Applications of Multifunctional Nanomaterials

1st Edition - March 30, 2023
Editors: Sabu Thomas, Nandakumar Kalarikkal, Ann Rose Abraham
Language: English
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Applications of Multifunctional Nanomaterials showcases the major applications of highly correlated nanosystems that highlight the multifunctionality of nanomaterials. This includes applications of nanomaterials in spintronics, information storage, magnetic data storage and memory device applications, energy harvesting applications using nanomultiferroics with piezoelectric polymers, nonlinear optical limiting applications using graphene or ferrite nanoparticles, soft tissues applications, EMI shielding applications and even applications in sunscreen lotions, cosmetics and food packaging will be discussed. In addition, nanoparticle incorporation in animal nutrition intended for increased productivity is an innovative and groundbreaking theme of the book.

Finally, functionalized magnetic nanoparticles for drug delivery, magnetic hyperthermia, sutures, cancer therapy, dentistry and other biomedical and bio-engineering applications using nanoparticles are discussed in detail.

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Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
Contributors
Foreword to applications of multifunctional nanomaterials
Chapter 1. The ample gamut of applications of multifunctional nanomaterials
1. Applications of multifunctional nanomaterials: an overview
2. Conclusion
Part I. Energy applications of nanomaterials
Chapter 2. Nanoferrites for electromagnetic interference shielding application
1. Introduction
2. Spinel ferrites for EMI shielding
3. Hexaferrites for EMI shielding
4. Garnets for EMI shielding
5. Hybrid nanostructures of ferrites for EMI shielding
6. Conclusions
Chapter 3. Rare earth doped BiFeO3 multiferroic system: optical, dielectric, and magnetoelectric coupling properties and applications
1. Introduction
2. Experimental methods
3. Result and discussion
4. Conclusion
Chapter 4. Carbon nanostructures for energy generation and storage
1. Introduction
2. Energy generation
3. Energy storage
4. Conclusion
Chapter 5. Nanoengineering diatoms in microfluidic lab on chip devices
1. Introduction
2. Diatoms in micro-electroporation/electro mechanical system (MEMS)
3. Why diatoms in microfluidics?
4. Diatom lab on chip (LOC) and biosensing
5. Diatom template and microfluidics
6. Microfluidic cell culture
7. High throughput screening and cell sorting of diatoms in microfluidics
8. Integrated hypothesis
9. Conclusion
10. Conflict of interest
Chapter 6. Nanocomposite membrane for direct methanol fuel cell
1. Introduction
2. Proton transport mechanism
3. Polymer electrolyte membranes
4. Inorganic nanomaterials
5. Composite membranes
6. Conclusion
Chapter 7. Nano and micro elastomeric foams in energy and other related applications
1. Introduction
2. Classification of elastomeric foams
3. Nonlinear stress-strain behavior of elastomeric foam
4. Different types of elastomeric foam for energy application; energy devices
5. Elastomeric foams in energy devices
6. Conclusions and out look
Chapter 8. Nanocellulose-based polymer composites for energy applications
1. Introduction
Chapter 9. Advances in functionalized polyaniline nanocomposites for electrochemical sensing and energy storage applications
1. Introduction
2. Fundamental principles
3. Functionalized polyaniline nanocomposites for electrochemical sensing applications
4. Functionalized polyaniline nanocomposites for energy storage applications
5. Conclusion
Part II. Industrial applications of nanomaterials
Chapter 10. Multifunctional hydroxylapatite nanofillers for fine-tuning of elastomer characteristics
1. Need of fine tuning of elastomers
2. Hydroxylapatite: a promising filler for elastomers
3. Synthesis strategies for n-HA
4. Structure and dispersion behavior of hydroxylapatite nanoparticles
5. Surface modification of hydroxylapatite nanoparticles
6. Nano-hydroxylapatite modified elastomeric systems
7. Conclusions
Chapter 11. Emerging applications of nanofluids
1. Introduction to nanofluids
2. Tuning the application of nanofluids
3. Application of nanofluid
4. Conclusion
Chapter 12. Promising inorganic nanomaterials for future generation
1. Introduction
2. Present status
Chapter 13. Two-dimensional layered materials for efficient photodetection
1. Introduction
2. Classification of 2D-layered material
3. Mechanism of photoelectric detection
4. Figures of merits for photodetectors
5. Noise in detectors
6. Photodetector classification
7. Photodetector—device architecture
8. Pulsed laser deposition
9. Conclusion
Declaration of interests
Chapter 14. Electromechanical application of magnetite nanomaterials blended with single-walled carbon nanotubes
1. Introduction
2. Metal-SWCNTs composites
3. Magnetic behavior of iron oxides
4. Iron oxide-SWCNTs composites
5. Applications
6. Conclusion and future scope
Chapter 15. Bionanofiber-reinforced transparent nanocomposites for future applications
1. Introduction
2. Preparation of nanocelluloses
3. Preparation of nanochitins
4. Bionanofiber-reinforced optically transparent composites
5. Potential commercial applications of the bionanofiber-reinforced transparent nanocomposites
6. Concluding remarks
Part III. Nanoparticles in health care
Chapter 16. Nanoparticles as drug delivery agents for managing diabetic retinopathy
1. Introduction
2. Diabetic retinopathy
3. Disease progression and complications
4. Conventional methods of DR treatment
5. Limitations of conventional therapy
6. Nanoparticles in ocular delivery
