Biocompatible Hybrid Oxide Nanoparticles for Human Health: From Synthesis to Applications

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.

Shows how oxide nanoparticles are being used to solve current problems in the fields of environmental protection, medicine, and in the creation of "smart" materialsIncludes case studies that explore the major characteristics and applications of silica, titania and iron oxide nanomaterialsDiscusses the use of biocompatible oxide nanostructures in the development of new sensing technology

Water remediation 1. The adsorptive properties of titanosilicate xerogels and membranes of identical genesis 2. Structure and surface chemistry of aminofunctionalized silica spherical particles as sorptive and antimicrobial agents 3. Silica and titania nanoadsorbents for application in molecular recognition technology 4. Mesoporous acid-modified silicas and their application in sorption and catalysis 5. Synthesis and photocatalytic properties of nanostructured titania films, doped with transition metals (Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, Fe)

Biotechnology and biomedicine 6. From nano- to micro-particles of polysaccharide-silica composites through self-assembly and sol-gel processes 7. Polymer adsorption modified nanosilica as a sorbent for medical applications 8. Molecular recognition in silica nanohybrids: Synthesis and applications 9. Processing of natural mineral magnetite for medical applications 10. Enzymatic sol-gel composites based on alumina and ferria for treatment of cardiovascular diseases

Sensors 11. Titania-graphene and titania–Cdots materials through sol-gel processing 12. Synthesis and study of multiferroic and ferroelectric 'core-shell' powders for application in electronic devices for medicine and ecology 13. New routes for the fabrication of TiO2 Inverse opal films and their application in intelligent devices 14. Sol-gel synthesis and characterization of iron-containing garnets