Preface

The book "Synthesis, Application, and Future Perspectives of Smart Nanomaterials (Part 2)”, edited by "Laxman Singh and R.N. Rai", describes and provides the latest comprehensive literature on the various modern applications of smart nanomaterials in various fields, i.e., environment, drug delivery, chemical sensors, green chemistry, pollution mitigation, etc. This book covers the pace and productivity of each chapter at a consistent level with respect to the audience, from graduate students to postdoctoral researchers, or from postdoctoral researchers to multidisciplinary field researchers with a background in physics, chemistry, materials science, and biology, who are already working with smart nanomaterials and their applications. This book includes a total of seven chapters, which discuss the wide range of ultra-modern applications of smart nanomaterials in today's science and technology world. Chapter 1 covers a wide range of topics related to the use of nanomaterials for various forms of remediation and describes the nature of the environmental problem. Chapter 2 describes the synthesis of polycarbonate nanocomposite fibers, which have excellent optical properties, especially green light emission, which can be used for various electronic and sensor applications. Chapter 3 focuses on natural products and also covers other methods of nanoparticle preparation using plant extracts, i.e., proteins, pigments, amines, amides, alkaloids, flavonoids, phenols, and terpenoids. Chapter 4 discusses the characterization of different structural classes of self-assembled peptide nanomaterials using spectroscopic methods, in particular, NMR spectroscopy. The importance of characterizing peptide nanomaterials using spectroscopy is highlighted due to their wide applications in biomedical science. Chapter 5 provides an overview of recent breakthroughs in an innovative nano-based material to develop smart DDS for therapeutic applications in various terminal diseases. Chapter 6 focuses on an exclusive vision of chemical sensors integrated by various functionalized, hybrid or composite nanomaterials having strong adsorption capacity, selectivity, and high surface reactivity on the broad scale of limits and structural diversity. Chapter 7 emphasizes the long-term environmental consequences of nanoparticles and also discusses the need to identify the barriers and negative consequences and maximize their benefits. Our book is aimed at those audiences who are looking for a single source for a comprehensive understanding of the strategies and their challenges in terms of material fabrication, emerging applications, and future prospects.