Colloidal Metal Oxide Nanoparticles

Approx.586 pages

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Sabu Thomas is the chairman at the Trivandrum Engineering Science and Technology Research Park (TrEST Research Park) and the former vice chancellor at the Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India. He is also the director at the School of Energy Materials, the School of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, and the International and Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. Prof. Thomas is also the former director at the School of Chemical Sciences and the founder of the School of Polymer Science and Technology, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India. He received his Ph. D. in 1987 in Polymer Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, India. He has been ranked no.1 in India about the number of publications (most productive scientists). Prof. Thomas's research group specialized areas of polymers which includes Polymer blends, Fiber filled polymer composites, Particulate-filled polymer composites and their morphological characterization, Ageing and degradation, Pervaporation phenomena, sorption and diffusion, Interpenetrating polymer systems, Recyclability and reuse of waste plastics and rubbers, Elastomer cross-linking, Dual porous nanocomposite scaffolds for tissue engineering, etc. Prof. Thomas's research group has extensive exchange programs with different industries, research, and academic institutions all over the world and is performing world-class collaborative research in various fields. Professors Centre is equipped with various sophisticated instruments and has established state-of-the-art experimental facilities which cater to the needs of researchers within the country and abroad. His H Index- 133, Google Citations- 86424, Number of Publications- 1300, and Books-160.

Anu Sunny is a Research Scholar at the School of Chemical Sciences at Mahatma Gandhi University, India. She has a PhD in Chemistry from Mahatma Gandhi University and wrote a thesis on the topic 'Synthesis, characterization and physico-chemical studies of copper oxide and calcium phosphate based epoxy nanocomposites.' She has written articles and book chapters on metal oxide nanoparticles.Prajitha Velayudhan is currently working as Research Fellow at the International and Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India. Her research focuses on self assembling of nanomaterials such as nanosilica, graphene oxide, nanocomposites, rubber nanocomposites etc.

Inhalt
Part I. Fundamentals of colloidal metal oxide nanocrystals
1. Physics and chemistry of colloidal metal oxide nanocrystals and their applications to nanotechnologies and microsystems

2. Surface chemistry, modification, and engineering of colloidal nanocrystals

3. Nanosecond pulsed laser ablation to synthesize ternary alloy colloidal nanoparticles

   Part II. Formation, stabilization and characterization of colloidal nanocrystals
   4. Aqueous methods for the synthesis of colloidal metal oxide nanocrystals

4. Non-aqueous methods for the synthesis of colloidal metal oxide nanocrystals
5. Green synthesis protocols
6. Colloidal core-shell metal oxide nanocrystals and their applications
7. Colloidal multinary metal oxides

8. Features of colloidal nanocrystal characterization

   Part III: Applications of colloidal metal oxides

9. Colloidal metal oxides in biomedical applications
10. Colloidal metal oxides in energy technologies
11. Colloidal metal oxides in electronics and optoelectronics
12. Colloidal metal oxide nanocrystals in catalysis
13. Environmental remediation
14. Aerogels and their applications
15. Colloidal oxide-based heterostructured nanocrystals
16. Metal Oxides for Energy Applications
17. Colloidal magnetic metal oxide nano crystals and their applications in sustained drug release