Nanotechnology is rapidly sweeping through all the vital fields of science and technology
such as electronics, aerospace, defense, medicine, and catalysis. It involves the design …

Nanomaterials have, by definition, one or more dimension in the nanometer scale (≤ 100
nm) range and subsequently show novel properties from their bulk materials. The synthesis …

Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have long been overshadowed by gold NPs' success in sensor
and point-of-care (POC) applications. However, their unique physical,(electro) chemical, and …

Fluorescent quantum dots (QDs) are semiconducting nanocrystals (NCs) that find numerous
applications in areas, such as bio labelling, sensors, lasers, light emitting diodes and …

Interest in catalysis by metal nanoparticles (NPs) is increasing dramatically, as reflected by
the large number of publications in the last five years. This field,“semi‐heterogeneous …

In recent years, new strategies for silica coating of inorganic nanoparticles and organic
nanomaterials, which differ from the classical methodologies, have emerged at the forefront …

Filling the gap for a description of the optical properties of small particles with sizes less than
1000 nm and to provide a comprehensive overview on the spectral behavior of …

This chapter presents a systematic categorization of the functionalities of silica shells in the
context of their application fields. It provides a brief overview of the established synthesis …

A water-in-oil microemulsion method has been applied for the preparation of silica-coated
iron oxide nanoparticles. Three different nonionic surfactants (Triton X-100, Igepal CO-520 …

Nano-and microemulsions are colloidal systems that are widely used in various fields of
biomedicine, including wound and burn healing, cosmetology, the development of …