Pressestimmen
"...the book offers a broad survey over new developments in a field which finally will be decisive for the future development of nanotechnology."
Clean Soil Air Water
2007, 35(2)
Clean Soil Air Water
2007, 35(2)
Kurzbeschreibung
Band 5 der Reihe "Nanotechnologies for the Life Sciences" widmet sich den Risiken für die Umwelt, die von Partikeln (Kohlenstoff, Polymere, Metalle, Metalloxide) in Nanometerdimensionen - abhängig von der Partikelgröße und der Art des betroffenen Gebiets - ausgehen können. Die Wirkung auf Mensch, Luft und Gewässer wird sowohl unter medizinischen als auch unter materialtechnologischen Gesichtspunkten beleuchtet.
Synopsis
Offering a unique overview of nanoparticle related environmental risks depending on particle type and exposed surroundings, this volume brings together both medical and nanotechnological aspects. The book adopts an in depth approach to toxicology from both particle size as well as particle nature, covering all important nanomaterial classes: carbon materials, polymers, metals, and metal oxides. Clearly structured, the text is careful to address the effects on human physiology, air, water and the general environment.
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The Series
Nanotechnologies for the Life Sciences (NtLS) is the first comprehensive source covering the convergence of materials and life sciences on the nanoscale, a wide field of research which brings together the main technology drive of the 21st century and existing, multibillion dollar markets.
Written by international experts describing the various facets of nanofabrication, the ten volumes of NtLS provide the underlying nanotechnologies for the design, creation and characterization of medical, biological and cybernetic applications. Each volume addresses in detail one particular facet of the field.
Tailor-made nanomaterials find widespread new opportunities in diagnostic and monitoring microdevices, microsurgery tools and instruments, tissue engineering, drug delivery or artificial organs, and many more. Making information available from all kinds of specialized sources throughout the disciplines involved, NtLS is essential reading for all scientists working in this field from medicine and biology through chemistry, materials science and physics to engineering.
This Volume
Volume 5 surveys the health issues of nanoscale particles and covers the novel aspects of both environmental protection from as well as with nanomaterials in depth. Hard nanoparticles and their toxicity are examined, as are the implications nanomaterials have for the delicate balance of aqueous systems.
From the Contents
* Impact of Nanomaterials on the Life Sciences and Health Implications of Nanoparticles
* Toxicity of New Carbon Conformations and Metallic and Metal Oxide Nanoparticles
* Effects on Air, Aquatic Systems, Water Treatment and Removal of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals
* Environmental Remediation with Nanoparticles and Environmental Nanosensors
Forthcoming Volumes
Nanomaterials for Cancer Therapy
Nanomaterials for Cancer Diagnosis
Nanomaterials for Biosensors
Tissue, Cell and Organ Engineering
Nanomaterials for Medical Diagnosis and Therapy
Nanotechnologies for the Life Sciences (NtLS) is the first comprehensive source covering the convergence of materials and life sciences on the nanoscale, a wide field of research which brings together the main technology drive of the 21st century and existing, multibillion dollar markets.
Written by international experts describing the various facets of nanofabrication, the ten volumes of NtLS provide the underlying nanotechnologies for the design, creation and characterization of medical, biological and cybernetic applications. Each volume addresses in detail one particular facet of the field.
Tailor-made nanomaterials find widespread new opportunities in diagnostic and monitoring microdevices, microsurgery tools and instruments, tissue engineering, drug delivery or artificial organs, and many more. Making information available from all kinds of specialized sources throughout the disciplines involved, NtLS is essential reading for all scientists working in this field from medicine and biology through chemistry, materials science and physics to engineering.
This Volume
Volume 5 surveys the health issues of nanoscale particles and covers the novel aspects of both environmental protection from as well as with nanomaterials in depth. Hard nanoparticles and their toxicity are examined, as are the implications nanomaterials have for the delicate balance of aqueous systems.
From the Contents
* Impact of Nanomaterials on the Life Sciences and Health Implications of Nanoparticles
* Toxicity of New Carbon Conformations and Metallic and Metal Oxide Nanoparticles
* Effects on Air, Aquatic Systems, Water Treatment and Removal of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals
* Environmental Remediation with Nanoparticles and Environmental Nanosensors
Forthcoming Volumes
Nanomaterials for Cancer Therapy
Nanomaterials for Cancer Diagnosis
Nanomaterials for Biosensors
Tissue, Cell and Organ Engineering
Nanomaterials for Medical Diagnosis and Therapy
Über den Autor
Challa Kumar is currently the Group Leader of Nanofabrication at the Center for Advanced Microstructures and Devices (CAMD), Baton Rouge, USA. His research interests are in developing novel synthetic methods for functional nanomaterials and innovative therapeutic, diagnostic and sensory tools based on nanotechnology. He has eight years of industrial R&D experience working for Imperial Chemical Industries and United Breweries prior to joining CAMD. He is the founding Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology, an international peer reviewed journal published by American Scientific Publishers, and the series editor for the ten-volume book series Nanotechnologies for the Life Sciences (NtLS) published by Wiley-VCH. He worked at the Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry in Munich, Germany, as a post doctoral fellow and at the Max Planck Institute for Carbon Research in Mülheim, Germany, as an invited scientist. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in synthetic organic chemistry from Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, Prashanti Nilayam, India.
