1st Edition

Inorganic Nanoparticles Synthesis, Applications, and Perspectives

Edited By Claudia Altavilla, Enrico Ciliberto Copyright 2011
600 Pages 245 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

576 Pages 245 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

Among the various nanomaterials, inorganic nanoparticles are extremely important in modern technologies. They can be easily and cheaply synthesized and mass produced, and for this reason, they can also be more readily integrated into applications. Inorganic Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Applications, and Perspectives presents an overview of these special materials and explores the myriad ways in... Read more

Inorganic Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Applications, and Perspectives—An Overview, C. Altavilla and E. Ciliberto

Inorganic Nanoparticles for Works of Art Conservation, P. Baglioni and R. Giorgi

Magnetic Nanoparticle for Information Storage Applications, N.A. Frey and S. Sun

Inorganic Nanoparticles Gas Sensors, B.R. Mehta, V.N. Singh, and M. Khanuja

Light-Emitting Devices Based on Direct Band Gap Semiconductor Nanoparticles, E. Neshataeva, T. Kümmell, and G. Bacher

Formation of Nanosized Aluminum and Its Applications in Condensed Phase Reactions, J.A. Puszynski and L.J. Groven

Nanoparticles for Fuel Cell Applications, J. Luo, B. Fang, B.N. Wanjala, P.N. Njoki, R. Loukrakpam, J. Yin, D. Mott, S. Lim, and C.-J. Zhong

Inorganic Nanoparticles for Photovoltaic Applications, E. Arici

Inorganic Nanoparticles and Rechargeable Batteries, D. Aurbach and O. Haik

Quantum Dots Designed for Biomedical Applications, A. Ragusa, A. Zacheo, A. Aloisi, and T. Pellegrino

Magnetic Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery, C. Altavilla

Nanoparticle Thermotherapy: A New Approach in Cancer Therapy, J. Lehmann and B. Lehmann

Inorganic Particles against Reactive Oxygen Species for Sun Protective Products, W.A. Lee and M. Raifailovich

Innovative Inorganic Nanoparticles with Antibacterial Properties Attached to Textiles by Sonochemistry, N. Perkas, A. Gedanken, E. Wehrschuetz-Sigl, G.M. Guebitz, I. Perelshtein, and G. Applerot

Inorganic Nanoparticles for Environmental Remediation, T.B. Scott

Inorganic Nanotubes and Fullerene-Like Structures—From Synthesis to Applications, M. Bar-Sadan and R. Tenne

Inorganic Nanoparticles for Catalysis, N. Toshima

Nanocatalysts: A New "Dimension" for Nanoparticles? P. Ciambelli, D. Sannino, and M. Sarno

Biography

Dr. Claudia Altavilla graduated in chemistry (cum laude) in 2001 from the University of Catania, Italy. She received her Ph.D in chemistry in 2006 from that school with a dissertation on the synthesis and characterization of nanostructured materials assembled on inorganic substrates. She worked as a visiting scientist at the University of Florence, Italy, with Professor Dante Gatteschi, where she was involved in the magnetic characterization of nanoparticle monolayers on silicon substrates. Currently she is a research fellow in the Department of Chemical and Food Engineering, University of Salerno, Italy.

Dr. Enrico Ciliberto is a full professor of inorganic chemistry at the University of Catania and the president of the Cultural Heritage Technologies Faculty at the University of Syracuse, Italy. His research focuses on the chemistry of materials, including surface science and cultural heritage materials, both from an archaeometric and conservative point of view. It also covers Minoan mortars in Crete, Michelangelo’s David in Florence, and Saint Mark’s Basilica in Venice. His current scientific interest includes the application of nanotechnologies for the conservation of works of art. He has also published over 100 scientific papers.

"A quick perusal of the Table of Contents will reveal reviews of a vast range of nanoparticle applications delivered by experts in their fields … the editors emphasize applications of nanoparticles, with detailed treatments of topics … For a reader desiring a broad view of nanoparticle technology from the first decade of the 21st century, this book provides an excellent starting point."
—Douglas S. English, Wichita State University in the Journal of the American Chemical Society