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Food, medical, and environmental applications of nanomaterials /

Food, Medical, and Environmental Applications of Nanomaterials is designed to cover different types of nanomaterials that have applications related to the environment, food and medicine. It is an important resource for materials scientists and bioengineers looking to learn more about the application...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Pal, Kunal
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam : Elsevier, 2022.
Series:Micro & nano technologies.
Subjects:
Nanostructured materials.
Nanostructures
Nanomatériaux.
Nanostructured materials
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Food, Medical, and Environmental Applications of Nanomaterials
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Contributors
  • Chapter 1: Fabrication of nanomaterials
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Fabrication of nanomaterials
  • 3. Top-down fabrication methods
  • 3.1. Mechanical methods
  • 3.2. Mechanochemical synthesis
  • 3.3. Lithographic processes
  • 3.4. Laser ablation in the liquid synthesis
  • 3.5. Arc discharge synthesis
  • 4. Bottom-up fabrication methods
  • 4.1. Self-assembled monolayers
  • 4.2. Sol-gel technology
  • 4.3. Spray pyrolysis
  • 4.4. Gas-phase synthesis
  • 4.4.1. Inert gas condensation
  • 4.4.2. Pulsed laser ablation
  • 4.4.3. Spark discharge generation
  • 4.4.4. Ion sputtering
  • 4.4.5. Chemical vapor synthesis
  • 4.4.6. Spray pyrolysis
  • 5. Other common methods available for nanomaterials production
  • 5.1. Coprecipitation
  • 5.2. Hydrothermal method
  • 5.3. Microwave-assisted method
  • 5.4. Microemulsion method
  • 5.5. Ultrasound method
  • 5.6. Template synthesis
  • 5.7. Biological synthesis
  • 5.8. Electrochemical synthesis
  • 6. Nanocomposites
  • 7. Future trends
  • References
  • Chapter 2: Nanoparticles and nanofluids: Characteristics and behavior aspects
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Nanoparticle aggregation and dispersion behavior
  • 3. Physicochemical characteristics of nanoparticles
  • 4. Interactions between nanoparticles
  • 5. Properties of nanofluid
  • 5.1. Thermal conductivity and heat transfer in nanofluid
  • 5.2. Viscosity
  • 5.3. Specific heat
  • 6. Mass transfer in nanofluids
  • 7. Future trends
  • References
  • Chapter 3: Robust organometallic gold nanoparticles in nanomedicine engineering of proteins
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. BSA conjugated gold-carbon nanoparticles with outstanding robustness and hemocompatibility
  • 3. Green and cytocompatible carboxyl-modified gold-lysozyme antibacterial
  • 4. Inhibition of amyloid fibrillation at carboxyl-tailored gold-aryl nanoparticles
  • 5. Protein-coated gold nanoparticles: Green and chemical synthesis routes and their cellular uptake
  • 5.1. Synthesis of protein-coated gold nanoparticles: Green versus chemical routes
  • 5.2. Characterization of protein-coated gold nanoparticles
  • 5.3. Biological studies
  • 6. Computational methods
  • 6.1. Physicochemical stability study of protein-carboxylic acid complexes
  • 6.2. Inhibition of insulin aggregation by carboxylate-terminated nanoparticles
  • 6.3. Carboxyl-modified gold-lysozyme antibacterial for combating multidrug-resistant superbugs
  • 7. Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 4: Polysaccharide-based nanomaterials
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Agar nanoparticles
  • 3. Agarose nanoparticle
  • 4. Alginate nanoparticles
  • 5. Carrageenan nanoparticles
  • 6. Chitin nanoparticles
  • 7. Chitooligosaccharide nanoparticles
  • 8. Chitosan nanoparticles
  • 9. Cellulose nanoparticles
  • 10. Conclusion
  • References