Intelligent Nanomaterials comprehensively provides up-to-date material of this fascinating field. The last three decades have seen extraordinary advances in the generation of new materials based on both fundamental elements and composites, driven by advances in synthetic chemistry and often drawing inspiration from nature. The concept of an intelligent material envisions additional functionality built into the molecular structure, such that a desirable response occurs under defined conditions. Divided into 4 parts: Inorganic Materials; Organic Materials; Composite Materials; and Biomaterials, the 22 chapters cover the latest research and developments in the processing, properties, and applications of intelligent nanomaterials. Included are molecular device materials, biomimetic materials, hybrid-type functionalized polymers-composite materials, information-and energy-transfer materials, as well as environmentally friendly materials.

InhaltsangabePreface xxi Part I. Inorganic Materials 1. Synthesis, Characterization, and Self-assembly of Colloidal Quantum Dots 3 Saim M. Emin, Alexandre Loukanov, Surya P. Singh, Seilichiro Nakabayashi and Liyuan Han 2. Onedimensional Semiconducting Metal Oxides: Synthesis, Characterization and Gas Sensors Application 39 Nguyen Duc Hoa 3. Rareearth Based Insulating Nanocrystals: Improved Luminescent Nanophosphors for Plasma Display Panels 89 Prashant K. Sharma and AvinashC. Pandey 4. Amorphous Porous Mixed Oxides: A New and Highly Versatile Class of Materials 149 Sadanand Pandey and Shivani B. Mishra 5. Zinc Oxide Nanostructures and their Applications 183 Rizwan Wahib, I. H. Hwang, Hyung-Shik Shin, Young-Soon Kim, Javed Musarrat and M. A. Siddiqui 6. Smart Nanomaterials for Space and Energy Applications 213 Raghvendra S. Yadav, Ravindra P. Singh, Ashutosh Tiwari, and Avinash C. Pandey, 7. Thermochromic Thin Films and Nanocomposite for Smart Glazing 251 Russell Binions Part II. Organic Materials 317 8. Polymeric Nano-, Micellar and Core-shell Materials 319 Angel Contreras-Garcia, Guillermina Burillo, and Emilio Bucio 9. Conjugates of Nanomaterials with Phthalocyanines 347 Edith Antunes, Christian Litwinski and Tebello Nyokong 10. Nanostructured Carbon and Polymer Materials- Synthesis and their Application in Energy Conversion Devices 425 Debmalya Roy, B. Shastri, Md. Immamuddin, K. Mukhopadhyay 11. Advancement in Cellulose Based Bio-plastics for Biomedicals 467 S. K. Shukla Part III. Composite Materials 487 12. Intelligent Nanocomposite Hydrogels 489 Mohammad Sirousazar and Mehrdad Kokabi 13. Polymer/Layered Silicates Nanocomposites for Barrier Technology 533 Philip W. Labuschagne, Sean Moolman and Arjun Maity 14. Polymers/Composites Based Intelligent Transducers 571 Ajay Kumar Mishra, Shivani B. Mishra, Ashutosh Tiwari Part IV. Biomaterials and Devices 583 15. Hydrogel Nanoparticles in Drug Delivery 585 Mehrdad Hamidi, Kobra Rostamizadeh and Mohammad-Ali Shahbazi 16. Mode of Growth Mechanism of Nanocrystal Using Biomolecules 625 Sharda Sunaram Sanjay, Ravindra P. Singh, Ashutosh Tiwari and Avinash C. Pandey 17. Quantum Dots for Detection, Identification and Tracking of Single Biomolecules in Tissue and Cells 649 Alexandre R. Loukanov, Saim Emin 18. Nanofibers Based Biomedical Devices 679 Debasish Mondal and Ashutosh Tiwari 19. Nanosized Carrier Systems as New Materials for Nuclear Medicine 715 Martin Hruby 20. Biomimetic Materials toward Application of Nanobiodevices 741 Ravindra P. Singh, Jeong-Woo Choi, Ashutosh Tiwari, and Avinash C. Pandey 21. Lipid Based Nano-biosensors for Medical Diagnostics 783 GeorgiaParaskevi Nikoleli, Dimitrios P. Nikolelis and Nikolaos Tzamtzis 22. Polymeric Nanofibers and their Applications in Sensors 801 Murugan Ramalingam, Ashutosh Tiwari References 823 Index 827

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