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Nanoscience and its applications / Alessandra L. Da Róz, Marystela Ferreira, Fábio de Lima Leite, Osvaldo N. Oliveira, Jr.

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Kidlington, Oxford, United Kingdom : William Andrew, 2017.
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1 online resource
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Oliveira, Osvaldo N., Ferreira, Marystela, Leite, Fábio de Lima, and Róz, Alessandra Luzia da.
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Contents
Cover; Title page; Copyright Page; Table of content; List of Contributors; 1 -- Nanomaterials: Solar Energy Conversion; 1.1 -- Introduction; 1.2 -- Conversion of Solar Energy Into Electricity; 1.2.1 -- Solar Spectrum and Photovoltaic Performance Parameters; 1.2.2 -- Operating Principles of a Solar Cell; 1.2.3 -- Organic Solar Cells; 1.2.4 -- Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells; 1.3 -- Photoelectrochemical Cells for the Production of Solar Fuels; 1.4 -- Conclusions and Perspectives; List of Symbols; References; 2 -- Nanoelectronics; 2.1 -- Organic Materials for Nanoelectronics: Insulators and Conductors, 2.1.1 -- Techniques for Making Organic Films2.2 -- Process of Charge Transport in Organic Devices; 2.3 -- Organic Thin Film Transistors; 2.3.1 -- Structure of the TFT; 2.3.2 -- Modeling of the Characteristic Curves; 2.3.2.1 -- Field Effect Mobility; 2.3.2.2 -- Organic TFT-Based Sensors; 2.4 -- Organic Light-Emitting Diodes; 2.4.1 -- Structure of Thin Films in OLEDs and Typical Materials Used; 2.4.2 -- Electrooptic Characterization of OLEDs; List of Symbols; References; 3 -- Nanomedicine; 3.1 -- Nanomedicine; 3.2 -- Nanomaterials Applied to Diagnosis and Therapy; 3.2.1 -- Use of Nanomaterials in Medicine, 3.2.2 -- Medical Applications of Magnetite and Core-Shells3.2.3 -- Controlled Drug Delivery; 3.2.4 -- Nanoparticles in Photothermal and Photodynamic Therapy; 3.2.5 -- Nanoparticles for Upconversion-Imaging of Cancer Cells; 3.3 -- Synthesis of Nanomaterials for Application in Nanomedicine; 3.3.1 -- Gold Nanoparticles; 3.3.2 -- Magnetic Nanoparticles; 3.3.3 -- Core-Shell-Type Structures; 3.3.4 -- Biofunctionalization of Nanomaterials; 3.4 -- Nanotoxicology; 3.4.1 -- In Vitro Assays; 3.4.2 -- In Vivo Studies; References; 4 -- Nanoneurobiophysics; 4.1 -- Introduction; 4.2 -- Nanopharmacology, 4.3 -- Nanoneuroscience and Nanoneuropharmacology4.3.1 -- Basic Nanoneuroscience; 4.3.1.1 -- AFM; 4.3.1.2 -- Quantum Dots; 4.3.2 -- Clinical Nanoneuroscience; 4.3.2.1 -- Neuroprotection and Neuroregeneration; 4.3.2.1.1 -- Carbon nanotubes; 4.3.2.1.2 -- Fullerenes; 4.3.2.2 -- Nanoneuropharmacology: Controlled Delivery Systems Applied to CNS Diseases; 4.3.2.2.1 -- Nanogels; 4.3.2.2.2 -- Liposomes; 4.3.2.2.3 -- Biodegradable nanoparticles; 4.3.2.2.4 -- Micelles; 4.3.2.2.5 -- Dendrimers; 4.3.2.2.6 -- Nanosponges; 4.4 -- Computational Resources in Nanomedicine, 4.4.1 -- Computational Neuroscience, Neuroinformatics, and Neurobiophysics4.4.2 -- Nano(bio)informatics; 4.4.3 -- Application of Informatics Methods and Tools to Nanomedical Data; Abbreviations; Glossary; References; 5 -- Nanosensors; 5.1 -- Introduction; 5.2 -- Sensors and Nanosensors: New Detection Tools; 5.3 -- Atomic Force Spectroscopy (Force Curve); 5.3.1 -- Theoretical Considerations Regarding Force Curves; 5.3.1.1 -- Basic AFS Principles; 5.3.1.2 -- Theoretical Models for Analysis of Force Curves; 5.3.1.2.1 -- Hertz and Sneddon theory, and 5.3.1.2.2 -- Bradley, Derjaguin-Muller-Toporov, and Johnson-Kendall-Roberts theories
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ISBN
9780323497817 (electronic bk.)
0323497810 (electronic bk.)
9780323497800 (print)
Note
Includes index.
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