Meet the editor

Dr. Behrooz Movahedi obtained his Ph.D degree in Materials Engineering at the Isfahan University of Technology in Iran in 2010. During this period, while on a sabbatical leave, he visited the School of Materials Science and Engineering in Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. After that he joined the Department of Nanotechnology Engineering at the University of Isfahan. Recently, he became an Associate Professor of Nan-

otechnology in the Faculty of Advanced Sciences and Technologies. Dr. Behrooz Movahedi has over 10 years of experience in nanotechnology, amorphous materials, optical ceramics, and advanced thermal spray coatings for environmental and industrial applications. He has published three books, one patent, and more than 70 papers on nanomaterials. He was invited as a reviewer for several potential ISI journals such as *Materials & Design*, *Journal of Alloys and Compounds*, *Surface and Coatings Technology*, *Applied Surface Science*, *Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance*, *Materials Science & Engineering B*, and *Ceramics International*.

Contents

**Section 1**

**Section 2**

Ion Source

**Section 3**

Bioavailability *by Luis Castañeda*

Agro-Waste: A Review

*M.N.M. Ansari and M.N.F. Norrrahim*

and Carrier Density *by Hiroaki Matsui*

*by Behrooz Movahedi*

**Preface III**

Introduction **1**

**Chapter 1 3**

Nanocrystalline Ceramics **7**

**Chapter 2 9**

**Chapter 3 33**

**Chapter 4 55**

Nano Biomaterials **73**

**Chapter 5 75** A Facile Method for Formulation of Atenolol Nanocrystal Drug with Enhanced

**Chapter 6 89**

Production, Processes and Modification of Nanocrystalline Cellulose from

*by R.A. Ilyas, S.M. Sapuan, R. Ibrahim, M.S.N. Atikah, A. Atiqah,* 

Silicon Nanocrystals and Amorphous Nanoclusters in SiOx and SiNx:

*by Malik Anjelh Baqiya, Retno Asih, Muhammad Ghufron, Mastuki,* 

Surface Plasmons in Oxide Semiconductor Nanoparticles: Effect of Size

*by Vladimir Volodin, Vladimir Gritsenko, Andrei Gismatulin and Albert Chin*

Ferrite-Based Nanoparticles Synthesized from Natural Iron Sand as the Fe3+

Introductory Chapter: Nanocrystalline Materials

Atomic, Electronic Structure, and Memristor Effects

*Dwi Yuli Retnowati, Triwikantoro and Darminto*
