For the first time, this comprehensive handbook presents the emerging field of microwave
technology for the synthesis of nanoparticles. Divided into three parts--fundamentals …

Microwave energy has been in use for many applications for more than 50 years, from
communication, food processing, and wood drying to chemical reactions and medical …

Microwave reactor methodologies are unique in their ability to be scaled-up without suffering
thermal gradient effects, providing a potentially industrially important improvement in …

This chapter contains sections titled: General Introduction to Nanoparticles Methods of
Nanoparticle Synthesis Surface Plasmon Resonance and Coloring Control of Size, Shape …

This Feature Article gives an overview of microwave-assisted liquid phase routes to
inorganic nanomaterials. Whereas microwave chemistry is a well-established technique in …

Conspectus The magic of microwave (MW) heating technique, termed the Bunsen burner of
the 21st century, has emerged as a valuable alternative in the synthesis of organic …

In this review, microwave plasma gas-phase synthesis of inorganic materials and material
groups is discussed from the application-oriented perspective of a materials scientist: why …

The heating effect of microwaves was accidentally discovered in 1945 by Percy LeBaron
Spencer, an American engineer and inventor, at the Raytheon Co. While working on radar …

Colloidal inorganic nanocrystals stand out as an important class of advanced nanomaterials
owing to the flexibility with which their physical–chemical properties can be controlled …

This article examines the effect (s) of the 2.45-GHz microwave (MW) radiation in the
synthesis of silver nanoparticles in aqueous media by reduction of the diaminesilver (I) …