Exposure to Engineered Nanomaterials in the Environment
| Other Authors: | Marmiroli, Nelson., White, Jason C. 1970-, Song, Jing., ScienceDirect (Online service) |
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| Format: | Electronic |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Amsterdam :
Elsevier,
2019.
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| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (363 pages). |
| Series: |
Micro & nano technologies.
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| Subjects: |
Table of Contents:
- Front Cover; Exposure to Engineered Nanomaterials in the Environment; Copyright Page; Contents; List of contributors; Short biographies; Foreword; Preface: Novel technologies from the nanoscale require new responsibilities; I. Synthesis and characterization of Engineered Nanomaterials, towards a "safe by design" approach; 1 Synthesis and production of engineered nanomaterials for laboratory and industrial use; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Synthesis of nanomaterials; 1.3 Use of nanomaterials in the laboratory; 1.3.1 In research and analytical chemistry; 1.3.2 In biomedical applications.
- 1.3.2.1 Metal-based nanomaterials1.3.2.2 Carbon-based nanomaterials in biomedical applications; 1.4 Use of nanomaterials in industrial and commercial applications; 1.4.1 Silver nanomaterials; 1.4.2 Titanium nanomaterials; 1.4.3 Zinc nanomaterials; 1.4.4 Platinum and palladium nanomaterials; 1.4.5 SiO2 nanoparticles; 1.4.6 Fe2O3 and Fe3O4; 1.4.7 Al2O3 and cerium oxide nanomaterials; 1.5 Perspectives: case study on nonlinear plasmonics; Highlights; Key Points; Acknowledgment; References; Further reading; 2 Characterization of the physical and chemical properties of engineered nanomaterials.
- 2.1 Introduction2.2 Sample collection, preparation, separation, or fractionation; 2.3 Size and shape definition, quantification; 2.3.1 Electron microscopy; 2.3.2 Scanning probe and atomic force microscopy; 2.3.3 Particle counters and sizers for engineered nanomaterials in air; 2.3.4 Particle counters and sizers for engineered nanomaterials in liquid suspension; 2.3.5 Specific surface area measurement; 2.4 Chemical composition and structure; 2.4.1 Composition and structure analysis in electron microscope; 2.4.2 Inductively coupled plasma mass and emission spectrometries.
- 2.4.3 Infrared and Raman spectroscopies2.4.4 Other characterization techniques for engineered nanomaterial ensembles; 2.5 Surface-related properties in nanomaterials and other worth investigating properties; Key points; References; II. ENMs in the environment: fate, transfer and interactions with organisms; 3 Fate of engineered nanomaterials in natural environments and impacts on ecosystems; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Deposition and transport: how do engineered nanomaterials enter and move within the natural environment?
- 3.3 Distribution: where are the engineered nanomaterials and what is the evidence?3.3.1 Experimental quantitation of engineered nanomaterials in natural environments; 3.3.2 Estimation and modeling of engineered nanomaterial concentrations in natural environments; 3.4 Fates: what happens to engineered nanomaterials in the natural environment?; 3.4.1 Agglomeration; 3.4.2 Dissolution; 3.4.3 Chemical transformations; 3.4.4 Nanoparticle formation; 3.4.5 Sorption of biomolecules; 3.4.6 Interactions with other contaminants; 3.4.7 Transformations at the biological receptors and uptake by biota.