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Authors
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Moreno, S.; Obst, F.; Gaitzsch, J.
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Title
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Design and production of nanoparticles
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Date
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01.01.2025
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0
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Abstract
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Nanoparticles can vary greatly in their properties when it comes to softness, responsiveness and versatility, amongst others. Where a certain nanoparticle is located with this set of properties is mainly determined by the nature of the material they are composed of and is also heavily influenced by their production method. In this chapter, the strong interplay of material–property, structure–property and method–property relationships that influence nanoparticles will be discussed. Following a brief discussion of inorganic nanoparticles, this chapter will have a strong focus on amphiphilic molecules from lipids, peptides and polymers, while the latter will be mainly block-copolymers. Each of these materials will then be discussed in detail about their pros and cons and especially which set of properties they can add to the final nanoparticle. With all the materials then known, production of the nanoparticles will be discussed afterwards. In differentiating between top-down (starting from bulk) and bottom-up (starting from single molecules) methods, all common production methods will be looked at with respect to these categories. In order to convey that the discussed materials are not just of academic use, a final table will give an overview of which commercial applications arose from the contents discussed in this chapter.
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Publisher
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Elsevier
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Wikidata
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Citation
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in: Nanotechnology Tools for Infection Control / A. Poma, L. Rizzello (Eds.). Amsterdam, London, Cambridge, MA : Elsevier, 2025. 27-70 (A volume in Micro and Nano Technologies); ISBN 978-0-12-823994-0
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DOI
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https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-823994-0.00003-7
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