Novel Nanomaterials for Biomedical, Environmental and Energy Applications

Novel Nanomaterials for Biomedical, Environmental, and Energy Applications is a comprehensive study of cutting-edge progress in the synthesis and characterization of novel nanomaterials and the subsequent advances in biomedical, environmental and energy applications. Covering novel concepts and key technical points of interest, this book explores the frontier applications of nanomaterials.

In the early chapters, the book discusses the overall progress of novel nanomaterial applications in the biomedical, environmental and energy fields, introducing the synthesis, characterization, properties and applications of novel nanomaterials, in a practical fashion. The book goes on to discuss biomedical applications, and the electrocatalytical and photothermal effects of novel nanomaterials for efficient energy applications, before summarizing the latest progress in application development.

The book is invaluable to academic researchers and biomedical clinicians working with nanomaterials.

Offers comprehensive characterization details of novel and emerging nanomaterials which will help in their vast applicationsPresents a comprehensive view of emerging ways to synthesize more efficient nanomaterialsDescribes and monitors the functions of applications of new and emerging nanomaterials in the biomedical, environmental and energy fields, which is very useful in the development of new and more efficient materials

1. Introduction 2. Novel nanomaterials for protein analysis 3. Magnetic nanomaterials for magnetic bioanalysis 4. Synthesis of gold nanoparticles and functionalization with DNA for bioanalytical applications 5. Surface engineering of carbon nanodots (C-Dots) for biomedical applications 6. Novel nanomaterials for the fabrication of electrochemiluminescent sensors 7. Fluorescent graphene quantum dots for the determination of metal ions 8. Nanomaterials for intracellular pH sensing and imaging 9. Nanotechnology on toxic gas detection and treatment 10. Synthesis and applications of nanomaterials with high photocatalytic activity on air purification 11. Plasmonic metallic nanostructures as colorimetric probes for environmental pollutants 12. Application of novel nanomaterials for chemo- and biosensing of algal toxins in shellfish and water 13. Photothermal effect of nanomaterials for efficient energy applications 14. Nanomaterials with different dimensions for electrocatalysis