Trace Analysis with Nanomaterials

With nanomaterials offering new possibilities in almost every natural science, analytical chemistry is also benefiting from this development. For example, trace analysis is always difficult to achieve, due to the amount of analyte present in the sample. Nanomaterials offer a new approach to this challenging task, nicely complementing the more traditional ways of analyzing samples.
Presenting a wide variety of methods, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the current state –– ranging from bioanalysis to electrochemical sensing, forensics and chemistry, while also covering the toxicity aspects of nanomaterials to humans and the environment.
For analytical chemists, materials scientists, chemists working in trace analysis, and spectroscopists.

Spis treści:
BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS
Photoswitchable Nanoparticles and their Bioanalysis Applications
Synthesis, Characterization and Biosensing Applications of Photon Upconverting Nanoparticles
Single Nanoparticle Spectroscopy/Electrochemistry and Biomedical Applications
Chemical and Biological Sensing by Electron Transport in Nanomaterials
Nanomaterial Based Electrochemical Biosensors and Bioassays
Micro– and Nanofluidic Systems for Trace Analysis of Biological Samples
ENIVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS
Moleculary Imprinted Polymer Nanoparticles Specifically Tailored for Extraction of Trace Estrogenic Compounds in Water
Detection/Monitoring/Sensing of Explosives (and/or other Environmental Related Species) with Nanomaterials
Smart Colloidal Crystal Hydrogels for Trace Molecule Detection in Water
Nanostructured Materials for the Selective Collection of Trace–Level Analytes from Aqueous Systems
Nanoparticles in the Environment: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
TiO2 Nanomaterial–Assisted Photodigestion of Organic and Preconcentration of Inorganic Pollutants for Trace Analysis
ADVANCED METHODS AND MATERIALS
Electroanalytical Methods Ba sed on Catalysis of Electron–Transfer Reactions by Nanoparticles
Analytical Applications of Block Copolymer–derived Nanoporous Membranes
Gold Nanorods: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications in Trace Analysis


Nota biograficzna:
David Pierce is currently working at the University of North Dakota. His research is focused on the development of chemical methods that transcend the traditional boundaries of analytical, inorganic and environmental chemistry in the fields of Acoustic–Wave Sensors, Inorganic Electrochemistry, and Electrochemical Remediation.
Dr. Zhao′s group is interested in the development of various luminescent nanomaterials and applications of the nanomaterials in biomedical and environmental studies. Currently she is involved in projects from the design and synthesis of novel nanoparticles, to the investigation of toxicity of nanomaterials to living system and the development of nanosensors for environmental quality monitoring.

Okładka tylna:
With nanomaterials offering new possibilities in almost every natural science, analytical chemistry is also benefiting from this development. For example, trace analysis is always difficult to achieve, due to the amount of analyte present in the sample. Nanomaterials offer a new approach to this challenging task, nicely complementing the more traditional ways of analyzing samples.
Presenting a wide variety of methods, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the current state –– ranging from bioanalysis to electrochemical sensing, forensics and chemistry, while also covering the toxicity aspects of nanomaterials to humans and the environment.
For analytical chemists, materials scientists, chemists working in trace analysis, and spectroscopists.