Fundamentals of nanoparticles : classifications, synthesis methods, properties and characterization

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Cover; Title Page; Copyright page; Contents; List of Contributors; Chapter 1

Nanostructures for imaging, medical diagnostics and therapy; 1

Introduction; 2

Types of nanoparticles for nanomedicine; 2.1

Organic nanoparticles; 2.1.1

Liposomes and lipid nanoparticles; 2.1.2

Micelles and solid polymeric nanoparticles; 2.1.3

Dendritic nanoparticles; 2.2

Inorganic nanoparticles; 2.2.1

Metal-based nanoparticles; 2.2.2

Carbon-based nanoparticles; 2.2.3

Silica nanoparticles; 3

Nanoparticles for diagnostics; 3.1

In vitro diagnostics. 3.1.1

Assays based on fluorescent nanoparticles3.1.2

Assays based on plasmonic nanoparticles; 3.1.3

Assays based on superparamagnetic nanoparticles; 3.1.4

Assays based on electric properties of nanostructures; 3.2

In vivo imaging; 3.2.1

Optical imaging; 3.2.2

Magnetic resonance imaging; 3.2.3

Radioisotope imaging; 3.2.4

X-ray computed tomography; 4

Nanoparticles for therapy; 4.1

Cancer nanomedicine; 4.1.1

Active targeting of nanoparticles; 4.1.2

Material-based therapeutic approaches; 4.1.3

Nanodrug-delivery systems; 4.2

Nanomedicine for other applications. 4.2.1

Infection4.2.2

Osteoporosis; 4.2.3

Gene therapy; 5

Conclusions; Acknowledgment; References; Chapter 2

Nature's nanoparticles: using viruses as nanomedicines and for bioimaging; 1

Introduction; 2

Plant virus-like particles (VLPs) and viral nanoparticles; Cowpea mosaic virus (CPMV); Cowpea chlorotic mosaic virus (CCMV); Potato virus X (PVX); 2.1

Expression of plant VLPs; Nuclear transformation; Plant virus-based expression systems; 2.2

Advantages of plant VLPs as nanoparticles; 2.3

Disadvantages of plant VLPs; 3

Plant VLPs and viral nanoparticles in drug delivery. 3.1

Strategies for loading drugs into viral NPs3.2

Drug bioconjugation to the viral capsids; 4

Medical applications of viral nanoparticles (VNPs); 4.1

VNPs as drug carriers; 4.2

VNPs as bioimaging agents; 5

Conclusions; References; Chapter 3

Catalytic applications of Janus nanoparticles; 1

Introduction; 1.1

Masking and immobilization method of functionalization; 2

Janus nanoparticles for liquid/liquid interfacial catalysis; 2.1

Janus nanoparticles to stabilize Pickering emulsions; 2.2

Biomass refining "phase selectivity." 2.3

Snowman-like Janus nanoparticles to 4-nitrophenol and 4-nitroanisole reduction3

Janus nanoparticles to photocatalytic applications; References; Chapter 4

Tailored nanomaterials for antimicrobial applications; 1

Introduction; 2

Antimicrobial mechanisms of nanomaterials; 3

Antimicrobial nanomaterials; 3.1

Nanometals; 3.1.1

Silver nanoparticles; 3.1.2

Copper nanoparticles; 3.1.3

Iron nanoparticles; 3.2

Metal oxides nanostructures; 3.2.1

TiO2 nanoparticles; 3.2.2

ZnO nanoparticles; 3.2.3

MgO nanoparticles; 3.3

Carbonaceous nanomaterials. 3.3.1

Graphene and its derivatives