Overview
- Comprehensively reviews topics in nanotechnology such as synthesis, characterization and applications
- Covers various technological applications such as sensors, optoelectronic, drug delivery, and waste-water treatment
- Caters to readers who are interested in nanomaterials and nanocomposite synthesis and its potential applications
Part of the book series: Composites Science and Technology (CST)
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Synthesis
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Applications: Miscellaneous
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About this book
This book brings together multiple aspects of the recent research conducted in the field of nanotechnology covering topics such as the synthesis of various nanoparticles, nanorods, graphene, graphene oxide-metal composites, characterization of these materials, and ample aspects of various applications including in heavy metal sensing, optoelectronic devices, gas sensing, solar cells, biomedical sensors, role in the drug delivery, and waste-water treatment. The book is of interest to early career researchers, who are trying to grasp multiple aspects of nanomaterials and nanocomposite synthesis and its potential applications.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Imran Uddin is a Ph.D. in Biotechnology from National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India. His research interest lies in fabrication of biocompatible nanostructures for nanobiosensor and flexible electronics. Moreover, he is also working on developing new industrially relevant renewable nanomaterials. He completed his postdoctoral fellowships from Rhodes University, South Africa, and Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea. He is a recipient of a number of awards and fellowships including CSIR-Pool Scientists; Start-up Research Grant (DST Young Scientists); CSIR-SRF; and ICAR-NET. He has published thirty-nine (39) research articles in peer-reviewed journals and two (2) book chapters.
Irfan Ahmad is a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Rochester, New York, USA. His research interests are in materials physics and nanotechnology for a broad range of applications in optoelectronic devices and sensors. He has served as a scientist at Alameda Applied Science Corp. (AASC), atech-startup in SF Bay Area, USA, for four years. He has served as the main and contributing scientist on multiple phase II (US $1M) US Department of Energy SBIR grants. Currently, he is an assistant professor at the School of Engineering Sciences and Technology (SEST), Jamia Hamdard (Deemed University), New Delhi. He is a recipient of Irish Ovshinsky Award from American Physical Society (APS) in 2011. His current h-index is 17, which includes citations from a Nobel laureate and institutions including MIT, Princeton, etc.Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Synthesis and Applications of Nanomaterials and Nanocomposites
Editors: Imran Uddin, Irfan Ahmad
Series Title: Composites Science and Technology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-1350-3
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials Science, Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2023
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-99-1349-7Published: 09 May 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-99-1352-7Due: 09 June 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-981-99-1350-3Published: 08 May 2023
Series ISSN: 2662-1819
Series E-ISSN: 2662-1827
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 394
Number of Illustrations: 23 b/w illustrations, 112 illustrations in colour
Topics: Nanotechnology, Structural Materials, Nanoscale Science and Technology