Clay Nanoparticles. Properties and Applications. Micro and Nano Technologies

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Part I Properties of clay nanoparticles

1. Geological overview of clay nanoparticles CRISTINA VILLANOVA-DE-BENAVENT

2. Structural characterization of clay systems by small-angle scattering LEONARDO CHIAPPISI

3. Halloysite nanotubes (HNTs)/polymer nanocomposites: thermal degradation and flame retardancy HENRI VAHABI, RODOLPHE SONNIER, AUR�LIE TAGUET, BELKACEM OTAZAGHINE, MOHAMMAD REZA SAEB AND G�NTER BEYER

4. Colloidal stability and self-assembling behavior of nanoclays LORENZO LISUZZO, GIUSEPPE CAVALLARO, FILIPPO PARISI, SERENA RIELA, STEFANA MILIOTO AND GIUSEPPE LAZZARA

5. Organophilic nature of nanoclay KAUSIK DANA AND MADHUCHHANDA SARKAR

6. Computational modeling of nanoclays EVA SCHOLTZOV�

Part II Technological applications of clay nanoparticles

7. Flame retardant potential of clay nanoparticles AYESHA KAUSAR

8. Nanoclays in drug delivery systems RAQUEL DE MELO BARBOSA, MARIANNA ARA�JO FERREIRA, LYGHIA MARIA ARA�JO MEIRELLES, NICOLE ZORATO AND FERNANDA NERVO RAFFIN

9. Decontamination application of nanoclays HUIJUAN GUAN AND YAFEI ZHAO

10. Clays in cement production from the nanoscale LIDIA NATALIA TRUSILEWICZ

11. Improving the thermal, termite resistance and anti-wetting properties of tropical timber using a polymethyl acrylate/ halloysite coating NISHAL ASHVIN SOLANKI, POORIA PASBAKHSH AND ALI RASHIDI

12. Halloysite nanoclay for development of heterogeneous catalysts SAMAHE SADJADI

13. Covalently modified nanoclays: synthesis, properties and applications MARINA MASSARO, GIUSEPPE CAVALLARO, GIUSEPPE LAZZARA AND SERENA RIELA

Authors

Giuseppe Cavallaro Assistant Professor, University of Palermo, Department of Physics and Chemistry, Palermo, Italy. Dr. Giuseppe Cavallaro is an Assistant Professor at Department of Physics and Chemistry "E. Segr� of University of Palermo, Italy. He was a Research Associate at the Institute of Micromanifacturing, Louisiana Tech University, USA, and Institut fur Chemie, Technische Universitat Berlin, Germany. He is the author of more than 120 publications in peer reviewed international journals. He is Editor of the book "Clay Nanoparticles: Properties and Applications - 1st Edition� by Giuseppe Cavallaro, Rawil Fakhrullin, Pooria Pasbakhsh (Publisher: Elsevier). His research activity is mainly focused on the physico-chemical characterization of nano-organized systems based on nanoclays and organic macromolecules, such as biopolymers and surfactants. Rawil F. Fakhrullin Professor, Bionanotechnology Lab, Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan, Russian Federation. Rawil F. Fakhrullin received his MSc from Kazan State University in 2003, later receiving a PhD in Biochemistry form Kazan State University (2006), and DSc in Microbiology from Kazan Federal University (2011). He also received an MSc degree in Chemistry with Nanotechnology from University of Hull, UK. He worked as a visiting scientist at the University of Hull (UK), University of Sheffield (UK) and Yeditepe University (Istanbul, Turkey). Currently, hProfessor, Bionanotechnology Lab, Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan, Russian Federation . His research interests are focused on development of novel biomimetic materials (including functionalised cells), cell-based therapy, drug delivery, controllable assembly of living cells into multicellular clusters, fabrication of cell-based biosensors, and nanotoxicity. Pooria Pasbakhsh Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, Monash University Malaysia, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia. Dr. Pooria Pasbakhsh has been an Associate Professor in the School of Engineering at Monash University Malaysia since 2010. His research interests include clay nanoparticles, self-healing materials, rubber nanocomposites, and industrial applications of polymer composites. Dr. Pasbakhsh has published over 100 journal or conference papers, co-edited 3 books, and participated as an invited speaker or chair at several conferences. He has also participated in numerous collaborations aiming to integrate industry needs into academic research, and to support composite industry applications.