Advances in Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Characterization, Theoretical Modelling, and Applications

• Main Author: Pasquini, Luca (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
• Subjects: Technology: general issues; silicon quantum dots; nanocomposites; finite element method; nanoparticles; non-aqueous solvent controlled sol-gel route; Au-Fe alloy; isomalto-oligosaccharide; cytotoxic activity; gas phase condensation; synergistic effect; alloys; metal oxides; egg white protein; nanoparticle; submicrometre spherical particles; emulsifying property; Ligustrum ovalifolium L.; A375 cells; core-shell particles; physical adsorption; pulse laser deposition; ovarian carcinoma cells; mobility; FePt alloy; reaction control; titanium; PLD; ceria; cobalt; hot spot; graphene; thermal aggregation; phase separation; one-pot hydrothermal method; super-luminescent diode; electron microscopy; synthesis; InPBi; laser wavelength; hierarchical structure; emission spectrum; zeta potential; glycation; La-Na co-doped TiO2; plasmonic coupling; silver nanoparticles; blue; catalytic activity; magnetic phase; photothermal therapy; quantum dot; iron; gold nanorods; methylene; phytosynthesis; laser melting in liquid
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This book focuses on recent advances in the synthesis of nanoparticles, their characterization, and their applications in different fields such as catalysis, photonics, magnetism, and nanomedicine. Nanoparticles receive a large share of the worldwide research activity in contemporary materials science. This is witnessed by the number of scientific papers with ""nanoparticle"" as a keyword, increasing linearly in the last 10 years from about 16,000 in 2009 to about 50,000 in 2019. This impressive widespread interest stems from the basic science of nanoparticles, which constitute a bridge between the molecular and the bulk worlds, as well as from their technological applications. The preparation of nanoparticles is a crossroad of materials science where chemists, physicists, engineers, and even biologists frequently meet, leading to a continuous improvement of existing techniques and to the invention of new methods. The reader interested in nanoparticles synthesis and properties will here find a valuable selection of scientific cases that cannot cover all methods and applications relevant to the field, but still provide an updated overview on the fervent research activity focused on nanoparticles.