Inorganic Nanoparticles

Dr. Claudia Altavilla graduated in chemistry (cum laude) in 2001 from the University of Catania, Italy. She received her Ph.D in chemistry in 2006 from that school with a dissertation on the synthesis and characterization of nanostructured materials assembled on inorganic substrates. She worked as a visiting scientist at the University of Florence, Italy, with Professor Dante Gatteschi, where she was involved in the magnetic characterization of nanoparticle monolayers on silicon substrates. Currently she is a research fellow in the Department of Chemical and Food Engineering, University of Salerno, Italy.Dr. Enrico Ciliberto is a full professor of inorganic chemistry at the University of Catania and the president of the Cultural Heritage Technologies Faculty at the University of Syracuse, Italy. His research focuses on the chemistry of materials, including surface science and cultural heritage materials, both from an archaeometric and conservative point of view. It also covers Minoan mortars in Crete, Michelangelo’s David in Florence, and Saint Mark’s Basilica in Venice. His current scientific interest includes the application of nanotechnologies for the conservation of works of art. He has also published over 100 scientific papers.

• Inorganic Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Applications, and Perspectives—An Overview. Inorganic Nanoparticles for Works of Art Conservation. Magnetic Nanoparticle for Information Storage Applications. Inorganic Nanoparticles Gas Sensors. Light-Emitting Devices Based on Direct Band Gap Semiconductor Nanoparticles. Formation of Nanosized Aluminum and Its Applications in Condensed Phase Reactions. Nanoparticles for Fuel Cell Applications. Inorganic Nanoparticles for Photovoltaic Applications. Inorganic Nanoparticles and Rechargeable BatteriesQuantum Dots Designed for Biomedical Applications. Magnetic Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery. Nanoparticle Thermotherapy: A New Approach in Cancer Therapy. Inorganic Particles against Reactive Oxygen Species for Sun Protective Products. Innovative Inorganic Nanoparticles with Antibacterial Properties Attached to Textiles by Sonochemistry. Inorganic Nanoparticles for Environmental Remediation. Inorganic Nanotubes and Fullerene-Like Structures—From Synthesis to ApplicationsInorganic Nanoparticles for Catalysis. Nanocatalysts: A New "Dimension" for Nanoparticles?

"A quick perusal of the Table of Contents will reveal reviews of a vast range of nanoparticle applications delivered by experts in their fields … the editors emphasize applications of nanoparticles, with detailed treatments of topics … For a reader desiring a broad view of nanoparticle technology from the first decade of the 21st century, this book provides an excellent starting point."—Douglas S. English, Wichita State University in the Journal of the American Chemical Society