"Spinel nanoferrites have emerged as an advanced class of nanostructured material in the domains of nanoscience and technology over the course of the last decade. This book covers the fundamentals of spinel ferrites, in the health sector, such as hyperthermia, cancer diagnosis/treatment, and antimicrobial activity, and on environmental issues like water purification, wastewater treatment, and air pollution remediation. This book is aimed at graduate students and researchers in materials science, nanotechnology, environmental sciences, and bioengineering"--
Spinel nanoferrites have emerged as an advanced class of nanostructured materials in the domains of nanoscience and technology over the past decade. This book covers the fundamentals of spinel ferrites and their applications in the health sector and the environment. It focuses on the key applications of spinel ferrites in the health sector, such as hyperthermia, cancer diagnosis/treatment, and antimicrobial activity, as well as in environmental issues like water purification, wastewater treatment, and air pollution remediation.
Features
- Covers the classification, synthesis, properties, structures, and applications of spinel ferrites.
- Provides exclusive coverage of biomedical and environmental applications.
- Includes discussions on environmental pollution, types of pollutants, and the removal of those pollutants using spinel nanoferrites.
- Reviews applications in cancer diagnosis and treatment, MRI, hyperthermia, and related fields.
- Recommends building environmentally-friendly ferrite materials for a clean environment.
This book is aimed at graduate students and researchers in materials science, nanotechnology, environmental science, and bioengineering.
This book covers the basics of spinel nanoferrites and their applications in the environmental and health sectors. It discusses key applications in the health sector, such as hyperthermia, cancer diagnosis/treatment, antimicrobial activity, and environmental issues like water purification, wastewater treatment, and air pollution remediation.
1. Introduction to Soft Nanoferrites.
2. Synthesis Techniques of
Nanoferrites.
3. Properties of Soft Nanoferrites.
4. Structure of Soft
Nanoferrites.
5. Nanoferrites as Biocompatible Materials.
6. Toxicity of Soft
Nanoferrites.
7. Role of Spinel Nanoferrites in the Health Sector.
8. Uses of
Soft Nanoferrites for Hyperthermia.
9. Soft Nanoferrites for Cancer
Diagnosis.
10. Soft Ferrites in Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
11. Soft
Nanoferrites as Antibacterial Agents.
12. Antifungal Activity of Soft
Nanoferrites.
13. Drug Delivery Systems Using Soft Nanoferrites.
14. Soft
Nanoferrites for Environment Applications.
15. Heavy Metal Detection Using
Soft Nanoferrites and their Hybrids.
16. Soft Nanoferrites: Photocatalyic
Degradation of Organic Dyes.
17. Industrial Wastewater Treatment using Soft
Nanoferrites.
18. Nanoferrites for Organic Dye Degradation.
19. Benefits of
Soft Nanoferrites as Catalysts.
20. Soft Ferrites for Solid Pollution
Detection and Remediation.
21. Green Technology for Soft Nanoferrites.
22.
Future Prospects of Soft Nanoferrites.
Atul Thakur is the Director of Amity Centre for Nanotechnology and Amity School of Applied Sciences at Amity University Haryana. He was recognized among the top 2% of researchers by Stanford University ranking. Dr. Thakur received his Post Doctorate from the University of Brest, France, and thereafter from the worldrenowned National Taiwan University, Taiwan. He completed his M.Phil. and Ph.D. degrees from Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla. Dr. Thakur has published more than 190 research papers in international, peerreviewed, and SCI and Scopusindexed journals, holds fifty patents and has authored four books. His research areas include ferrite nanomaterials for water purification, agricultural applications, microwave and highfrequency applications, radarabsorbing materials, antenna miniaturization, highdensity memory storage systems, sensor applications, and metamaterials.
Preeti Thakur is Professor of Physics and the Head of Amity Institute of Nanotechnology at Amity University Haryana, India. She was recognized among the top 2% of researchers by Stanford University ranking. She holds a postdoctoral degree from Taiwan and was a Gold medalist in her Masters program. Dr. Thakur earned her Ph.D. in Physics from Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla, India. She is an Editor for the Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials. Her research areas include synthesis and characterization of magnetic nanoferrites for applications such as radarabsorbing materials, sensors, high frequency, wastewater treatment, and agricultural applications. Dr. Thakur has more than 170 publications in SCI/Scopusindexed international journals, holds fortyfive patents, and has edited books on nanomaterials and published specialized book chapters.
