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Natural mineral nanotubes : properties and applications /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Pasbakhsh, Pooria (Editor), Churchman, G. J. (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oakville, Ontario ; Waretown, New Jersey : Apple Academic Press, [2015]
Subjects:
Mineralogy.
Nanotubes.
Nanostructures.
Halloysite.
Table of Contents:
  • Phyllosilicates used as nanotube substrates in engineered materials: structures, chemistries, and textures / Stephen Guggenheim
  • The indentification and nomenclature of halloysite (a historical perspective) / G. Jock Churchman
  • The identification and nomenclature of sepiolite and palygorskite (a historical perspective) / Emilio Galâan and Patricia Aparicio
  • The identification and nomenclature of chrysotile (a historical perspective) / Saverio Fiore and F. Javier Huertas
  • The mineralogy, geology and occurrences of halloysite / John L. Keeling
  • The mineralogy, geology and main occurences of sepiolite and playgorskite clays / Emilio Galâan and Manuel Pozo
  • The mineralogy, geology and main occurences of chrysotile / Saverio Fiore and F. Javier Huertas
  • Polymer nanocomposites reinforced by halloysite nanotubes: a review / Vahdat Vahedi and Pooria Pasbakhsh
  • Bionanocomposites of sepiolite and palygorskite and their medical issues / Eduardo Ruiz-Hitzky, Margarita Darder, Francisco M. Fernandes, Bernd Wicklein, Ana C.S. Alcãantara, and Pilar Aranda
  • Biopolymer nanocomposites: polylactic acid/halloysite nanotube composites / Rangika T De Silva, Pooria Pasbakhsh, and Kheng Lim Goh
  • Halloysite-poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) nanocomposites for biomedical applications / Mingxian Liu, Peng Ao, Qi Peng, Binghong Luo, and Changren Zhou
  • Current research on chitosan-halloysite composites / Kavitha Govindasamy, Pooria Pasbakhsh, and Khen Lim Goh
  • Measurement of the elastic modulus of halloysite nanotubes using atomic force microscopy / B. Lecouvet, C. Bailly, and B. Nysten
  • Mechanics of halloysite nanotubes / Khen Lim Goh, Rangika De Silva, and Pooria Pasbakhsh
  • Functionalization and compatibilization of halloysite nanotubes / Vahdat Vahedi and Pooria Pasbakhsh
  • Modification of sepiolite and palygorskite nanotubes and their applications / Gustave Kenne Dedzo and Christian Detellier
  • Organopalygorskites prepared from quaternary ammonium compounds and their environmental uses / Binoy Sarkar and Ravi Naidu
  • Surface modification of halloysite nanotubes: role of external hydroxyl groups / Vahdat Vahedi, Pooria Pasbakhsh, and Siang-Piao Chai
  • Halloysite tubule nanoreactors in industrial and agricultural applications / Elshad Abdullayev and Yuri Lvov
  • Some further industrial, environmental and biomedical applications of halloysite nanotubes / B. Lecouvet
  • Nanotubular minerals as templates and nanoreactors / Gustave Kenne Dedzo and Christian Detellier
  • Medical and health applications of halloysite nanotubes / Elshad Abdullayev
  • Medical and health applications of natural mineral nanotubes / Câesar Viseras, Carola Aguzzi, and Pilar Cerezo
  • The anti-inflammatory properties of different naturally occurring halloysites / Javiera Cervini-Silva, Antonio Nieto-Camacho and Marâia Teresa Ramâirez-Apâan
  • Health effects of carbon nanotubes and some comparisons with natural mineral nanotubes / Marie-Claude Jaurand
  • Current trends in research and application of natural mineral nanotubes / G. Jock Churchman and Pooria Pasbakhsh.