Nanotechnology-based Sensors for Efficient Detection of Environmental Pollution discusses the use of nanotechnology to generate sensors capable of performing efficient detection of different types of environmental pollutants. Nanomaterial’s characteristics such as large surface area, good reactivity, and possibility to suffer chemical surface modification to recognize different types of molecules are useful, especially to perform the detection of specific environmental pollutants. Innovative and efficient ways to detect environmental pollution are urgently needed for sustainability and the nanotechnology field has an enormous potential to offer strategic solutions. Nanotechnology-based sensors offer an efficient way of detecting the presence of contaminants and determine its structure and chemical nature is by applying nanotechnology and/or nanobiotechnology.
This book will contain 5 parts: the first one will be dedicated to exploring environmental pollution as a threat to life on Earth and main contaminants (inorganic, organic or pathogens) and the risk they represent to living beings. The second part will be dedicated to nanotechnology allowing pollutants’ detection covering a brief history of nanotechnology-based sensors, different types of nanotechnology-based sensor (optical, electrochemical, and magnetic), nanotechnology-based sensors’ design and fabrication and nano biosensors. The third part will be focused on important specific pollutants (pesticides, heavy metal, dyes, toxic gas, pharmaceutical waste, petroleum hydrocarbons, and pathogenic microbes) and their detection by nanotechnology-based sensors. The fourth part will be dedicated to important nanomaterials in nanotechnology-based sensors, exploring carbon-based and non-carbon-based material in nanoscale (graphene, carbon nanotubes, quantum dots, magnetic nanomaterials, non-magnetic nanoparticles) and also point-of-care sensors and functionalization to generate optimized nanotechnology-based sensors to pollutants’ detection. The fifth and last part of Nanotechnology-based Sensors for Efficient Detection of Environmental Pollution will address relevant practical aspects related to nanotechnology-based sensors, covering advantages and challenges, safety, economic and commercial aspects related to the field and also sustainability, highlighting green nanomaterials on nanotechnology-based sensors.
1. Nanotechnology-based Sensors for Detection of Environmental Pollution - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Title page - p. Page ii 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iii 5. Copyright - p. Page iii 6. Contents - p. Page vi 7. List of contributors - p. Page vii 8. About the editors - p. Page vii 9. Preface - p. Page ix 10. List of Illustrations - p. Page xi 11. List of Tables - p. Page xii 12. 1 : Environmental pollution: a worldwide threat - p. Page xii 13. 2 : Main inorganic pollutants and their risk to living beings - p. Page 6 14. 3 : Main organic pollutants and their risk to living beings - p. Page 29 15. 4 : Main biological contaminants endangering humans’ health - p. Page 46 16. 5 : The importance of detecting pollutants to sustainability - p. Page 66 17. 6 : Green carbon-based nanomaterials to environmental remediation - p. Page 89 18. 7 : Brief history of nanotechnology-based sensors - p. Page 101 19. 8 : Optical nanotechnology-based sensors for environmental contaminants’ detection - p. Page 132 20. 9 : Magnetic nanotechnology-based sensors for environmental contaminants’ detection - p. Page 151 21. 10 : Nanotechnology-based sensors’ design and fabrication - p. Page 171 22. 11 : Nanobiosensors to detect environmental pollution - p. Page 195 23. 12 : Pesticides detection by nanotechnology-based sensors - p. Page 209 24. 13 : Heavy metal detection by nanotechnology-based sensors - p. Page 230 25. 14 : Innovative nanosensors for detection of dyes - p. Page 257 26. 15 : Toxic gas detection by nanotechnology-based sensors - p. Page 274 27. 16 : Pharmaceuticals and other emerging contaminants' detection by nanotechnology-based sensors - p. Page 308 28. 17 : Graphene-based sensors to detect environmental contaminants - p. Page 324 29. 18 : Carbon nanotubes-based sensors to detect environmental contaminants - p. Page 345 30. 19 : Quantum dots-based sensors to detect environmental contaminants - p. Page 369 31. 20 : Magnetic nanotechnology-based biosensors for environmental contaminants’ detection - p. Page 394 32. 21 : Point-of-care nanotechnology-based sensors for environmental pollutants - p. Page 427 33. 22 : Advantages and challenges of nanotechnology-based sensors - p. Page 450 34. 23 : Nanotechnology-based sensors: fabrication and challenging aspects - p. Page 471 35. 24 : Safety in the management of nanomaterials - p. Page 491 36. 25 : Nanomaterial’s biocompatibility - p. Page 516 37. 26 : Economic and commercial aspects related to nanotechnology-based sensors - p. Page 535 38. 27 : Sustainability and green nanomaterials on nanotechnology-based sensors - p. Page 550 39. Index - p. Page 567
Nanotechnology-based Sensors for Efficient Detection of Environmental Pollution discusses the use of nanotechnology to generate sensors capable of performing efficient detection of different types of environmental pollutants. Nanomaterial’s characteristics such as large surface area, good reactivity, and possibility to suffer chemical surface modification to recognize different types of molecules are useful, especially to perform the detection of specific environmental pollutants. Innovative and efficient ways to detect environmental pollution are urgently needed for sustainability and the nanotechnology field has an enormous potential to offer strategic solutions. Nanotechnology-based sensors offer an efficient way of detecting the presence of contaminants and determine its structure and chemical nature is by applying nanotechnology and/or nanobiotechnology.
