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Biological Synthesis of Inorganic Nanoparticles and Their Applications

By: R. Indira Iyer,Siddhartha Singha, K. Deepa

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Biological Synthesis of Inorganic Nanoparticles and Their Applications

By: R. Indira Iyer,Siddhartha Singha, K. Deepa

Nanoparticles have immense commercial importance. Biogenic synthesis of nanoparticle from diverse groups of organisms is of great interest since the methodology is simple and hazard-free. The obtained nanoparticles are free from toxic residues and are bio-compatible. The book offers an overview of various aspects of biological synthesis of the inorganic nanoparticles-gold, silver, platinum, palladium, copper oxide, titanium dioxide nanoparticles, and carbon nanostructures by different biological systems and their suitability for application in various fields especially in biomedicine and environmental protection. The diversity of biomolecules in these bioresources can facilitate biomanufacturing of nanoparticles of suitable size and geometry by regulating reaction parameters. The book also offers an insight into the use of callus cultures which are renewable bio-resources for the axenic synthesis of nanoparticles suitable for therapeutic applications. In several studies the biogenic nanoparticles have been found to be superior to nanoparticles synthesized by conventional methods. Hence studies on the current status of biogenic synthesis of nanoparticles and their applications will facilitate future research to achieve biomanufacturing of nanoparticles for various beneficial uses. It is suitable as a reference book for researchers. It is useful as a textbook for post-graduate and undergraduate students. Each chapter has several questions to stimulate the interest of students. There are also simple laboratory protocols for biogenic synthesis.

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Scientific Publishers

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8196247192

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9788196247195

Growing the Tree of Science

Homi Bhabha and the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

By: Indira Chowdhury

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Growing the Tree of Science

Homi Bhabha and the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

By: Indira Chowdhury

How does a premier institute of science come into being? How does it foster a culture promoting free thinking and original research? What impact do the policies of a newly independent nation have on the way it functions? Exploring such themes and analysing the dissonances between institutional records and individual recollections, this book narrates the unique history of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai. Acutely aware that a scientific temper had not been nurtured in colonial India, Cambridge-trained physicist Homi Bhabha, who later came to be known as the architect of India's atomic energy programme, wished to plant the tree of science on Indian soil. Thus was born TIFR on 19 December 1945. What followed were years of dynamic growth and struggle during which some of the best minds from across the world worked as well as taught at the institute. Using both archival documents and detailed interviews, Growing the Tree of Science blends history and memory to reinterpret institutional legacy by moving beyond Bhabha's individual efforts and bringing to light the role of younger scientists during the formative years of TIFR. In the process emerges a fascinating account in which personal connections, novel forms of philanthropy, art and architecture, and international training networks, all come together in creating a vibrant culture of science at TIFR.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0199466904

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9780199466900

The Frail Hero and Virile History

Gender and the Politics of Culture in Colonial Bengal

By: Indira Chowdhury

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The Frail Hero and Virile History

Gender and the Politics of Culture in Colonial Bengal

By: Indira Chowdhury

Demonstrating The Centrality Of Gender In The Formation Of A National Identity, This Book Opens Up Fresh Ways Of Scrutinising The Links Between Nationalism And Indian Modernity, Examining How Indigenous Cultural Forms Are Constructed For A Modern Political Identity.

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0195655311

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9780195655315

A Masterful Spirit

Homi J. Bhabha, 1909-1966

By: Indira Chowdhury,Ananya Dasgupta

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A Masterful Spirit

Homi J. Bhabha, 1909-1966

By: Indira Chowdhury,Ananya Dasgupta

Scientist, citizen, artist-the Renaissance man of India Homi Jehangir Bhabha, one of India's outstanding scientists, shouldered the beginnings of India's nuclear programme. He was the first chairman of India's Atomic Energy Commission, and the builder of two of India's most significant scientific institutions-the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research and the Atomic Energy Establishment, renamed Bhabha Atomic Research Centre in 1966. A Masterful Spirit presents the life and achievements of the man through previously unpublished letters, and photographs and paintings, and the recollections of his family, friends, colleagues and students. Designed to convey the flavour of Bhabha's life and times, this book tells the inspiring story of a man whom Sir C.V. Raman described as 'the modern equivalent of Leonardo da Vinci'. It acquaints us with the many facets of Bhabha's personality: physicist, institution-builder, concerned citizen, artist, connoisseur of the arts, designer of gardens and, above all, a charismatic and compassionate human being.

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0143066722

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9780143066729

Book's by Indira Chowdhury

Biological Synthesis of Inorganic Nanoparticles and Their Applications

Biological Synthesis of Inorganic Nanoparticles and Their Applications

Growing the Tree of Science

Growing the Tree of Science

The Frail Hero and Virile History

The Frail Hero and Virile History

A Masterful Spirit

A Masterful Spirit

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