The Nanomaterials Cookbook

The Cookbook of Nanomaterials is a practical laboratory manual that provides clear, step-by-step instructions for synthesizing a wide range of nanomaterials. The book compiles 60 carefully selected and tested experimental procedures, combining original work with refined adaptations from the literature.

The recipes span a broad spectrum of materials, including:

– metal nanoparticles (gold, silver, copper)

– quantum dots and luminescent nanomaterials

– magnetic nanoparticles

– hybrid organic-inorganic systems

– photochromic, thermochromic, and functional nanostructures

Each chapter functions as a self-contained experimental module, making the book highly flexible for both teaching and independent study. The procedures emphasize clarity and reproducibility, accessible equipment and reagents, integration of safety and GHS guidance, and connections between experiments to build deeper understanding. The book also incorporates “green chemistry” approaches and highlights real-world applications, helping readers connect laboratory work with current technological developments.

Chapter 01 Green Nanoparticles of Curcumin
Chapter 02 Labile Nanoparticles (Micelles) of Surfactants
Chapter 03 Cholesteric "Mood Ring"
Chapter 04 Prussian Blue
Chapter 05 Silver Nanoparticles: Borohydride Method
Chapter 06 Silver Nanoparticles: Sonochemical Synthesis
Chapter 07 One-Dimensional Silver Nanoparticles
Chapter 08 Nanostructured Silver Films
Chapter 09 Silver Nanoparticles on Fabric
Chapter 10 "Green" Red Nanogold
Chapter 11 Gold Nanoparticles as Optical Sensors
Chapter 12 Spherical Gold Nanoparticles
Chapter 13 Gold Nanostars
Chapter 14 Luminescent Silver Clusters and Nanoparticles
Chapter 15 Luminescent Gold Nanoparticles
Chapter 16 Luminescent Carbon Nanoparticles (Bottom-Up)
Chapter 17 Luminescent Carbon Nanoparticles (Top-Down)
Chapter 18 Copper Sulfide Nanoparticles
Chapter 19 Copper(I) Oxide Nanoparticles
Chapter 20 Magnetic Fe3O4 Nanoparticles (Aqueous)
Chapter 21 Biocompatible Magnetic Fe©?O©? Nanoparticles
Chapter 22 Selenium Nanoparticles
Chapter 23 CdSe Quantum Dots (Qualitative)
Chapter 24 CdSe Quantum Dots (Quantitative)
Chapter 25 ZnO Quantum Dots
Chapter 26 ZnS:Mn Luminescent Nanoparticles
Chapter 27 CeF3:Tb Luminescent Nanoparticles
Chapter 28 Upconversion Nanoparticles
Chapter 29 YVO4:Eu Luminescent Nanoparticles
Chapter 30 Cerium Dioxide Nanoparticles (Luminescent Label)
Chapter 31 Cerium Dioxide Nanoparticles (ROS Sensor)
Chapter 32 Cerium Dioxide Nanoparticles (Radical Protection)
Chapter 33 Cerium Dioxide as UV Filter
Chapter 34 Chemiluminescence Modulation
Chapter 35 Gold?Cerium Dioxide Nanocomposites
Chapter 36 Antioxidant Test Strips
Chapter 37 Cerium Phosphate Nanoparticles
Chapter 38 CeO2-PVP Nanocomposites
Chapter 39 CeO2-Polyacrylate Nanocomposites
Chapter 40 Ce1-xRxO2 Solid Solutions
Chapter 41Concentrated Cerium Dioxide Sols
Chapter 42 Bismuth Sulfide Nanoparticles
Chapter 43 Organo-Inorganic Hybrid Nanomaterials
Chapter 44 Manganese Dioxide Nanoparticles
Chapter 45 Layered Gadolinium Hydroxonitrate
Chapter 46 Tungsten Trioxide Pseudomorphs
Chapter 47 Photochromic Tungsten Trioxide
Chapter 48 Polyoxometalates
Chapter 49 WO3-PVP-Gold Nanocomposites
Chapter 50 Thermochromic VO2 Coatings
Chapter 51 Silicon Dioxide Nanoparticles
Chapter 52 Luminescent Silicon Dioxide Nanoparticles
Chapter 53 Gold Nanoshells
Chapter 54 Gold Nanoshells via Galvanic Replacement
Chapter 55 Copper Dendrites
Chapter 56 Silver Iodide Nanoparticles
Chapter 57 Multilayer Microcapsules
Chapter 58 Lab-on-a-Sheet Nanotechnology
Chapter 59 Solid Copper Sols
Chapter60 Liesegang Structures
Appedices
-Terms and Definitions
-Recommended Reagents
-GHS Hazard Pictograms
 

• By (author) Alexander B. Shcherbakov
• By (author) Vladimir K. Ivanov