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Description Author: Jeremy Ramsden ISBN 978-1455731893 Hardbound, 240 Pages Summary An overview of nanotechnology that encompasses scientific, technological, economic and social issues – investigating the potential of nanotechnology to transform whole sectors of industry from healthcare to energy. Jeremy Ramsden provides a blueprint for those involved in the commercialization of nanotechnology. In Applied Nanotechnology Professor Ramsden takes...
Description Author: Eds., M. Lazzari, Guojun Liu, S. Lecommandoux ISBN 978-3-527-61056-3 pages 447, Hardcover Summary The book investigates all types of application for block copolymers: as tools for fabricating other nanomaterials, as structural components in hybrid materials and nanocomposites, and as functional materials. The multidisciplinary approach covers all stages from chemical synthesis and characterization, presenting applications from...
Description Author: Klingeler, Rüdiger; Sim, Robert B. (Eds.) ISBN 978-3-642-14801-9 1st Edition., 2011, XX, 280 p. 38 illus. in color., Hardcover Summary This book explores the potential of multi-functional carbon nanotubes for biomedical applications. It combines contributions from chemistry, physics, biology, engineering, and medicine. The complete overview of the state-of-the-art addresses different synthesis and biofunctionalisation routes...
Description Author: Peng-Cheng Ma, Jang-Kyo Kim ISBN 978-1-4398262-1-8 Pages: 224 pages Summary Discovered in the twentieth century, carbon nanotubes (CNT) were an integral part of science and industry by the beginning of the twenty first century, revolutionizing chemistry, physics, and materials science. More recent advances in carbon nanotube production methods have resulted in a tremendous push...
Description Author: Nelson, J. Keith (Ed.) ISBN 978-1-4419-1590-0 1st Edition., 380 p., Hardcover Summary Dielectric Polymer Nanocomposites provides the first in-depth discussion of nano-dielectrics, an emerging and fast moving topic in electrical insulation. The book provides an overview of the background, principles and promise of nanodielectrics, as well as a discussion of the processing of nanocomposites....
Description Author: Ji-Huan He ISBN 978-1-84735-145-6 Smithers Rapra UpdatesSoft-backed, 152x229mm, 257 pages Summary This Update covers all aspects of electrospinning as used to produce Nanofibres. It contains an array of colour diagrams, mathematical models, equations and detailed references. It will be invaluable to anyone who is interested in using this technique and also to those interested...
Description Author: Edited By Maohong Fan, C.P. Huang, Alan E. Bland, Zhonglin Wang, Rachid Slimane & Ian G. Wright ISBN 978-0-08-054820-3 310 pages Summary Key Features: Presents research results from a number of countries with various nanotechnologies in multidisciplinary environmental engineering fieldsGives a solid introduction to the basic theories needed for understanding how environanotechnologies can...
Description Author: Ed. Sudipta Seal ISBN 978-0-387-35463-7 Springer pages approx., 350 Summary Nanocrystalline materials exhibit outstanding structural and mechanical properties. However, future progress in this emerging field is critically dependent upon the development of new methods of understanding and analyzing the underlying nanoscale and interface effects causing their unique mechanical properties. This exceptionally well- researched volume...
Description Author: Dr. Günter Beyer (Editor) ISBN 978-1-90647-904-6 386 pages, Hardback Summary A truly practical guide, which aims to cut through the hype and show where these new ‘wonder materials’ will really fit into your industry and products.The editor has drawn together contributions from academics, materials suppliers, product manufacturers, NASA and the US army, which show...
Description Author: Charles P. Poole, Jr., Frank J. Owens ISBN 978-0-471-07935-4 Hardcover400 pages Summary This self-confessed introduction provides technical administrators and managers with a broad, practical overview of the subject and gives researchers working in different areas an appreciation of developments in nanotechnology outside their own fields of expertise. Table of Contents Preface. 1. Introduction. 2....
Description Author: Krivovichev, Sergey V. (Ed.) ISBN 978-3-540-77122-7 256 p. 90 illus., Hardcover Summary This book represents a collection of papers presented at the 1st International workshop ‘Minerals as Advanced Materials I’ planned as an exchange of ideas between mineralogists and material scientists. The basic idea of the workshop was to identify minerals and mineral objects...
Description Author: Gero Decher (Editor), Joe Schlenoff (Editor) ISBN 978-3-527-31648-9 Hardcover 1122 pages Summary This second, comprehensive edition of the pioneering book in this field has been completely revised and extended, now stretching to two volumes.The result is a comprehensive summary of layer-by-layer assembled, truly hybrid nanomaterials and thin films, covering organic, inorganic, colloidal, macromolecular...
Description Author: Jesus M. de la Fuente and V. Grazu ISBN 978-0-12-415769-9 Inorganic Nanoparticles vs Organic Nanoparticles Hardbound, 538 Pages Volume 4, 1st Edition Summary Nanotechnology is considered the next big revolution in medicine and biology. For the past 20 years, research groups have been involved in the development of new applications of novel nanomaterials for...
Description Author: Allhoff, Fritz; Lin, Patrick (Eds.) ISBN 978-1-4020-6208-7 Current and Emerging Ethical Issues300 p., Hardcover Summary Nanotechnology & Society is a collection of sixteen papers focused on the most urgent issues arising from nanotechnology today and in the near future. Written by leading researchers, policy experts, and nanoethics scholars worldwide, the book is divided into...
Description Author: Andrew Collins ISBN 978-0-08-097172-8 Practical, Reliable and Jargon-free Experimental Procedures Hardbound, 324 Pages Summary The peculiarities of materials at the nanoscale demand an interdisciplinary approach which can be difficult for students and researchers who are trained predominantly in a single field. A chemist might not have experience at working with cell cultures or...
Description Author: Louis Theodore, Robert G. Kunz ISBN 978-0-471-69976-7 Hardcover448 pages Summary An authoritative, in-depth exploration of the environmental consequences of nanotechnologyNanotechnology is revolutionizing the chemical, telecom, biotech, pharmaceutical, healthcare, aerospace, and computer industries, among others, and many exciting new nanotech applications are envisioned for the near future. While the rapid pace of innovation has been...
Description Author: Jurgen Schulte (Editor) ISBN 978-0-470-85400-6 Hardcover194 pages Summary The rapid growth of miniaturisation to meet the demand for increasingly smart devices is driving global investment in a wide range of industries such as IT, electronics, energy, biotechnology, and materials science. Nanotechnology: Global Strategies, Industry Trends, and Applications, written by experts from Asia, Europe, and...
Description Author: Günter Schmid ISBN 978-3-527-31732-5 Hardcover310 pages Summary The ultimate reference book, providing an in-depth introduction to nanotechnology, discussing topics from ethics and philosophy to challenges faced by this up-and-coming industry, all in one comprehensive volume. The topic could not be hotter, Nanotechnology is the new technology drive of the 21st century paired with existing,...
Description Author: Harald Krug ISBN 978-3-527-31735-6 Hardcover317 pages Summary This cutting-edge reference addresses the impact nanotechnology has on the environment. From risks to benefits covered by leading professionals in the field and aimed at a multitude of skill levels and disciplines. Table of Contents Preface. List of Contributors. 1. Pollution Prevention and treatment Using Nanotechnology (Bernd...
Description Author: Vikas Mittal (Editor) ISBN 978-3-527-32521-4 Hardcover440 pages Summary A one-stop resource for researchers and developers alike, this book covers a plethora of nanocomposite properties and their enhancement mechanisms.With contributors from industry as well as academia, each chapter elucidates in detail the mechanisms to achieve a certain functionality of the polymer nanocomposite, such as improved...