This book provides the state-of-the-art survey of green techniques in preparation of different classes of nanomaterials, with an emphasis on the use of renewable sources. Key topics covered include fabrication of nanomaterials using green techniques as well as their properties and applications, the use of renewable sources to obtain nanomaterials of different classes, from simple metal and metal oxide nanoparticles to complex bioinspired nanomaterials, economic contributions of nanotechnology to green and sustainable growth, and more. This is an ideal book for students, lecturers, researchers and engineers dealing with versatile (mainly chemical, biological, and medical) aspects of nanotechnology, including fabrication of nanomaterials using green techniques and their properties and applications.
Author(s): Vladimir A. Basiuk, Elena V. Basiuk (eds.)
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Year: 2015
Language: English
Pages: 446
Tags: Nanotechnology and Microengineering; Renewable and Green Energy; Biomaterials; Nanotechnology; Biomedical Engineering
Front Matter....Pages i-viii
Sustainable and Very-Low-Temperature Wet-Chemistry Routes for the Synthesis of Crystalline Inorganic Nanostructures....Pages 1-33
Green Techniques for Biomedical Metallic Materials with Nanotechnology....Pages 35-73
Recent Development of Metal Nanoparticles Catalysts and Their Use for Efficient Hydrogenation of Biomass-Derived Levulinic Acid....Pages 75-98
Green Synthesis of Metallic and Metal Oxide Nanoparticles and Their Antibacterial Activities....Pages 99-117
Green Synthesis: Properties and Potential Applications in Nanomaterials and Biomass Nanocomposites....Pages 119-161
Solvent-Free Functionalization of Carbon Nanomaterials....Pages 163-205
Green Chemical and Biological Synthesis of Nanoparticles and Their Biomedical Applications....Pages 207-235
Nanoparticle Synthesis by Biogenic Approach....Pages 237-257
Green Synthesis of Metal Nanoparticles by Plants: Current Trends and Challenges....Pages 259-275
Biomimetic Soft Polymer Nanomaterials for Efficient Chemical Processes....Pages 277-301
Nanoarchitectonics Prepared by MAPLE for Biomedical Applications....Pages 303-325
Safer Nanoformulation for the Next Decade....Pages 327-352
Time-Domain Ab Initio Modeling of Charge and Exciton Dynamics in Nanomaterials....Pages 353-392
Life Cycle Assessment of Nanomaterials....Pages 393-408
The Economic Contributions of Nanotechnology to Green and Sustainable Growth....Pages 409-434
Back Matter....Pages 435-446
