Size and Shape Selective Metal Oxide
Nanomaterials: Preparation,
Characterization and Prospective
Biomedical Applications
Ananth Antony and Jin-Hyo Boo
Abstract Structure dependent (size and shape) properties are fundamental to
nanoscience and technology. Metal oxide nanomaterials (MONMs) are considered
suitable for a variety of chemical and biological applications due to their stability.
Preparation of oxide NMs does not require energy-intensive methods to protect their
surface nature as compared to metallic counterparts. Size and shape are controlled by
alternations in the reaction parameters such as temperature, concentration, method
of preparation, and utilization of small quantities of surfactant materials. Normal
wet chemical approach is extremely cheaper, hydrothermal methods are excellent
for preparing uniform shape NMs, and recent atmospheric pressure plasma assisted
approaches are powerful for obtaining one-dimensional structures which are usually
difficult by following other techniques. The MONMs are considered an excellent
system for anti-bacterial and biomedical applications. This chapter deals with definitions of NMs, suggested growth and nucleation theories, different preparation
methods for obtaining powder MONMs, characterization techniques, and MONMs
usage in different biomedical applications. In addition, mechanism of interaction
between NMs and internal structures of micro-organisms and various institutes
working on the NMs standardization are discussed.
Keywords Metal oxide · Biomedical · Nanomaterials · Mechanism · Size and
shape
A. Antony (B) · J.-H. Boo
Department of Chemistry, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
e-mail: sebastianananth@gmail.com
J.-H. Boo
e-mail: jhboo@skku.edu
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021
T. S. Santra and L. Mohan (eds.), Nanomaterials and Their Biomedical Applications,
Springer Series in Biomaterials Science and Engineering 16,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-6252-9_3
83
Nanomaterials: Preparation,
Characterization and Prospective
Biomedical Applications
Ananth Antony and Jin-Hyo Boo
Abstract Structure dependent (size and shape) properties are fundamental to
nanoscience and technology. Metal oxide nanomaterials (MONMs) are considered
suitable for a variety of chemical and biological applications due to their stability.
Preparation of oxide NMs does not require energy-intensive methods to protect their
surface nature as compared to metallic counterparts. Size and shape are controlled by
alternations in the reaction parameters such as temperature, concentration, method
of preparation, and utilization of small quantities of surfactant materials. Normal
wet chemical approach is extremely cheaper, hydrothermal methods are excellent
for preparing uniform shape NMs, and recent atmospheric pressure plasma assisted
approaches are powerful for obtaining one-dimensional structures which are usually
difficult by following other techniques. The MONMs are considered an excellent
system for anti-bacterial and biomedical applications. This chapter deals with definitions of NMs, suggested growth and nucleation theories, different preparation
methods for obtaining powder MONMs, characterization techniques, and MONMs
usage in different biomedical applications. In addition, mechanism of interaction
between NMs and internal structures of micro-organisms and various institutes
working on the NMs standardization are discussed.
Keywords Metal oxide · Biomedical · Nanomaterials · Mechanism · Size and
shape
A. Antony (B) · J.-H. Boo
Department of Chemistry, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
e-mail: sebastianananth@gmail.com
J.-H. Boo
e-mail: jhboo@skku.edu
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021
T. S. Santra and L. Mohan (eds.), Nanomaterials and Their Biomedical Applications,
Springer Series in Biomaterials Science and Engineering 16,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-6252-9_3
83