Elsevier Biocompatible Hybrid Oxide Nanoparticles for Human Health: From Synthesis to Applications (Micro and Nano Technologies)

Biocompatible Hybrid Oxide Nanoparticles for Human Health: From Synthesis to Applications explores the synthesis, structure, properties and applications of functionalized oxide nanoparticles. The books shows the applications of materials depending on their composition and structure, with a focus on silicon, titanium and iron oxides, each of which was chosen because of their unique features, including silica because it is chemically resistant to most organic solvents, harmless to living organisms, can thicken flowable formulations, and increase the strength of materials, titania for its unique chemical, optical, electrophysical and bactericidal properties, and iron-containing materials because they possess important magnetic properties. Review Examines how the properties of nanostructured oxides can be used to design effective products in environmental sensing, water remediation and biomedicine From the Back Cover Among the most commonly used nanomaterials are the oxides of silicon, titanium, and iron. They are used in a variety of fields, including biotechnology, medicine, catalysis, electronics, and environment protection. Biocompatible Hybrid Oxide Nanoparticles for Human Health explores the synthesis, structure, properties, and applications of functionalized oxide nanoparticles. The scientific basis for these materials is very large; therefore, simple approaches for their synthesis and characterization are developed and studied. Thus, it is very important to show the applications of such materials depending on their composition and structure. The specific choice of silicon, titanium, and iron oxides is due to the following features: silica is chemically resistant to most organic solvents, harmless to living organisms, can thicken flowable formulations, and increase the strength of materials. Titania has unique chemical, optical, electrophysical, and bactericidal properties. Iron-containing materials possess magnetic properties and can be controlled by a magnetic field. This book explores the characteristics of a range of nanostructured oxides and their newest applications. About the Author Inna V. Melnyk is Senior Scientist at the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine. Her research focuses in the areas of surface physics and chemistry, Miroslava Vaclavikova is principle Senior Scientist, Institute of Geotechnics SAS, Kosice, Slovak Republic. Her research focuses in environmental technologies, especially on development, testing and applications of novel materials based on iron oxides for the removal of heavy metals as well as on surface modification of minerals such as zeolites, clays, and carbon. Gulaim A. Seisenbaeva is Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden. Her research focuses include the tailoring of functional hybrid adsorbents for water remediation and hydrometallurgy, and the application of porous oxides as alkali ion battery materials. Vadim G. Kessler is Professor of Inorganic Chemistry and Bionanotechnology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden. His research interests include developing molecular precursor chemistry for the synthesis of nanomaterials, and developing nanotechnology for biomedical and agricultural applications.