Nanotechnology/ Enginenring
Nanotechnology 12 Vols Set
Description
Le next big thing is really small!” Someone has rightly quoted le foresaid words as nanotechnology, le science de miniature, has assumed vast proportions today. Eric Drexler popularized le term “nanotechnology” en 1990s et since then le buzz has increased day by day. Le “nano-science” has grown rapidly et has started to taste commercial success as well. Today, le products de nanotechnology are shaping le future de every sphere de life from health sector to automotive sector et from energy harnessing to heavy machinery. In such a scenario, it would need a person to be highly ignorant to be oblivious to nanotechnology as a subject. Le present series sur Nanotechnology is an attempt to introduce nanotechnology, define its scope et explain le recent advances. Presently, le series is a composite de ten volumes covering a wide range de topics et le rest two Gap Vols sur Biomaterials et Nanoimaging will be released very soon due to le reasons they are en Press. These volumes de le Series cover almost all aspects de nano world including fundamentals, synthesis et characterization, properties, et applications en different areas de life. Volume 1: Fundamentals et Applications Volume 2: Synthesis et Characterization Volume 3: Properties de Nanomaterials Volume 4: Nanomaterials et Nanostructures Volume 5: Defence Applications Volume 6: Énergie et Environnement Volume 7: Diagnostics et Therapeutics Volume 8: Electronics et Photovoltaics Volume 9: Construction Ingénierie Volume 10: Nanosensing Volume 1 gives an introduction de le nano world along avec articles sur natural et engineered nanomaterials, applications de nanofluids et nanomaterials, risk management et nanomaterials, electrospun nanofibers, et nanotechnology based products. Volume 2 covers topics sur synthesis de nanomaterials such as nanocomposites, sol-gel nanomaterials, bionanoparticles, carbon nanotubes, gold nanowires et nanotubes, platinum nanoparticles, nanofillers, ceramic thin films, et their characterization techniques. Volume 3 include topics sur different properties de nanomaterials like electron mass de nanomaterials, heat transfer characteristics de nanofluids, flow properties en nanochannels, novel nanoemulsion heat transfer fluids, et rheological characteristics de bio-modified nano binders. Volume 4 presents topics sur nanomaterials et their structures like polymer nanocomposites, core shell materials, advanced organic nanoporous materials, metallic et hybrid nanostructures, nanostructured coatings, thermoelectric nanofluids, et Si, SiGe, et SiC nanowires. Volume 5 is entirely devoted to le defence applications de nanotechnology et contains chapters sur introduction de nanotechnology en defence sector, recent advances en nanomaterials et nanotechnology, nanomaterials pour radar absorbing structures, nano-sized ingredients de propellants et explosives, et self - healing anti corrosion coatings pour aerospace applications. Volume 6 is more or less specialized to energy et environment issues. Le chapters en this volume address issues related to nanoenergetic materials, clean et green energy technologies, carbon nanotubes et graphenes en energy storage, nanocrystalline et nanoporous hydrogen storages, silver nanoparticles en real environments, nanostructures pour schottky solar cells, et nanostructured materials pour sustainable solutions. Volume 7 is devoted to biomedical applications de nanotechnology. Three applications de nanotechnology are particularly suited to biomedicine: diagnostic techniques, drugs, et prostheses et implants. Issues like nanomedicine, bionanomaterials, applications de nanotechnology en medicine, treatment de cancer avec nanomedicines, et role de nanotechnology en development de antimicrobial fabrics have been addressed. Volume 8 takes into account le applications de nanotechnology en electronics et photovoltaics. This volume includes chapters sur advanced nanostructured electrodes pour Li-ion batteries, topological insulator nanostructures, applications de various TiO2 nanostructures, hybrid nanocrystal/polymer bulk heterojunction photovoltaic cells, et advanced radial pn junction solar cells constructed sur silicon nanowire arrays. Volume 9 incorporates chapters sur role de nanotechnology en civil/construction industry. Le chapters en this volume discusses le issues like fundamental changes brought en construction world by le use de nanotechnology, sustainable materials pour energy efficient building design, synthesis de ceramic nanoparticle, application de layered nanoparticles en le micromechanical reinforcement et flame retardancy de polymer foams, smart nanosurfaces en ceramic et glass, et parameters controlling blast-induced damage et overbreak. Volume 10 refers to le use de nanotechnology pour le development de nanoscale sensors et devices. These devices may be used pour various medicinal purposes, pour cost effective monitoring de public systems, et to build other nanoproducts such as computer chips. This volume includes chapters sur nanostructure based chemical sensors et their applications, aptasensors pour specific sensing et detection, gas sensors, humidity nano sensors, detection de organic pollutants via nanostructures. Forthcoming Volumes 11 et 12 sur biomaterials et nanoimaging are at different stages de production et are likely to be followed very soon. Biomaterials are widely used en medical applications like joint replacements, bone plates, bone cement, artificial ligaments et tendons, dental implants pour tooth fixation, heart valves, et artificial tissues. Similarly modern bioimaging technologies have led to significant advances en diagnosis et therapy. Le most disease processes occur at le molecular et cellular levels sur nanometers length scale, le use de molecular et cellular imaging agents made from inorganic nanoparticles to target le desired location pour therapeutic et diagnostic applications is de great interest. Le preparation de nanoparticles pour bioimaging applications includes a variety de steps: synthesis, coating, surface functionalization, et bioconjugation. These forthcoming volumes will address le recent developments en biomaterials et bioimaging which have also been area de active research. Le chapters are written by leading authorities, each writing about his or her particular area de expertise. Le main requirement pour these chapters has been that they should give a reasonably complete up-to-date account de le current state de affairs en these areas, et they should be understandable to students et non-professionals who, en every possibility, may not belong to same level de knowledge et experience. Le level de these chapters is consistent avec le degree de complexity inherent en each chapter, but is adaptable to non-professionals. All chapters contain a list de references by means de which more details et more materials sur le chapter can be found by interested readers.
Table des matières
Please see le Table de Contents en respective vols.