Biocompatible Hybrid Oxide Nanoparticles for Human Health. From Synthesis to Applications. Micro and Nano Technologies

Table of Contents

Water remediation 1. The adsorptive properties of titanosilicate xerogels and membranes of identical genesis 2. Structure and surface chemistry of aminofunctionalized silica spherical particles as sorptive and antimicrobial agents 3. Silica and titania nanoadsorbents for application in molecular recognition technology 4. Mesoporous acid-modified silicas and their application in sorption and catalysis 5. Synthesis and photocatalytic properties of nanostructured titania films, doped with transition metals (Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, Fe)

Biotechnology and biomedicine 6. From nano- to micro-particles of polysaccharide-silica composites through self-assembly and sol-gel processes 7. Polymer adsorption modified nanosilica as a sorbent for medical applications 8. Molecular recognition in silica nanohybrids: Synthesis and applications 9. Processing of natural mineral magnetite for medical applications 10. Enzymatic sol-gel composites based on alumina and ferria for treatment of cardiovascular diseases

Sensors 11. Titania-graphene and titania-Cdots materials through sol-gel processing 12. Synthesis and study of multiferroic and ferroelectric 'core-shell' powders for application in electronic devices for medicine and ecology 13. New routes for the fabrication of TiO2 Inverse opal films and their application in intelligent devices 14. Sol-gel synthesis and characterization of iron-containing garnets

Authors

Inna V. Melnyk Senior Scientist, Institute of Geotechnics SAS, Kosice, Slovak Republic and Chuiko Institute of Surface Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine. Inna V. Melnyk is Senior Scientist at the Institute of Geotechnics SAS, Kosice, Slovak Republic and the Chuiko Institute of Surface Chemistry, NASU, Kyiv, Ukraine. Her research focuses in the areas of sol-gel technique, surface chemistry, directed synthesis and design of hybrid materials (magnetically controlled particles, silica particles, membranes) and their application in sorption processes, water purification, bionanotechnology. Miroslava Vaclavikova Principle Senior Scientist, Institute of Geotechnics SAS, Kosice, Slovak Republic. Miroslava Vaclavikova is principle Senior Scientist, Institute of Geotechnics SAS, Kosice, Slovak Republic. Her research focuses in environmental technologies, especially on development, testing and applications of novel materials based on iron oxides for the removal of heavy metals as well as on surface modification of minerals such as zeolites, clays, and carbon. Gulaim A. Seisenbaeva Professor of Inorganic Chemistry, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden. Gulaim A. Seisenbaeva is Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden. Her research focuses include the tailoring of functional hybrid adsorbents for water remediation and hydrometallurgy, and the application of porous oxides as alkali ion battery materials. Vadim G. Kessler Professor of Inorganic Chemistry and Bionanotechnology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden. Vadim G. Kessler is Professor of Inorganic Chemistry and Bionanotechnology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden. His research interests include developing molecular precursor chemistry for the synthesis of nanomaterials, and developing nanotechnology for biomedical and agricultural applications.