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Smart Halloysite Nanotubes
Fundamentals and Applications
- 1st Edition - June 1, 2025
- Editors: Deepak Rawtani, Nitasha Khatri, Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 5 9 1 2 - 1
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 5 9 1 3 - 8
Smart Halloysite Nanotubes: Fundamentals and Applications takes its users on a journey that starts with a fundamental understanding and leads through the presentation of current r… Read more
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Request a sales quoteSmart Halloysite Nanotubes: Fundamentals and Applications takes its users on a journey that starts with a fundamental understanding and leads through the presentation of current research results to the latest developments and possibilities of applied use. An interesting discussion on commercialization strategies for the material concludes the 4-part manuscript, which is also complemented by an ancillary graphical abstract. Written by expert authors, the book is an essential reference for students and professional scientists or engineers in equal measure. Due to their distinctive characteristics, HNTs have garnered more and more attention by the scientific community in both academia and industry in recent years.
- Offers up-to-date, state-of-the-art information on smart HNTs, a natural material that is not yet well-known but presents unique and interesting properties
- Takes advantage of a structured and comprehensive approach to seamlessly combine theory and practical applications
- Includes three case studies that outline recent HNT research results
- Conceptualizes future research perspectives and monetizes solutions for scalable HNT-based product manufacturing for a variety of sectors
Academics and researchers, undergraduate and postgraduate students of programs on materials science and engineering, microtechnology and nanoscience, chemistry, forensic science, biomedicine, environmental engineering for sustainability, environmental sciences, and for courses of all levels on many application areas of smart HNTs, Professional nanomaterials engineers, applied scientists working in government or commercial industry, product developers in applied R&D laboratories in a wide range of sectors: energy, coatings, defense, electronics, medical devices, etc.; investors in materials mining or nanotechnology start-ups
Part 1. Fundamentals of Smart Halloysite Nanotubes
1. Introduction to Mineralogy and Geology of Smart Materials
2. Processing and Purification of Halloysite Nanotubes
3. Physicochemical Properties of Halloysite Nanotubes
4. Strategies for Derivatization and Functionalization of Halloysite Nanotubes
5. Challenges of Derivatization of Halloysite Nanotubes
6. Characterization of Intelligent Halloysite Nanotubes
7. Selection of Hybrid Halloysite Nanotubes Based on Guest Molecules
8. Fabrication Strategies for Hybrid Halloysite Nanotubes Based on Guest Molecules
9. Toxicity and Environmental Fate of Halloysite Nanotubes
Part 2. Applications of Smart Halloysite Nanotubes
10. Halloysite Nanotubes as a Green Alternative for Functional Organic/Inorganic Nanohybrids
11. Halloysite Nanotube-based Polymers as a Smart and Economical Flame-retardant Tool
12. Halloysite Nanotube-based Bionanocomposites as Packaging Material
13. Smart Halloysite Nanotubes as Fillers for Industrial Applications
14. Environmental Applications of Halloysite Nanotubes
15. Halloysite Nanotubes as Support Material for Enzyme Immobilization
16. Halloysite Nanotube-based Drug Delivery Systems
17. Hybrid Halloysite Nanotubes and their Role as Nanocontainers for Biomedical Applications
18. Forensic Aspects of Halloysite Nanotubes
Part 3. Case Studies
19. Case Study 1
20. Case Study 2
21. Case Study 3
Part 4: Commercialization and Future Prospects of Halloysite Nanotubes
22. Commercialization of Halloysite: From Rocks to Market
23. Future Prospects of Halloysite Nanotubes
1. Introduction to Mineralogy and Geology of Smart Materials
2. Processing and Purification of Halloysite Nanotubes
3. Physicochemical Properties of Halloysite Nanotubes
4. Strategies for Derivatization and Functionalization of Halloysite Nanotubes
5. Challenges of Derivatization of Halloysite Nanotubes
6. Characterization of Intelligent Halloysite Nanotubes
7. Selection of Hybrid Halloysite Nanotubes Based on Guest Molecules
8. Fabrication Strategies for Hybrid Halloysite Nanotubes Based on Guest Molecules
9. Toxicity and Environmental Fate of Halloysite Nanotubes
Part 2. Applications of Smart Halloysite Nanotubes
10. Halloysite Nanotubes as a Green Alternative for Functional Organic/Inorganic Nanohybrids
11. Halloysite Nanotube-based Polymers as a Smart and Economical Flame-retardant Tool
12. Halloysite Nanotube-based Bionanocomposites as Packaging Material
13. Smart Halloysite Nanotubes as Fillers for Industrial Applications
14. Environmental Applications of Halloysite Nanotubes
15. Halloysite Nanotubes as Support Material for Enzyme Immobilization
16. Halloysite Nanotube-based Drug Delivery Systems
17. Hybrid Halloysite Nanotubes and their Role as Nanocontainers for Biomedical Applications
18. Forensic Aspects of Halloysite Nanotubes
Part 3. Case Studies
19. Case Study 1
20. Case Study 2
21. Case Study 3
Part 4: Commercialization and Future Prospects of Halloysite Nanotubes
22. Commercialization of Halloysite: From Rocks to Market
23. Future Prospects of Halloysite Nanotubes
- No. of pages: 400
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: June 1, 2025
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443159121
- eBook ISBN: 9780443159138
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Deepak Rawtani
Deepak Rawtani is an Associate Professor and the Associate Dean of the School of Pharmacy at the National Forensic Sciences University in Gandhinagar, India. His research focuses on forensic nanobiotechnology, particularly the interaction of DNA with nanoparticles and the functionalization of halloysite nanotubes for environmental applications, drug delivery, and enzyme immobilization. In his field of research, Dr. Rawtani has published more than 75 scientific papers and manuals with reputable international journals. He not only conducts research but also serves as a NABL-empowered Technical Assessor (ISO/IEC 17025).
Affiliations and expertise
School of Pharmacy, National Forensic Sciences University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, IndiaNK
Nitasha Khatri
Nitasha Khatri is a graduate in Life Sciences. She has done her post-grad and subsequently MPhil in Biotechnology. She has a Ph.D. in Environmental Science with water pollution and management as her main domains. She has over 16 years of practical experience in the field and has been serving as a Senior Scientific Officer and the Head of Laboratory at Gujarat Environment Management Institute (GEMI, India). She has been actively contributing to studies in biomonitoring with macroinvertebrates, bioremediation with the aid of nanotechnology, rural environment management studies, and environmental conservation. Dr. Khatri has authored more than 40 scientific papers in journals of international repute and is also a returning editor for Elsevier.
Affiliations and expertise
Senior Scientific Officer & Head of Laboratory, Gujarat Environment Management Institute (GEMI), Forests and Environment Department, Govt. of Gujarat, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, IndiaCM
Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain
Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain is an Adjunct Professor and Director of laboratories in the Department of Chemistry & Environmental Sciences at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), United States. His research is focused on the applications of nanotechnology and advanced materials, environmental management, analytical chemistry, and other various industries. Dr. Hussain is the author of numerous papers in peer-reviewed journals as well as a prolific author and editor of around 150 books, including scientific monographs and handbooks in his research areas.
Affiliations and expertise
Adjunct Professor and Director of laboratories, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), USA