Smart Halloysite Nanotubes
Fundamentals and Applications
- 1st Edition - September 22, 2025
- Imprint: Elsevier
- 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
Due to their distinctive characteristics, halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) have garnered more and more attention from the scientific community in both academia and industry in recent ye… Read more
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Request a sales quoteDue to their distinctive characteristics, halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) have garnered more and more attention from the scientific community in both academia and industry in recent years. Smart Halloysite Nanotubes: Fundamentals and Applications takes its readers on a journey that starts with an understanding of fundamentals and leads through the presentation of current research results to the latest developments and possibilities of applied use. Interesting discussions on commercialization strategies for the materials and their environmental viability conclude the 5-part manuscript.
Written by expert authors, the book is an essential reference for students and professional scientists or engineers in equal measure.
- 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.
Section I: 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
Section II: Development of Hybrid Halloysite Nanotubes for Guest Molecules
7. Development of a Receptive Surface of Halloysite Nanotubes for the Immobilization of Guest Molecules
8. Selection of Hybrid Halloysite Nanotubes Based on Guest Molecules
9. Fabrication Strategies for Hybrid Halloysite Nanotubes Based on Guest Molecules-I
10. Fabrication Strategies for Hybrid Halloysite Nanotubes Based on Guest Molecules-II
Section III: Smart Halloysite Nanotubes as Green Alternative
11. Halloysite Nanotubes as a Green Alternative for Functional Organic/Inorganic Nanohybrids -I
12. Halloysite Nanotubes as a Green Alternative for Functional Organic/Inorganic Nanohybrids -II
Section IV: Applications, Commercialization and Future Prospects of Smart Halloysite Nanotubes
13. Halloysite Nanotube-based Drug Delivery Systems
14. Hybrid Halloysite Nanotubes and their Role as Nanocontainers for Biomedical Applications
15. Halloysite Nanotubes as Support Material for Enzyme Immobilization
16. Tiny Tubes with Big Impact: Exploring the Potential of Halloysite Nanotubes for Food Packaging Applications-A Recent Advancements
17. Environmental Applications of Halloysite Nanotubes
18. The Role of Halloysite Nanotubes as Fillers for Industrial Applications
19. Halloysite Nanotube-based Polymers as a Smart and Economical Flame-retardant Tool
20. Future Prospects of Halloysite Nanotubes: A Road to Biomedical, Environmental, and Food Packaging and Quality Monitoring Applications
21. Commercialization Perspectives of Halloysite Nanotubes: From Rocks to Markets (Ceramics, Therapeutics and Catalysis)
Section V: Toxicity, Environment Fate & Case Study
22. Toxicity and Environmental Fate of Halloysite Nanotubes
23. Case Study
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
Section II: Development of Hybrid Halloysite Nanotubes for Guest Molecules
7. Development of a Receptive Surface of Halloysite Nanotubes for the Immobilization of Guest Molecules
8. Selection of Hybrid Halloysite Nanotubes Based on Guest Molecules
9. Fabrication Strategies for Hybrid Halloysite Nanotubes Based on Guest Molecules-I
10. Fabrication Strategies for Hybrid Halloysite Nanotubes Based on Guest Molecules-II
Section III: Smart Halloysite Nanotubes as Green Alternative
11. Halloysite Nanotubes as a Green Alternative for Functional Organic/Inorganic Nanohybrids -I
12. Halloysite Nanotubes as a Green Alternative for Functional Organic/Inorganic Nanohybrids -II
Section IV: Applications, Commercialization and Future Prospects of Smart Halloysite Nanotubes
13. Halloysite Nanotube-based Drug Delivery Systems
14. Hybrid Halloysite Nanotubes and their Role as Nanocontainers for Biomedical Applications
15. Halloysite Nanotubes as Support Material for Enzyme Immobilization
16. Tiny Tubes with Big Impact: Exploring the Potential of Halloysite Nanotubes for Food Packaging Applications-A Recent Advancements
17. Environmental Applications of Halloysite Nanotubes
18. The Role of Halloysite Nanotubes as Fillers for Industrial Applications
19. Halloysite Nanotube-based Polymers as a Smart and Economical Flame-retardant Tool
20. Future Prospects of Halloysite Nanotubes: A Road to Biomedical, Environmental, and Food Packaging and Quality Monitoring Applications
21. Commercialization Perspectives of Halloysite Nanotubes: From Rocks to Markets (Ceramics, Therapeutics and Catalysis)
Section V: Toxicity, Environment Fate & Case Study
22. Toxicity and Environmental Fate of Halloysite Nanotubes
23. Case Study
- Edition: 1
- Published: September 22, 2025
- No. of pages (Paperback): 400
- No. of pages (eBook): 400
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443159121
- eBook ISBN: 9780443159138
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Deepak Rawtani
Deepak Rawtani is an Associate Professor at the School of Pharmacy, National Forensic Sciences University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India. He has gained extensive experience in the fields of molecular medicine, discovery biology, and nanobiotechnology at various research organizations. His research focuses on forensic nanobiotechnology, with a special emphasis on DNA-nanoparticle interactions and the functionalization of halloysite nanotubes for various applications, including enzyme immobilization, drug delivery, and environmental remediation.
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, School of Pharmacy, National Forensic Sciences University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, IndiaNK
Nitasha Khatri
Nitasha Khatri is a Senior Scientific Officer and Head of Laboratory at the Gujarat Environment Management Institute (GEMI), Forests and Environment Department, Govt. of Gujarat, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India. Her research focuses on environmental management, contributing to studies in the field of ecology including biomonitoring with macroinvertebrates, bioremediation using nanotechnology, rural environment management, environmental conservation, and source apportionment studies involving the monitoring and assessment of water, air, and soil.
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), Newark, New Jersey, United States. His research is focused on the applications of nanotechnology and advanced materials, environmental management, analytical chemistry, and other industries. Dr. Hussain is the author of numerous papers in peer-reviewed journals as well as a prolific author and editor in his research areas. He has published with Elsevier, the American Chemical Society, the Royal Society of Chemistry, John Wiley & Sons, CRC Press, and Springer.
Affiliations and expertise
Adjunct Professor & Director of Laboratories, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Newark, NJ, USA