.the.energy.sector,.such.as.solar.energy.and.energy.
storage.devices.(fuel.cells,.rechargeable.batteries,.etc.),.can.also.benefit.from.the.properties.
of.nanomaterials..These.are.covered.in.Chapters.7.through.9..Another.industrial.sector.
that.is.likely.to.feel.the.impact.of.nanotechnology.is.the.biomedical.field..Several.chap-
ters.are.devoted.to.quantum.dots.for.bioimaging,.nanoparticle-based.cancer.therapy,.drug.
delivery,.antibacterial.agents,.and.others..Last.but.not.the.least.is.the.long-standing.appli-
cation.in.catalysis.and.the.role.of.nanosized.particles.in.this.established.field.
I.hope.the.readers.find.this.treatise.useful.as.a.textbook.and.research.resource..Nora.
Konopka.of.CRC.Press.deserves.praise.for.initiating.the.book.series.on.nanomaterials.
Meya Meyyappan
Moffett Field, California
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