Acknowledgements	5
	Contents	6
	About the Author	9
	1 Nanomaterials in the Environment	10
	1.1 Introduction	10
	1.2 Nanoparticles in Air	11
	1.3 Nanoparticles in Water	15
	1.4 Nanoparticles in Soil	19
	1.4.1 Clay Minerals	21
	1.4.2 Metal (Hydr)Oxides	22
	1.4.3 Humic Substances	23
	1.4.4 Fulvic Acids	24
	1.4.5 Other Dissolved Species	24
	1.5 Nanomaterials and Environment Pollution	25
	1.5.1 Influence of Metal Nanoparticles on Invertebrate Organisms	26
	Questions and Exercises	28
	Problem drills	29
	References	29
	2 Nanomaterials in Food Industry and Packaging	32
	2.1 Nanomaterials in the Agriculture	32
	2.2 Nanomaterials in the Food Science	33
	2.2.1 Nanomaterials in the Food Processing	37
	2.2.2 Nanoencapsulation	38
	2.2.3 Nanoemulsification	41
	2.2.4 Theory of Nanoemulsions Formation	42
	2.3 Nanomaterials in the Food Packaging	45
	2.3.1 Active Packaging	46
	2.3.2 Intelligent and Responsive Packaging	47
	2.3.3 Smart Packaging	49
	Questions and exercises	45
	Problem drills	45
	References	53
	3 Nanomaterials in Health care and Cosmetics	56
	3.1 Liposomes	56
	3.1.1 Transport of Liposomes into and Across the Skin	61
	3.2 Niosomes	64
	3.3 Nanoemulsions	65
	3.4 Nanocapsules	67
	3.5 Hydrogels	67
	3.6 Dendrimers	68
	3.7 Cubosomes	68
	3.8 Silver NPs	70
	Questions and Exercises	70
	Problem drills	71
	References	72
	4 Nanomaterials in Medicine	75
	4.1 Nanomedicine	75
	4.2 Nanomaterials for Medical Devices	76
	4.2.1 Metal Nanoparticles in Medical Devices	77
	4.2.2 Hard and Soft, Acids and Bases (HSAB) Theory	77
	4.2.3 Antibacterial Mechanism of Metals	78
	4.2.4 Hydrogel Nanocomposites in Medical Devices	80
	4.3 Nanomaterials for Drug Delivery	81
	4.4 Nanomaterials for Imaging and Diagnostics	84
	4.4.1 Nanomaterials for Magnetic Resonance Imaging	84
	4.4.2 Solomon–Bloembergen–Morgan (SBM) Theory	86
	4.4.3 Nanomaterials for Computed Tomography Imaging	88
	4.4.4 Nanomaterials for Medical Diagnostics	89
	Questions and Exercises	92
	Problem drills	93
	References	95
	5 Nanomaterials for Building and Protection	98
	5.1 Nanocomposites for Surface Coatings	98
	5.1.1 Rubber and Polymer Nanocomposites	99
	5.1.2 Graphene-based Nanocomposites	102
	5.1.3 Metal and Metal Oxide Nanocomposites	102
	5.1.4 Biocomposites	106
	5.2 Nanomaterials for Cleaning and Washing	107
	5.2.1 Nanodetergents	107
	5.3 Nanomaterials for Interior	111
	Questions and Exercises	113
	Problem drills	114
	References	115
	6 Nanomaterials for Clothing and Textile Products	118
	6.1 Textile Nanotechnology	118
	6.2 Wear-Resistant Textiles	120
	6.3 Water-Proof Textiles	124
	6.3.1 Surface Wetting Models	124
	6.4 Antistatic Textiles	127
	6.4.1 Law of Charged Substances	127
	6.5 Anti-UV Textiles	129
	6.5.1 ZnO Nanoparticles	129
	6.5.2 TiO2 Nanoparticles	129
	6.6 Antibacterial Textiles	131
	6.6.1 Metal and Metal Organic Compounds	131
	6.6.2 Surface-Active N-Halamine Compounds	132
	6.7 Smart Textiles	133
	Questions and Exercises	135
	Problems drills	136
	References	137
	7 Smart Electronics and Sensors	140
	7.1 Smart Electronics Made by Nanotechnology	140
	7.1.1 Nanochips	141
	7.1.2 Nano-Batteries	141
	7.1.3 Photovoltaic Solar Cells	143
	7.2 OLED, LCD, and Touch Screens	144
	7.3 Sensors	145
	7.3.1 Biosensors	145
	7.3.2 Gas Sensors	147
	7.4 Optical Sensors	149
	Questions and Exercises	150
	Problem drills	151
	References	151
	8 Erratum to: Nanomaterials in Medicine	154
	Erratum to:	154
	Index	155