Luminescent Metal Nanoclusters: Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications

ISBN-13: 9780323886574 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022

Sabu Thomas; Joseph Kuruvilla; Saritha Appukuttan

Spis treści

1. General introduction-luminescent metal nanoclusters 2. Methods of synthesis of metal nanoclusters 3. Analytical tools for the characterization and quantification of metal nanoclusters 4. Mass spectrometry and metal nanoclusters 5. Origin of luminescence of metal nanoclusters 6. General purification methods of metal nanoclusters 7. Phosphine and thiol protected metal nanoclusters 8. Polymer- and dendrimer-protected metal nanoclusters 9. DNA-protected metal nanoclusters 10. Peptide-protected metal nanoclusters 11. Protein and enzyme protected metal nanoclusters 12. Alloy nanoclusters-synthesis methods and structural evaluation 13. Self-assembly of metal nanoclusters in colloid science 14. Applications of metallic nanoclusters in bioimaging 15. Biomarker sensing using luminescent metal nanoclusters 16. Environmental applications of luminescent metal nanoclusters 17. Therapeutic applications of metal nanoclusters 18. Stimuli-responsive metal nanoclusters for targeted drug and gene delivery and their biomedical applications 19. Antimicrobial properties of metal nanoclusters 20. Metal nanoclusters as photosensitizers 21. Metal nanoclusters for catalytic applications: synthesis and characterization 22. Metal nanoclusters for energy storage applications 23. Bioavailability, biodistribution, and toxicity of fluorescent metal nanoclusters 24. Luminescent Metal Nanoclusters: Summary and future outlook

O autorze

Professor Sabu Thomas is currently the Vice Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi University and Director of the School of Energy Materials. He is also a full professor of Polymer Science and Engineering at the School of Chemical Sciences of Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India, and the Founder Director and Professor of the International and Interuniversity Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. Prof. Thomas has received international acclaim for his work in Nanoscience, Polymer Science and Engineering, Polymer Nanocomposites, Elastomers, Polymer Blends, Interpenetrating Polymer Networks, Polymer Membranes, Green Composites and Nanocomposites, Nanomedicine and Green Nanotechnology.

Prof. Kuruvilla Joseph did his PhD at CSIR-NIIST (Formerly RRL), Trivandrum in 1993 and did Post Doctoral work in Brazil and Sweden. He is the editor of a book titled "Advances in Polymer Composites” (three volumes) published by John Wiley and Sons and "Elastomeric Materials for Potential EMI Shielding Applications, Processing, Properties and Current Trends” (Elsevier) and is currently editing a book titled "Fibre reinforced composites: Constituents, compatibility, perspectives and applications” (Elsevier). He has authored several book chapters published by international publishers. He has so far produced 18 PhDs. Prof Kuruvilla has around 180 international publications in reputed journals (Elsevier, RSC, ACS, Wiley etc.). Dr. Saritha Appukuttan earned her PhD from Mahatma Gandhi University in 2012 in the area of polymer nanocomposites under the supervision of Prof. Kuruvilla Joseph. She has 11 book chapters published by international publishers (Springer, Wiley, Elsevier) and several publications in international journals (Composites Part A , Composites Part B, Materials Chemistry and Physics etc) and is currently editing a book "Fibre reinforced composites: Constituents, compatibility, perspectives and applications” (Elsevier). Dr. Meegle S Mathew received her PhD from the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, Thiruvanathapuram under the guidance of Professor Kuruvilla Joseph in 2019. Her PhD thesis mainly discusses the synthesis of protein stabilised metal nanoclusters and their biomedical applications. Following her graduate studies, she began working as a postdoctoral associate in the area of photocatalytic activity of metal nanoclusters at the School of Energy Materials, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India. She has several publications in high-impact journals, two book chapters and filed a patent for the development of biosensors.