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The fascination with gold is a story which spans millennia, however
scientists have recently found a new interest for gold when it is
divided into miniscule grains, such as gold nanoparticles. This
scientific enthusiasm started in various fields of science in the
middle of the 1980s and the present book offers a panorama of the
major scientific achievements obtained with gold
nanoparticles.Various topics are reviewed such as: gold
nanoparticle preparation methods, their plasmon resonance and
thermo-optical properties, their catalytic properties, their use in
biology and medicine as well as their possible toxicity and,
finally, their future technological applications. The book also
contains an in-depth study of the use of gold nanoparticles
throughout the ages, starting from times where the concept of
nanoparticles was beyond the realm of human imagination. All these
topics are presented by world-class scientists within a set of
self-contained chapters.This book may be used as an advanced
textbook by graduate students and scientists who need an
introduction to gold nanoparticles. It is also suitable for experts
in the related areas of chemistry, biology, material science,
optics and physics, who are interested in broadening their
knowledge and who wish to have an overview of the subject. Each
chapter gradually leads the reader from the basics of a topic
towards some of the current scientific challenges in the area. The
necessary background material to achieve a solid understanding of
each topic and the scientific literature to go further in the field
is provided.
Gold Nanoparticles for Physics, Chemistry and Biology offers an
overview of recent research into gold nanoparticles, covering their
discovery, usage and contemporary practical applications.This
Second Edition begins with a history of over 2000 years of the use
of gold nanoparticles, with a review of the specific properties
which make gold unique. Updated chapters include gold nanoparticle
preparation methods, their plasmon resonance and thermo-optical
properties, their catalytic properties and their future
technological applications. New chapters have been included, and
reveal the growing impact of plasmonics in research, with an
introduction to quantum plasmonics, plasmon assisted catalysis and
electro-photon conversion. The growing field of nanoparticles for
health is also addressed with a study of gold nanoparticles as
radiosensibiliser for radiotherapy, and of gold nanoparticle
functionalisation. This new edition also considers the relevance of
bimetallic nanoparticles for specific applications.World-class
scientists provide the most up-to-date findings for an introduction
to gold nanoparticles within the related areas of chemistry,
biology, material science, optics and physics. It is perfectly
suited to advanced level students and researchers looking to
enhance their knowledge in the study of gold nanoparticles.
Gold has traditionally been regarded as inactive as a catalytic
metal. However, the advent of nanoparticulate gold on high surface
area oxide supports has demonstrated its high catalytic activity in
many chemical reactions. Gold is active as a heterogeneous catalyst
in both gas and liquid phases, and complexes catalyse reactions
homogeneously in solution. Many of the reactions being studied will
lead to new application areas for catalysis by gold in pollution
control, chemical processing, sensors and fuel cell technology.
This book describes the properties of gold, the methods for
preparing gold catalysts and ways to characterise and use them
effectively in reactions. The reaction mechanisms and reasons for
the high activities are discussed and the applications for gold
catalysis considered.
The intersection of religion and development has for some decades
been considered contentious, with scholars of both disciplines
inhibited by the constraints of either the religious or the secular
paradigm they primarily inhabit. Development Beyond the Secular
aims to provide a new resource for those interested in the study of
religions and development (primarily postgraduate and academic),
and for those development practitioners wishing to contextualize
their discipline within a religious frame. Using the work of
Christian Aid as its primary lens, this book examines and critiques
the theological underpinnings of development work and questions how
Christian values are manifest through day-to-day work in the world
of poverty eradication. Table of Contents 1. Practical Theology and
Faith-based Development 2. Secular and Faith-based Development
*Defining development *The shared origins of faith and secular
development *Economic growth models of development *Secularization
and its impact on development *Faith discourses of development *The
capabilities approach, faith and development 3. Three Theological
Voices: Discerning faith at work *The three theological voices -
explicit, implicit and null *Christian Aid's identity expressed
through the voices *Christian Aid's values expressed through the
voices *Christian Aid's theologies of international development
*Working with Christian Aid's theologies of development 4. New Life
in Christ: A renewed theology of development *A Christology of
development for a prophetic future *Christ as equality: A theology
of mutual partnership
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