This book will contain 5 parts: the first one will be dedicated to exploring environmental pollution as a threat to life on Earth and main contaminants (inorganic, organic or pathogens) and the risk they represent to living beings. The second part will be dedicated to nanotechnology allowing pollutants’ detection covering a brief history of nanotechnology-based sensors, different types of nanotechnology-based sensor (optical, electrochemical, and magnetic), nanotechnology-based sensors’ design and fabrication and nano biosensors. The third part will be focused on important specific pollutants (pesticides, heavy metal, dyes, toxic gas, pharmaceutical waste, petroleum hydrocarbons, and pathogenic microbes) and their detection by nanotechnology-based sensors. The fourth part will be dedicated to important nanomaterials in nanotechnology-based sensors, exploring carbon-based and non-carbon-based material in nanoscale (graphene, carbon nanotubes, quantum dots, magnetic nanomaterials, non-magnetic nanoparticles) and also point-of-care sensors and functionalization to generate optimized nanotechnology-based sensors to pollutants’ detection. The fifth and last part of Nanotechnology-based Sensors for Efficient Detection of Environmental Pollution will address relevant practical aspects related to nanotechnology-based sensors, covering advantages and challenges, safety, economic and commercial aspects related to the field and also sustainability, highlighting green nanomaterials on nanotechnology-based sensors.
1. Nanotechnology-based Sensors for Detection of Environmental Pollution - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Title page - p. Page ii 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iii 5. Copyright - p. Page iii 6. Contents - p. Page vi 7. List of contributors - p. Page vii 8. About the editors - p. Page vii 9. Preface - p. Page ix 10. List of Illustrations - p. Page xi 11. List of Tables - p. Page xii 12. 1 : Environmental pollution: a worldwide threat - p. Page xii 13. 2 : Main inorganic pollutants and their risk to living beings - p. Page 6 14. 3 : Main organic pollutants and their risk to living beings - p. Page 29 15. 4 : Main biological contaminants endangering humans’ health - p. Page 46 16. 5 : The importance of detecting pollutants to sustainability - p. Page 66 17. 6 : Green carbon-based nanomaterials to environmental remediation - p. Page 89 18. 7 : Brief history of nanotechnology-based sensors - p. Page 101 19. 8 : Optical nanotechnology-based sensors for environmental contaminants’ detection - p. Page 132 20. 9 : Magnetic nanotechnology-based sensors for environmental contaminants’ detection - p. Page 151 21. 10 : Nanotechnology-based sensors’ design and fabrication - p. Page 171 22. 11 : Nanobiosensors to detect environmental pollution - p. Page 195 23. 12 : Pesticides detection by nanotechnology-based sensors - p. Page 209 24. 13 : Heavy metal detection by nanotechnology-based sensors - p. Page 230 25. 14 : Innovative nanosensors for detection of dyes - p. Page 257 26. 15 : Toxic gas detection by nanotechnology-based sensors - p. Page 274 27. 16 : Pharmaceuticals and other emerging contaminants' detection by nanotechnology-based sensors - p. Page 308 28. 17 : Graphene-based sensors to detect environmental contaminants - p. Page 324 29. 18 : Carbon nanotubes-based sensors to detect environmental contaminants - p. Page 345 30. 19 : Quantum dots-based sensors to detect environmental contaminants - p. Page 369 31. 20 : Magnetic nanotechnology-based biosensors for environmental contaminants’ detection - p. Page 394 32. 21 : Point-of-care nanotechnology-based sensors for environmental pollutants - p. Page 427 33. 22 : Advantages and challenges of nanotechnology-based sensors - p. Page 450 34. 23 : Nanotechnology-based sensors: fabrication and challenging aspects - p. Page 471 35. 24 : Safety in the management of nanomaterials - p. Page 491 36. 25 : Nanomaterial’s biocompatibility - p. Page 516 37. 26 : Economic and commercial aspects related to nanotechnology-based sensors - p. Page 535 38. 27 : Sustainability and green nanomaterials on nanotechnology-based sensors - p. Page 550 39. Index - p. Page 567