7. Nanomaterials for the treatment of DR
8. Nanotechnological approaches to treat DR
9. Toxicity of nanoparticles in retinopathy
10. Conclusion
Chapter 17. Stimuli-responsive self-assembled nanocarriers based on amphiphilic block copolymers for cancer therapy
1. Introduction
2. Amphiphilic block copolymers (ABCP) and self assembled nanocarriers: how and why?
3. Internal stimuli-responsive self-assembled nanocarriers
4. Exogenous stimuli-responsive self-assembled nanocarriers
5. Summary and future challenges
Chapter 18. Nanoparticles in oral health care: clinical insights and future perspectives
1. Introduction
2. Applications in oral health care: clinical insights
3. Conclusions and future perspectives
Chapter 19. Nebulizer spray delivery of phytopharmaceutical nanosuspension via oral and nasal route: a challenging approach to fight against COVID-19
1. Introduction
2. The origin of phytocompounds as antiviral agents
3. The rationality behind choosing nano-suspension based drug delivery for antiviral response in the context of COVID-19
4. Significance of nebulizer-spray for drug delivery against SARS viral infection reference to nCOV-2
5. Ingredients used in nanosuspensions-based spray nebulizer formulation
6. Preparation methods of nanosuspension
7. Characterization and evaluation tests
8. Component system for intranasal and oral inhaler-based drug delivery systems
9. Applications of nanosuspension in targeted drug delivery for pulmonary viral infection
10. Conclusion
Part IV. Biomedical applications of nanomaterials
Chapter 20. Bio-nanomaterials and their applications
1. Introduction
2. Types of nanoparticles used in bio-system
3. Bionics as an inspired bio-nanomaterial
4. Applications of nanomaterials in biology
5. Future of bio-nanomaterials
6. Conclusions
Chapter 21. Can bio-nanotechnology be effective against multi drug resistant (MDR) pathogens?
1. Introduction
2. Antibiotic resistance
3. Major classes of antibiotics and their mode of action
4. Major antibiotic-resistant bacterial species (WHO priority pathogens list)
5. Nano-particles for combating antibiotic resistance
6. Conclusion
Chapter 22. Nanomaterials in bioimaging and cell labeling
1. Introduction
2. Challenges of bioimaging and emergence of nanobioimaging
3. Scope of nanotechnology in biological imaging
4. Labeling cells with NPs
5. Nanomaterials used for cell labeling/bioimaging applications
6. Conclusion
Chapter 23. Biological prospects and potential of nanoparticles in animal nutrition
1. Introduction
2. Production of nanoparticles for animal applications
3. Biomedical applications of nanoparticles
4. Potential application of nanoparticles in animal production
5. Minerals in animal nutrition
6. Toxicological effects of nanominerals
7. Conclusion
Chapter 24. Use of lectin-functionalized and lectin-targeted nanoparticles for multiple therapeutic applications
1. Introduction
2. Lectins
3. Nanoparticles (NPs) as potential therapeutic agents
4. Lectin-linked nanoparticles
5. Conclusion
Chapter 25. Construction and application of bionanomaterials
1. Bionanomaterials
2. History of nanotechnology and nanomaterials
3. Design of bionanomaterials
4. Nanorobots
5. Biochip technology
6. Bionanomaterials for diagnostics
7. Bionanomaterials for regenerative medicine
8. Conclusion
Chapter 26. Medical device associated-biofilm eradication strategies: use of multi-functional nanomaterials
1. Introduction
2. Biofilms: origin and prevalence
3. Architecture of biofilms
4. Medical biofilms: complications in medical devices
5. Application of nanomaterials to reduce the risk of device-associated infections
6. Future perspectives: nano-micro-macro: a complex interplay
Chapter 27. Nano-biomaterials for therapeutic and diagnostic applications
1. Introduction
2. Biologically synthesized metal and metal oxide nanoparticles
3. Polymeric and liposomal nanocarriers
4. Metal and metal oxide nanoparticles for antimicrobial therapy
5. Targeted drug delivery and disease diagnosis
6. Nano-vaccination and immunotherapy
7. Conclusions and future perspectives
Chapter 28. Polymeric nanoparticles for biomedical applications
1. Introduction
2. Synthesis of PLGA copolymer
3. Characteristics of PLGA
4. Method of preparation of PLGA nanoparticles
5. Cancer
6. Conclusions
Chapter 29. Bio-nanomaterials: applications and utility in agricultural and medical field
1. Introduction
2. Nanomaterials
3. Nanomaterials types or categories
4. Application of nanoparticles
5. Conclusions
Part V. Environmental applications
Chapter 30. Enhanced cocatalysis of bimetallic nanostructures for catalytic and photocatalytic applications
1. Introduction
2. Types of catalysts
3. Cocatalysis
4. Photocatalysis
5. Transition metal nanocatalysis
6. Importance of bimetallic over monometallic nanoparticles
7. Metal-semiconductor (TiO2) photocatalysis
8. Preparation and characterization techniques
9. Characterizations
10. Applications
11. Conclusion
Chapter 31. Nanomaterials incorporated electrospun membranes for membrane distillation
1. Introduction
2. Membrane distillation
3. State-of-the-art research in membrane distillation
4. Electrospinning as a method for fabrication of membranes
5. Nanoparticles incorporated electrospun membranes for MD
6. Role of nanoparticles to enhance the performance of electrospun membranes
7. Conclusion
Chapter 32. Application of multifunctional carbon-based silver nanocomposites for environmental remediation
Abbreviations
1. Introduction
2. Adsorbent characterization
3. Adsorption studies
4. Adsorption isotherm studies
5. Removal of cationic dye
6. Removal of anionic dyes
7. Removal of ibuprofen
8. Summary
Index

