Nanotechnology-based Sensors for Detection of Environmental Pollution

<p>Part 1 – Environmental contaminants<br>1. Environmental pollution: a worldwide threat<br>2. Main inorganic pollutants and their risk to living beings<br>3. Main organic pollutants and their risk to living beings<br>4. Main biological contaminants endangering humans’ health<br>5. The importance of detecting pollutants to sustainability<br><br>Part 2 – Nanotechnology and pollutants’ detection<br>6. Brief history of nanotechnology-based sensors<br>7. Optical nanotechnology-based sensors for environmental contaminants’ detection<br>8. Electrochemical nanotechnology-based sensors for environmental contaminants’ detection<br>9. Magnetic nanotechnology-based sensors for environmental contaminants’ detection<br>10. Nanotechnology-based sensors’ design and fabrication<br>11. Nano biosensors to detect environmental pollution<br><br>Part 3 - Relevant pollutants and their detection by nanotechnology-based sensors<br>12. Pesticides detection by nanotechnology-based sensors<br>13. Heavy metal detection by nanotechnology-based sensors<br>14. Dyes detection by nanotechnology-based sensors<br>15. Toxic gases detection by nanotechnology-based sensors<br>16. Pharmaceuticals and other emerging contaminants’ detection by nanotechnology-based sensors<br>17. Petroleum hydrocarbons detection by nanotechnology-based sensors<br>18. Pathogenic microbial contamination detection by nanotechnology-based sensors<br><br>Part 4 – Important nanomaterials in nanotechnology-based sensors<br>19. Graphene-based sensors to detect environmental contaminants<br>20. Carbon nanotubes-based sensors to detect environmental contaminants<br>21. Quantum dots-based sensors to detect environmental contaminants<br>22. Magnetic Nanomaterials-based sensors to detect environmental contaminants<br>23. Non-magnetic nanoparticles-based sensor to detect environmental contaminants<br>24. Point-of-care nanotechnology-based sensors for environmental pollutants<br>25. Functionalization of nanomaterials to generate optimized nanotechnology-based sensors to pollutants’ detection<br><br>Part 5 – Relevant practical aspects related to nanotechnology-based sensors<br>26. Advantages and challenges of nanotechnology-based sensors<br>27. Scientific barriers on exploiting the maximum performance from nanomaterial in sensors and feasible strategies to overcome difficulties<br>28. Safety on the Management of Nanomaterials<br>29. Nanomaterial’s biocompatibility<br>30. Economic and commercial aspects related to nanotechnology-based sensors<br>31. Sustainability and green nanomaterials on nanotechnology-based sensors</p>