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Novel Nanomaterials for Biomedical, Environmental, and Energy Applications is a comprehensive study on the cutting-edge progress in the synthesis and characterization of novel nanomaterials and their subsequent advances and uses in biomedical, environmental and energy applications. Covering novel concepts and key points of interest, this book explores the frontier applications of nanomaterials. Chapters discuss the overall progress of novel nanomaterial applications in the biomedical, environmental and energy fields, introduce the synthesis, characterization, properties and applications of novel nanomaterials, discuss biomedical applications, and cover the electrocatalytical and photothermal effects of novel nanomaterials for efficient energy applications. The book will be invaluable to academic researchers and biomedical clinicians working with nanomaterials.

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Author:   Xiaoru Wang (President and Professor, Department of Environmental Research, Xiamen Huaxia University, China) ,  Xi Chen (Professor, Department of Chemistry, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Weight:   1.020kg
ISBN:  

9780128144978

ISBN 10:   0128144971
Pages:   493
Publication Date:   21 November 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction2. Novel nanomaterials for protein analysis3. Magnetic nanomaterials for magnetic bioanalysis4. Synthesis of gold nanoparticles and functionalization with DNA for bioanalytical applications5. Surface engineering of carbon nanodots (C-Dots) for biomedical applications6. Novel nanomaterials for the fabrication of electrochemiluminescent sensors7. Fluorescent graphene quantum dots for the determination of metal ions8. Nanomaterials for intracellular pH sensing and imaging9. Nanotechnology on toxic gas detection and treatment10. Synthesis and applications of nanomaterials with high photocatalytic activity on air purification 11. Plasmonic metallic nanostructures as colorimetric probes for environmental pollutants12. Application of novel nanomaterials for chemo- and biosensing of algal toxins in shellfish and water13. Photothermal effect of nanomaterials for efficient energy applications14. Nanomaterials with different dimensions for electrocatalysis

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Professor Xiaoru Wang is currently President and Professor in the Department of Environmental Research at Xiamen Huaxia University, China. She obtained her Ph.D. at Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, USA. Professor Wang’s expertise is in the application of nanomaterials to the environment and she has published over 300 scientific research articles in archival scientific journals. Professor Xi Chen is a full Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Xiamen University, China. He received his Ph.D. (1996) in Analytical Chemistry from the Kyoto Institute of Technology, Japan. Dr. Chen’s research interests cover nano materials in electroanalytical chemistry, bio-chemical sensors and solid-phase microextraction. He has published over 250 scientific research articles in archival scientific journals.

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