Sabu Thomas

Prof. Sabu Thomas is a Professor of Polymer Science and Engineering and the Director of the School of Energy Materials at Mahatma Gandhi University, India. Additionally, he is the Chairman of the Trivandrum Engineering Science & Technology Research Park (TrEST Research Park) in Thiruvananthapuram, India. He is the founder director of the International and Inter-university Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology at Mahatma Gandhi University and the former Vice-Chancellor of the same institution.

Prof. Thomas is internationally recognized for his contributions to polymer science and engineering, with his research interests encompassing polymer nanocomposites, elastomers, polymer blends, interpenetrating polymer networks, polymer membranes, green composites, nanocomposites, nanomedicine, and green nanotechnology. His groundbreaking inventions in polymer nanocomposites, polymer blends, green bionanotechnology, and nano-biomedical sciences have significantly advanced the development of new materials for the automotive, space, housing, and biomedical fields. Dr. Thomas has been conferred with Honoris Causa (DSc) by the University of South Brittany, France.

Affiliations and expertise

Professor and Director, International and Interuniversity Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, India

Nandakumar Kalarikkal

Dr. Nandakumar Kalarikkal is an Associate Professor at the School of Pure and Applied Physics and Joint Director of the International and Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology of Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India. His research activities involve applications of nanostructured materials, laser plasma, and phase transitions. He is the recipient of research fellowships and associateships from prestigious government organizations such as the Department of Science and Technology and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research of the Government of India. He has active collaborations with national and international scientific institutions in India, South Africa, Slovenia, Canada, France, Germany, Malaysia, Australia, and the United States. He has more than 130 publications in peer-reviewed journals. He also co-edited nine books of scientific interest and co-authored many book chapters.

Affiliations and expertise

Director, International and Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, and Director and Chair, School of Pure and Applied Physics, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India

Ann Rose Abraham

Ann Rose Abraham, PhD, is currently an Assistant Professor at the Department of Physics, Sacred Heart College (Autonomous), Thevara, Kochi, Kerala, India. Dr. Abraham received M.Sc., M.Phil. and PhD degrees in Physics from the School of Pure and Applied Physics, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India. Her PhD thesis was on the “Development of Hybrid Multiferroic Materials for Tailored Applications”. She is an expert in the fields of condensed matter physics, nanomagnetism, multiferroics, and polymeric nanocomposites. She has had research experience at various reputed national institutes such as Bose Institute, Kolkata, India, SAHA Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata, India, and UGC-DAE CSR Centre, Kolkata, India and collaborations with various international laboratories. She is the recipient of a Young Researcher award in the area of physics, and Best Paper Awardse2020 and 2021, a prestigious forum to showcase intellectual capability. She served as assistant professor and examiner at the Department of Basic Sciences, Amal Jyothi College of Engineering, under APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University, Kerala, India. Dr. Abraham is a frequent speaker at national and international conferences. She has authored many book chapters and edited seven books with Taylor and Francis and Elsevier. She has a good number of publications to her credit in many peer-reviewed, high-impact journals of international repute, such as 'ACS Journal of Physical Chemistry', 'RSC Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics', and 'New Journal of Chemistry'.

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Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, Sacred Heart College (Autonomous), Thevara, Kochi, India

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