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Fundamentals of nanoparticles : classifications, synthesis methods, properties and characterization /

'Fundamentals of Nanoparticles' explores the nanoparticles and architecture of nanostructured materials being used today in a comprehensive, detailed manner. This book focuses primarily on the characterization, properties and synthesis of nanoscale materials.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Barhoum, Ahmed (Editor ), Makhlouf, Abdel Salam Hamdy (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam, Netherlands : Elsevier, 2018.
Colección:Micro & nano technologies.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright page; Contents; List of Contributors; Chapter 1
  • Nanostructures for imaging, medical diagnostics and therapy; 1
  • Introduction; 2
  • Types of nanoparticles for nanomedicine; 2.1
  • Organic nanoparticles; 2.1.1
  • Liposomes and lipid nanoparticles; 2.1.2
  • Micelles and solid polymeric nanoparticles; 2.1.3
  • Dendritic nanoparticles; 2.2
  • Inorganic nanoparticles; 2.2.1
  • Metal-based nanoparticles; 2.2.2
  • Carbon-based nanoparticles; 2.2.3
  • Silica nanoparticles; 3
  • Nanoparticles for diagnostics; 3.1
  • In vitro diagnostics.
  • 3.1.1
  • Assays based on fluorescent nanoparticles3.1.2
  • Assays based on plasmonic nanoparticles; 3.1.3
  • Assays based on superparamagnetic nanoparticles; 3.1.4
  • Assays based on electric properties of nanostructures; 3.2
  • In vivo imaging; 3.2.1
  • Optical imaging; 3.2.2
  • Magnetic resonance imaging; 3.2.3
  • Radioisotope imaging; 3.2.4
  • X-ray computed tomography; 4
  • Nanoparticles for therapy; 4.1
  • Cancer nanomedicine; 4.1.1
  • Active targeting of nanoparticles; 4.1.2
  • Material-based therapeutic approaches; 4.1.3
  • Nanodrug-delivery systems; 4.2
  • Nanomedicine for other applications.
  • 4.2.1
  • Infection4.2.2
  • Osteoporosis; 4.2.3
  • Gene therapy; 5
  • Conclusions; Acknowledgment; References; Chapter 2
  • Nature's nanoparticles: using viruses as nanomedicines and for bioimaging; 1
  • Introduction; 2
  • Plant virus-like particles (VLPs) and viral nanoparticles; Cowpea mosaic virus (CPMV); Cowpea chlorotic mosaic virus (CCMV); Potato virus X (PVX); 2.1
  • Expression of plant VLPs; Nuclear transformation; Plant virus-based expression systems; 2.2
  • Advantages of plant VLPs as nanoparticles; 2.3
  • Disadvantages of plant VLPs; 3
  • Plant VLPs and viral nanoparticles in drug delivery.
  • 3.1
  • Strategies for loading drugs into viral NPs3.2
  • Drug bioconjugation to the viral capsids; 4
  • Medical applications of viral nanoparticles (VNPs); 4.1
  • VNPs as drug carriers; 4.2
  • VNPs as bioimaging agents; 5
  • Conclusions; References; Chapter 3
  • Catalytic applications of Janus nanoparticles; 1
  • Introduction; 1.1
  • Masking and immobilization method of functionalization; 2
  • Janus nanoparticles for liquid/liquid interfacial catalysis; 2.1
  • Janus nanoparticles to stabilize Pickering emulsions; 2.2
  • Biomass refining "phase selectivity."
  • 2.3
  • Snowman-like Janus nanoparticles to 4-nitrophenol and 4-nitroanisole reduction3
  • Janus nanoparticles to photocatalytic applications; References; Chapter 4
  • Tailored nanomaterials for antimicrobial applications; 1
  • Introduction; 2
  • Antimicrobial mechanisms of nanomaterials; 3
  • Antimicrobial nanomaterials; 3.1
  • Nanometals; 3.1.1
  • Silver nanoparticles; 3.1.2
  • Copper nanoparticles; 3.1.3
  • Iron nanoparticles; 3.2
  • Metal oxides nanostructures; 3.2.1
  • TiO2 nanoparticles; 3.2.2
  • ZnO nanoparticles; 3.2.3
  • MgO nanoparticles; 3.3
  • Carbonaceous nanomaterials.
  • 3.3.1
  • Graphene and its derivatives.