Colloidal Metal Oxide Nanoparticles

Prof. Sabu Thomas is a globally renowned scientist and one of the leading researchers. Prof. Thomas is internationally recognized for his pioneering work on polymer blends, nanocomposites, green materials, and sustainable polymers. Prof. Sabu Thomas is an Emeritus Professor of Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India. He is a Senior Professor of Christ University, Bangalore, India. He is also a visiting Professor at the Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand and an Adjunct Faculty in the Department of Polymer and Process Engineering, IIT Roorkee. He is the Chairman of the TrEST Research Park, Trivandrum, Kerala, India. The H index of Professor Thomas is 160 and he has more than 125,000 citations Anu Sunny is a Research Scholar at the School of Chemical Sciences at Mahatma Gandhi University, India. She has a PhD in Chemistry from Mahatma Gandhi University and wrote a thesis on the topic ‘Synthesis, characterization and physico-chemical studies of copper oxide and calcium phosphate based epoxy nanocomposites.’ She has written articles and book chapters on metal oxide nanoparticles. Prajitha Velayudhan is currently working as Research Fellow at the International and Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India. Her research focuses on self assembling of nanomaterials such as nanosilica, graphene oxide, nanocomposites, rubber nanocomposites etc.

• Part I. Fundamentals of colloidal metal oxide nanocrystals1. Physics and chemistry of colloidal metal oxide nanocrystals and their applications to nanotechnologies and microsystems2. Surface chemistry, modification, and engineering of colloidal nanocrystals3. Nanosecond pulsed laser ablation to synthesize ternary alloy colloidal nanoparticlesPart II. Formation, stabilization and characterization of colloidal nanocrystals4. Aqueous methods for the synthesis of colloidal metal oxide nanocrystals5. Non-aqueous methods for the synthesis of colloidal metal oxide nanocrystals6. Green synthesis protocols7. Colloidal core-shell metal oxide nanocrystals and their applications8. Colloidal multinary metal oxides9. Features of colloidal nanocrystal characterizationPart III: Applications of colloidal metal oxides10. Colloidal metal oxides in biomedical applications11. Colloidal metal oxides in energy technologies12. Colloidal metal oxides in electronics and optoelectronics13. Colloidal metal oxide nanocrystals in catalysis14. Environmental remediation15. Aerogels and their applications16. Colloidal oxide-based heterostructured nanocrystals17. Metal Oxides for Energy Applications18. Colloidal magnetic metal oxide nano crystals and their applications in sustained drug release