Nanostructures: Synthesis, Functional Properties

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Nanotechnology is expected to yield breakthroughs in materials fabricated from the nanoscale, synergistic behavior that arises from the combination of disparate types of materials, and exploitation of chemical and biological assembly mechanisms that can accomplish structural control at the nanoscale. Papers from a summer 2001 meeting review the latest work in nanostructures and nanotechnology, with an emphasis on biomedical and information technology applications. Discussion encompasses embedded and natural sensing, information processing, and actuation of responses to the physical environment. Material is presented in chapters on synthesis of nanostructures, nanobiotechnology, processing and consolidation, modeling and mechanical behavior, mechanical properties of nanomaterials, nanocrystallization and phase transformations in nanostructured materials, nanostructured films and coatings, characterization of functionalized nanostructures, quantum dots, and nanowires.Copyright © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Book Description
The essence of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology is the ability to fabricate and engineer materials, structures and systems where the manipulation of the properties and functionalities is a result of the control of the material's building blocks whose dimension is in the nanometer regime. This book presents an in-depth description of nanostructures and the many ways that they can be advantageously engineered by the controlled assembly of suitable nano-objects as building blocks. Nanotechnology is here considered as an enabling technology by which existing materials, virtually all man-made, can acquire novel properties and functionalities, making them suitable for novel applications varying from structural and functional to advanced biomedical in-vivo and in-vitro uses. The book emphasizes the development of useful implementations and applications of nanotechnology. One key issue addressed is how to access, from the macroscopic world, the extremely high information density of nanostructured systems. One way to do this is by using bio-inspiration - techniques where we apply lessons learned from living systems to design new materials with localized feedback mechanisms. Specifically, the book evaluates the most advanced and innovative syntheses of nanostructures, the most novel properties and functionalities and the most potential applications as components of advanced technological systems and as materials tailored for a great variety of special needs.


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Nanotechnology is expected to yield breakthroughs in materials fabricated from the nanoscale, synergistic behavior that arises from the combination of disparate types of materials, and exploitation of chemical and biological assembly mechanisms that can accomplish structural control at the nanoscale. Papers from a summer 2001 meeting review the latest work in nanostructures and nanotechnology, with an emphasis on biomedical and information technology applications. Discussion encompasses embedded and natural sensing, information processing, and actuation of responses to the physical environment. Material is presented in chapters on synthesis of nanostructures, nanobiotechnology, processing and consolidation, modeling and mechanical behavior, mechanical properties of nanomaterials, nanocrystallization and phase transformations in nanostructured materials, nanostructured films and coatings, characterization of functionalized nanostructures, quantum dots, and nanowires. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR


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