H. C. Ananda Murthy – författare

Nanotechnology-Based Sensors for Detection of Environmental Pollution discusses the use of nanotechnology to generate sensors capable of performing efficient detection of different types of environmental pollutants. Sections explore environmental pollution as a threat to life on Earth, the main contaminants (inorganic, organic or pathogens), and the risk they represent to living beings. Others are dedicated to nanotechnology, allowing pollutants' detection, a brief history of nanotechnology-based sensors, different types of nanotechnology-based sensor (optical, electrochemical, and magnetic), nanotechnology-based sensors' design and fabrication, nano biosensors, and more.Additional sections focus on important specific pollutants (pesticides, heavy metal, dyes, toxic gas, pharmaceutical waste, petroleum hydrocarbons, and pathogenic microbes) and their detection by nanotechnology-based sensors and important nanomaterials in nanotechnology-based sensors, exploring carbon-based and non-carbon-based material in nanoscale (graphene, carbon nanotubes, quantum dots, magnetic nanomaterials, non-magnetic nanoparticles) and also point-of-care sensors and functionalization to generate optimized nanotechnology-based sensors to pollutants' detection.

Provides a comprehensive, multidisciplinary review of nanotechnology-based sensorsSupplies readers extensive knowledge on detecting harmful pollutants in different environments using nanotechnology-based sensorsPresents chapters dedicated to the detection of pollutants different from toxic gas and pharmaceutical products, such as pesticides, heavy metals, dyes, pathogens, and petroleum hydrocarbonsIntroduces information on pollutants and the threats they represent to living beings, nanotechnology-based sensor's design and fabrication, a brief history of the field, and practical issues related to the field, such as economics, safety, and challenges

Smart Thin Films and Nanomaterials for the Fourth Industrial Revolution and Beyond provides an overview of various smart thin films and nanomaterials, offering detailed information on their synthesis, properties, and applications that utilize their interesting electrical, magnetic, and optical properties. The background and fundamentals of various types of smart materials are addressed throughout the book, in addition to important aspects such as the difficulty of processing control, optimization of sample synthesis, and materials design challenges. By providing insights into these functional materials, the book presents potential pathways for exploring novel phases, optimizing their properties, and tailoring them to suitable forms prior to prototype testing for a range of applications. Smart nanomaterials are notable for their advantages over other materials in the areas of cost, ease of processing, and tunable magnetic, electrical, and optical properties, and they show great promise for the development of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and beyond. From this perspective, the book focuses on different classes of smart nanomaterials targeting a broad spectrum of disciplines and applications - including engineering, medicine, biotechnology and materials science - that are all closely aligned with the ongoing evolution of Industry 4.0.Provides in-depth coverage of smart films and nanomaterials, with emphasis on advanced synthesis and fabrication methodsClearly discusses the relationships between composition, structure, and properties of functional materialsAddresses specific difficulties encountered in the development of nanomaterials such as process control and design challenges

Multifunctional Inorganic Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications focuses on the latest discoveries and advances in the field of inorganic nanomaterials dealing with synthesis, functionalization, morphology, and physio-chemical properties of 1D, 2D, and 3D advanced materials and their interdisciplinary applications. This book reveals the significance of understanding the synthesis methodologies in tuning the nano-size properties of inorganic materials using various parameters to functionalize to specific applications in a variety of sectors covering energy, environment, and health.Presents the latest techniques and methodologies for the synthesis, characterization, and applications of multifunctional inorganic materialsExplores the synthesis of the latest novel inorganic nanomaterials with their characterization using versatile analytical and spectroscopic techniquesCreates awareness over a wide range of inorganic nanomaterials and their modern applicationsIncludes the performance analysis of various functional nanomaterials for environmental remediation, energy storage and saving applications, and biomedical applicationsCovers applications of nanomaterials in the areas of catalysis, photocatalysis, electrocatalysis, and so forth.This book is aimed at researchers and graduate students in materials science, nanotechnology, and inorganic materials.

Nanotechnology can serve as an innovative and effective tool for addressing the rising pressure on the food sector for meeting the human need of food security. In this new book, Green Nanoparticles: Valuable Tools for Food Sector, various aspects associated with the food sector are explored, presenting nanomaterials, especially green nanoparticles, as strategic tools for optimizing the food sector potential in fulfilling human nourishment needs.The volume addresses themes such as smart packaging; how green antimicrobial nanoparticles are revolutionizing food safety and packaging; and green nanoparticles as nanofertilizers, nanoinsecticides, nanonematicides, and nanoherbicides. It also discusses the use of green nanoparticles for the management of plant stresses, their use as nanoremediators for water and soil pollution, their use in sensors to detect pollutants, the cytotoxicity aspects associated with these nanoscale structures, and much more. The book has chapters dedicated to the use of green nanoparticles for the treatment as well as management of animal disease.Featuring authors from around the world, the book adopts a multidisciplinary point of view to present comprehensive and up-to-date information. The book will be of special use to graduate students, faculty members, and researchers in the field of food sciences, nanotechnology, biotechnology, and green chemistry.

