Handbook of Nanotechnology Applications

Kajornsak Faungnawakij is Director of the Nanomaterials and Nanosystems Engineering Research Unit at the National Nanotechnology Center (NANOTEC), Thailand. His research focuses in the areas of nanomaterials and particle technology. Dr. Woei Jye Lau is currently an associate professor in the School of Chemical and Energy Engineering, at the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). Dr Lau has a very strong research interest in the field of membrane science and technology for water applications and has published >250 scientific papers with total number of Scopus citations exceeding 10,000. He is the author of the book Nanofiltration Membranes: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications published by CRC Press in 2017 and has edited several books published by CRC Press and Elsevier. Currently, Dr Lau serves as a subject editor for Chemical Engineering Research and Design (Elsevier) and is associate editor for Water Reuse (International Water Association). In recognition of his research excellence, Dr Lau received the Australian Endeavour Research Fellowship in 2015, UI-RESOLV Program 2016 (Indonesia), Mevlana International Exchange Program 2017/2018 (Turkey), Sakura Exchange Program 2018 (Japan), TÜBİTAK’s Fellowships for Visiting Scientists 2018 (Turkey), ASEAN-India Collaborative R&D Scheme 2019 and the 6th Science & Technology Exchange Program (Iran). Uracha Rungsardthong Ruktanonchai is Deputy Executive Director, National Nanotechnology Center (NANOTEC), Thailand. Her research focuses in the areas of lipid and polymeric nanoparticles, nano-encapsulation, and advance drug delivery system. Kuakoon Piyachomkwan is Deputy Executive Director, National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Thailand. Her research focuses on nanotechnology in food applications.

• I- Enviroment1 Nanostructured microporous membranes for advanced water and wastewater treatment2 Recent advances on TiO2 photocatalysis for wastewater degradation: fundamentals, commercial TiO2 materials, and photocatalytic reactors3 Nanomaterial development and its applications for emerging pollutant removal in water4 Nanofiltration membranes for challenging environment5 Recent progress of polyamide thin film nanocomposite membranes for water applications6 Integrated nanofiltration membrane process for water and wastewater treatment7 Photoelectrochemical processes for energy applications8 Development of mixed matrix membranes for gas separationsII- Energy9 Nanocatalysts for interconversion of CO2 to fuels and chemicals10 Nanocomposite catalytic membranes for energy production: advances and challenges11 Advances in nanocatalysts for aviation biofuels12 Adhesive binders for nanosilicon anodes in lithium-ion batteries13 Nanotechnology for hydrogen storage 14 Safety of nanomaterials for energy applicationsIII- Agriculture15 Nanoencapsulation in agricultural applications16 Nanomaterials in agricultural and food applications17 Nanotechnology in functional and active food packaging18 Nanopore sequencing in agricultural and food applications19 Novel applications of nanotechnology in food safety assessmentIV- Medicine20 Nanocarrier-based vaccine delivery systems for synthetic peptide vaccines21 Cancer nanomedicine22 Bioprobe-conjugate polymeric micro/ nanoparticles as detection tools for infectious diseases23 Inorganic nanoparticle-based biosensors for point-of-care diagnostics24 Strategies for ligand-installed nanocarriers25 Biomedical sensor26 Predictive models for nanotoxicology: in vitro, in vivo, and computational models27 Bioinspired nanostructures for tailoring mechanical properties28 Three-dimensional printed scaffolds for tissue engineeringIndex