A Laboratory Course in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Content: The Nano World INTRODUCTION NANOTECHNOLOGY NANOSCIENCE NATURE'S BIOLOGICAL PATHWAY EXAMPLES OF NANOMATERIALS AND NANOSTRUCTURES FOUND IN NATURE OVERVIEW OF CHAPTERS Nanomaterials and Their Synthesis INTRODUCTION NANOMETER-SCALE MATERIALS TYPES OF NANOMETER-SCALE MATERIALS SYNTHESIS OF NANOMETER-SCALE MATERIALS Characterization Methods for Studying Nanomaterials INTRODUCTION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY X-RAY DIFFRACTION UV-VIS SPECTROSCOPY THIN-LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY DYNAMIC LIGHT SCATTERING Laboratory Safety and Scientific Report Writing CHAPTER OVERVIEW INTRODUCTION TO LABORATORY SAFETY SCIENTIFIC REPORT WRITING Nanotechnology Laboratories SYNTHESIS OF GOLD NANOPARTICLES BY A WET CHEMICAL METHOD BIOSYNTHESIS OF ECO-FRIENDLY SILVER NANOPARTICLES SYNTHESIS OF ZINC SULFIDE NANOPARTICLES BY A REVERSE MICELLE METHOD SYNTHESIS OF FLUORESCENT CARBON NANOPARTICLES FROM CANDLE SOOT SYNTHESIS OF ZINC OXIDE NANORODS BY A MICROWAVE METHOD SYNTHESIS OF BIMETALLIC NANOPARTICLES BY WET CHEMICAL METHODS SYNTHESIS OF POLYMERIC NANOPARTICLES BY A MODIFIED VERSION OF THE SPONTANEOUS EMULSIFICATION SOLVENT DIFFUSION METHOD NANOFORENSICS: FINGERPRINT ANALYSIS STEPPING TOWARD THE NANOWORLD SYNTHESIS OF ALGINATE BEADS AND INVESTIGATION OF CITRIC ACID RELEASE FROM A NANOSHELL COATING OF POLYMER SUPERHYDROPHOBICITY AND SELF-CLEANING EFFECT OF A SURFACE SAMPLE ANALYSIS USING SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY SAMPLE ANALYSIS USING ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY Nanotechnology and Nanoscience Projects NANOSYNTHESIS PROJECTS NANOCHARACTERIZATION PROJECTS NANOENERGY PROJECTS Index References appear at the end of each chapter