This book focuses on green nanoremediation addressing aspects related to the use of nanomaterials generated through green synthesis protocols to efficiently restore polluted environs. Nanomaterials’ characteristics such as large surface area, capacity to easily reach into contaminated sites, good reactivity, and possibility of being developed to present photocatalytic activity and/or to deal with targeted substances by chemical surface modification are useful specially to perform remediation. As an alternative to conventional physicochemical methods, the green-based synthesis protocols reject the use of harmful reagents, prevent waste production, apply renewable energy source and/or materials, and consider in first place offering the smallest negative impact possible to living beings and to the ecosystem. Green synthesis in nanotechnology field involves the use of seaweeds, bacteria, cyanobacteria, yeasts, fungi, plants (living ones, biomass, extracts) and/or bio-derived products to generate the nanomaterials. The introductory chapter will be dedicated to nanomaterials’ characteristics that enable them to be used in environmental remediation. The first part of the book will be dedicated to organic and inorganic pollution and the threats they pose to living forms; advantages, disadvantages and mechanisms of nanoremediation; comparison between conventional strategies of environmental pollution remediation and the green nanoremediation; carbon-based and non-carbon-based green nanomaterials capable of promoting environs’ remediation; cost/benefits of using nanomaterials and nanoinformatics to a safe nanotechnology. The second part will be dedicated to green nanoremediation of water and soil, microbe-based, algae-based and plant-based synthesis of nanomaterials to nanoremediation. This part will also contain chapters dedicated to relevant nanomaterials for green nanoremediation protocols, nano-phytoremediation strategies, strategies to evaluate the efficiency of protocols related to this kind of remediation, main interactions of green nanomaterials and microbes during nanoremediation and, as a consequence of it, biocompatibility of green nanomaterials. This book’s main purpose is to offer readers extensive knowledge on green nanoremediation as a feasible strategy to fight pollution's harmful consequences and clean environmental pollution, but also present the challenges that should be surpassed.

This book focuses on green nanoremediation addressing aspects related to the use of nanomaterials generated through green synthesis protocols to efficiently restore polluted environs. Nanomaterials’ characteristics such as large surface area, capacity to easily reach into contaminated sites, good reactivity, and possibility of being developed to present photocatalytic activity and/or to deal with targeted substances by chemical surface modification are useful specially to perform remediation. As an alternative to conventional physicochemical methods, the green-based synthesis protocols reject the use of harmful reagents, prevent waste production, apply renewable energy source and/or materials, and consider in first place offering the smallest negative impact possible to living beings and to the ecosystem. Green synthesis in nanotechnology field involves the use of seaweeds, bacteria, cyanobacteria, yeasts, fungi, plants (living ones, biomass, extracts) and/or bio-derived products to generate the nanomaterials. The introductory chapter will be dedicated to nanomaterials’ characteristics that enable them to be used in environmental remediation. The first part of the book will be dedicated to organic and inorganic pollution and the threats they pose to living forms; advantages, disadvantages and mechanisms of nanoremediation; comparison between conventional strategies of environmental pollution remediation and the green nanoremediation; carbon-based and non-carbon-based green nanomaterials capable of promoting environs’ remediation; cost/benefits of using nanomaterials and nanoinformatics to a safe nanotechnology. The second part will be dedicated to green nanoremediation of water and soil, microbe-based, algae-based and plant-based synthesis of nanomaterials to nanoremediation. This part will also contain chapters dedicated to relevant nanomaterials for green nanoremediation protocols, nano-phytoremediation strategies, strategies to evaluate the efficiency of protocols related to this kind of remediation, main interactions of green nanomaterials and microbes during nanoremediation and, as a consequence of it, biocompatibility of green nanomaterials. This book’s main purpose is to offer readers extensive knowledge on green nanoremediation as a feasible strategy to fight pollution's harmful consequences and clean environmental pollution, but also present the challenges that should be surpassed.

This contributed volume provides a comprehensive overview of nanomaterials tailored for energy storage applications, covering fundamental concepts such as computational design and modeling, synthesis techniques, characterization methods, and advanced strategies for enhancing energy storage performance.

This contributed volume provides a comprehensive overview of nanomaterials tailored for energy storage applications, covering fundamental concepts such as computational design and modeling, synthesis techniques, characterization methods, and advanced strategies for enhancing energy storage performance. Through case studies, it demonstrates the practical applications of nanomaterials in specific energy storage devices, highlighting their significance. The book also explores advanced electrode types and fabrication techniques, addresses challenges and opportunities in the field, and offers insights into future perspectives and emerging trends. It serves as an essential resource for researchers, scientists, engineers, and students interested in materials science, nanotechnology, and energy storage, providing a thorough understanding of the latest advancements and potential developments in the field.