Authors: Parteek Prasher, Mousmee Sharma

SILVER NANOPARTICLES: Synthesis, Functionalization and Applications

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ISBN: 978-981-5050-54-7 (Print)
ISBN: 978-981-5050-53-0 (Online)
Year of Publication: 2022
DOI: 10.2174/97898150505301220101

Introduction

Silver Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Functionalization and Applications presents detailed information about the range of methods of synthesizing silver nanoparticles (AgNPs). The book systematically delves into the subject with an introductory chapter before moving to chemical synthesis of AGnPs and fabrication methods which help in assigning functional properties for useful nanomaterials. Basic and advanced synthetic methods like surface functionalization and bioconjugation are covered. Additionally, the book informs about impactful applications of AGNPs across a range of industries. Through this book, readers will be able to understand the importance of silver nanoparticles as a futuristic material in scientific investigations and gain a comprehensive understanding of the operational strategies revolving around their surface modification and conjugation.

Key Features:

-Covers the basics of silver nanoparticle (AGNP) synthesis

-Focuses on green methods of AGNPs

-Covers information about surface modification and functionalization of AGNPs with different molecules (including biomolecules)

-Covers a range of applications of AGNPs

-Includes advanced applications of AGNPs in next-generation antibiotics

Silver Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Functionalization and Applications a handy reference for scholars in advanced chemical engineering, materials science and pharmacology programs as well as anyone who wants to know all about silver nanoparticles.

Foreword

The book “SILVER NANOPARTICLES: Synthesis, functionalization and Applications” highlights the glorious journey traversed by AgNPs in the contemporary era where they have cemented their place as the most extensively exploited material of the present generation. The most popular theranostic application, tumor annihilating properties, and their prevalence as next-generation antibiotics have been presented epigrammatically. The silver nanoparticles serve as ubiquitous material of the present generation with applications in a wide-array of disciplines that include renewable energy, optoelectronics, image contrast agents, tomography, magnetic imaging, bioprobes, diagnostic kits, gene delivery, and molecular medicine. Among their concurrent applications, the biological interventions of AgNPs have revolutionized the pharma sector by making a significant contribution starting from the drug delivery and ending at bioimaging. The surface engineering of AgNPs causes them to develop functional head-groups that serve as precursors for the chemical transformations to therapeutically relevant molecules with value-added physicochemical and physiological properties in the form of optical, electrical, and magnetic characteristics. This book is a rich blend of professional writing and a raw understanding of the key details of AgNPs in terms of their surface engineering and applications. Apparently, being the most extensively exploited material of the generation with ubiquitous applications, the present readership must inculcate the basic understanding of the synthesis and further utilization of AgNPs, the need that this book mainly caters.

Parteek Prasher
Department of Chemistry
University of Petroleum & Energy Studies
Dehradun
India