Front Cover; Carbon Nanomaterials for Biological and Medical Applications; Carbon Nanomaterials for Biological and Medical Applications; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; About the Authors; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 -- Different Synthesis Process of Carbon Nanomaterials for Biological Applications; 1.1 INTRODUCTION; 1.2 PREPARATION/SYNTHESIS PROCESS OF DIFFERENT CARBON NANOMATERIALS; 1.2.1 Synthesis of Carbon Nanoparticles and/or Fluorescence Carbon Nanoparticles; 1.2.1.1 Synthesis of Carbon Particle From Oxidation of Burning Candle Soot, 1.2.1.2 Synthesis of Fluorescence Carbon Nanoparticles From Carbohydrate Carbonization Method1.2.1.3 Functionalization of Fluorescence Carbon Nanoparticle; 1.2.2 Synthesis and Functionalization of Carbon Nanotubes; 1.2.3 Synthesis of Graphene and Graphene Oxide; 1.2.3.1 Synthesis of Graphene Oxide by Hummer's Method; 1.2.3.2 Synthesis of Polymer-Coated Graphene Oxide and Graphene; 1.2.3.3 Functionalization of Graphene and Graphene Oxide; 1.3 PROPERTIES OF CARBON NANOMATERIALS; 1.3.1 Properties of Carbon Nanoparticles; 1.3.1.1 Physical and Structural Properties, 1.3.1.2 Optical Luminescence Properties1.3.2 Properties of Carbon Nanotubes; 1.3.3 Properties of Graphene and Graphene Oxide; 1.4 CONCLUSION AND PERSPECTIVES OF CARBON NANOMATERIALS; References; 2 -- Application of Carbon-Based Nanomaterials for Removal of Biologically Toxic Materials; 2.1 INTRODUCTION; 2.2 APPLICATION FOR THE REMOVAL OF BIOLOGICALLY TOXIC MATERIALS; 2.2.1 Removal of Biologically Toxic Materials Using Carbon Nanoparticles; 2.2.1.1 Removal of Toxic Materials by Carbon Nanoparticles by the Process of Sorption; 2.2.2 Removal of Biologically Toxic Materials Using Carbon Nanotubes, 2.2.2.1 Removal of Bacterial Pathogens Using Carbon Nanotubes2.2.2.2 Removal of Dissolved Salts From Water Using Carbon Nanotubes; 2.2.2.3 Removal of Organic Contaminants Using Carbon Nanotubes; 2.2.2.4 Removal of Heavy Metals and Ions Using Carbon Nanotubes; 2.2.2.5 Removal of Pesticides Using Carbon Nanotubes; 2.2.2.6 Removal of Pharmaceuticals Using Carbon Nanotubes; 2.2.3 Removal of Biologically Toxic Materials Using Graphene/Graphene Oxide/Reduced Graphene Oxide; 2.2.3.1 Removal of Endocrine-Disrupting Compounds From water, and 2.2.3.2 Removal of Colorless Endocrine-Disrupting Compounds by Photocatalytic Process2.2.3.3 Removal of Microcystin-LR by Cyclodextrin-Functionalized Magnetic Composite of Colloidal Graphene and Porous Silica; 2.3 CONCLUSION; References; FURTHER READING; 3 -- Application of Carbon-Based Nanomaterials as Biosensor; 3.1 INTRODUCTION; 3.2 APPLICATIONS OF BIOSENSOR; 3.2.1 Biosensor Using Carbon Nanoparticles; 3.2.1.1 Carbon Dots for Fluorescence Biosensing; 3.2.1.2 Graphene Quantum Dots for Fluorescence Biosensing; 3.2.2 Biosensor Using Carbon Nanotubes
Summary:
Nanomaterials for Biological and Medical Applications explores the different applications of carbon nanomaterials in drug and gene therapies and their use in tissue regeneration, biosensor diagnosis, enantiomer separation of chiral drugs, extraction and analysis of drugs and pollutants, and as antitoxents. The book describes the synthesis processing of carbon nanomaterials, carbon composite nanomaterials, and their different biological and biomedical applications, including the removal of biologically toxic materials, optical biosensor applications, bio-imaging probe, drug delivery, cancer treatments, and other biomedical applications.
