Issue 127, 2015

Methods and strategies for the synthesis of diverse nanoparticles and their applications: a comprehensive overview

Abstract

Ongoing advances in nanotechnology research have established a variety of methods to synthesize nanoparticles (NPs) from a diverse range of materials, including metals, semiconductors, ceramics, metal oxides, polymers, etc. Depending upon their origin and synthesis methods, NPs possess unique physicochemical, structural and morphological characteristics, which are important in a wide variety of applications concomitant to electronic, optoelectronic, optical, electrochemical, environment and biomedical fields. This review provides a comprehensive overview on various physical, chemical and bio-assisted methods largely employed to synthesize and fabricate NPs of varying size, surface characteristics, functionalities and physicochemical behavior. The key applications of nanoparticles have also been discussed.

Graphical abstract: Methods and strategies for the synthesis of diverse nanoparticles and their applications: a comprehensive overview

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
20 Sept. 2015
Accepted
26 Nov. 2015
First published
26 Nov. 2015

RSC Adv., 2015,5, 105003-105037

Methods and strategies for the synthesis of diverse nanoparticles and their applications: a comprehensive overview

C. Dhand, N. Dwivedi, X. J. Loh, A. N. Jie Ying, N. K. Verma, R. W. Beuerman, R. Lakshminarayanan and S. Ramakrishna, RSC Adv., 2015, 5, 105003 DOI: 10.1039/C5RA19388E

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