Intelligent Nanomaterials comprehensively provides up-to-date material of this fascinating field.The last three decades have seen extraordinary advances in the generation of new materials based on both fundamental elements and composites, driven by advances in synthetic chemistry and often drawing inspiration from nature. The concept of an intelligent material envisions additional functionality built into the molecular structure, such that a desirable response occurs under defined conditions.Divided into 4 parts: Inorganic Materials; Organic Materials; Composite Materials; and Biomaterials, the 22 chapters cover the latest research and developments in the processing, properties, and applications of intelligent nanomaterials. Included are molecular device materials, biomimetic materials, hybrid-type functionalized polymers-composite materials, information-and energy-transfer materials, as well as environmentally friendly materials.

Preface xxiPart I. Inorganic Materials1. Synthesis, Characterization, and Self-assembly of ColloidalQuantum Dots 3Saim M. Emin, Alexandre Loukanov, Surya P. Singh, SeilichiroNakabayashi and Liyuan Han2. One-dimensional Semiconducting Metal Oxides: Synthesis,Characterization and Gas Sensors Application 39Nguyen Duc Hoa3. Rare-earth Based Insulating Nanocrystals: ImprovedLuminescent Nanophosphors for Plasma Display Panels 89Prashant K. Sharma and AvinashC. Pandey4. Amorphous Porous Mixed Oxides: A New and Highly VersatileClass of Materials 149Sadanand Pandey and Shivani B. Mishra5. Zinc Oxide Nanostructures and their Applications 183Rizwan Wahib, I. H. Hwang, Hyung-Shik Shin, Young-Soon Kim,Javed Musarrat and M. A. Siddiqui6. Smart Nanomaterials for Space and Energy Applications213Raghvendra S. Yadav, Ravindra P. Singh, Ashutosh Tiwari, andAvinash C. Pandey7. Thermochromic Thin Films and Nanocomposite for Smart Glazing251Russell BinionsPart II. Organic Materials 3178. Polymeric Nano-, Micellar and Core-shell Materials 319Angel Contreras-Garcia, Guillermina Burillo, and EmilioBucio9. Conjugates of Nanomaterials with Phthalocyanines 347Edith Antunes, Christian Litwinski and Tebello Nyokong10. Nanostructured Carbon and Polymer Materials- Synthesis andtheir Application in Energy Conversion Devices 425Debmalya Roy, B. Shastri, Md. Immamuddin, K.Mukhopadhyay11. Advancement in Cellulose Based Bio-plastics for Biomedicals467S. K. ShuklaPart III. Composite Materials 48712. Intelligent Nanocomposite Hydrogels 489Mohammad Sirousazar and Mehrdad Kokabi13. Polymer/Layered Silicates Nanocomposites for BarrierTechnology 533Philip W. Labuschagne, Sean Moolman and Arjun Maity14. Polymers/Composites Based Intelligent Transducers 571Ajay Kumar Mishra, Shivani B. Mishra, Ashutosh TiwariPart IV. Biomaterials and Devices 58315. Hydrogel Nanoparticles in Drug Delivery 585Mehrdad Hamidi, Kobra Rostamizadeh and Mohammad-AliShahbazi16. Mode of Growth Mechanism of Nanocrystal Using Biomolecules625Sharda Sunaram Sanjay, Ravindra P. Singh, Ashutosh Tiwari andAvinash C. Pandey17. Quantum Dots for Detection, Identification and Tracking ofSingle Biomolecules in Tissue and Cells 649Alexandre R. Loukanov, Saim Emin18. Nanofibers Based Biomedical Devices 679Debasish Mondal and Ashutosh Tiwari19. Nano-sized Carrier Systems as New Materials for NuclearMedicine 715Martin Hruby20. Biomimetic Materials toward Application of Nanobiodevices741Ravindra P. Singh, Jeong-Woo Choi, Ashutosh Tiwari, and AvinashC. Pandey21. Lipid Based Nano-biosensors for Medical Diagnostics783Georgia-Paraskevi Nikoleli, Dimitrios P. Nikolelis and NikolaosTzamtzis22. Polymeric Nanofibers and their Applications in Sensors801Murugan Ramalingam, Ashutosh TiwariReferences 823Index 827