Engineering, Medicine and Science at the Nano-Scale

The result of lectures given for a graduate and advanced undergraduate course at Penn State University, students at universities the world over will benefit from the authors? concise treatment. The textbook begins by addressing, in general terms, the phenomena and peculiarities that occur at the nanoscale. In the following four parts, readers are introduced in detail to nanoscale physics, chemistry, materials science, and biology, followed by two parts on synthesis and fabrication as well as characterization at the nanoscale. A variety of exemplary applications taken from a wide range of sectors are also presented and discussed. Concerns for safety, environmental impact, workforce development, economic wellbeing, and societal change issues arising from nanotechnology are woven throughout the book and additionally form the focus of the last two chapters. With special didactic elements such as learning objectives at the beginning of chapters, summaries at the end of chapters, and Further Reading sections, this is the definitive textbook on nanotechnology. INDICE: I. WHAT IS SO SPECIAL ABOUT THE NANOSCALE?. Is It Hype?. Should We Wait for the Picoscale?. II. WORKING IN THE NANOWORLD/. PHYSICS AND THE NANOSCALE. The Role of Quantum Concepts. The Role of Physical Optics. Thermodynamics at the Nanoscale. III. WORKING IN THE NANOWORLD/. CHEMISTRY AND THE NANOSCALE . Quantum Chemistry. Bonding at the Nanoscale. Surface Energy. Hydrophobicity, Hydrophilicity. Safety Issues. IV. WORKING IN THE NANOWORLD/. MATERIALS SCIENCE AND THE NANOSCALE. Thermodynamics –. Phase Diagrams . Crystalline, Nanocrystalline and Amorphous Materials. Impact of Nanoscale on Material Properties. Inorganic Nanoparticles and Films . Organic Nanoparticles and Films. Block Co–Polymers. Carbon Forms: Bucky Balls, Nanotubes, Graphene. Other Nanotube Materials . Graphene–Like Materials. Nanostructured Composites. Magnetic Phenomena. Photonic Crystals. Plasmonic Materials. Light Absorbers. Intelligent Coatings. V. WORKING IN THE NANOWORLD/. BIOLOGY AND THE NANOSCALE. Basic Assembly/Functioning at the Level of Living Things. Scale Matching. Function Matching. Safety Issues. VI. WORKING IN THE NANOWORLD/. SYNTHESIS AND FABRICATION . Introduction. Synthesis . Particle and Surface Functionalization. Top–Down Technologies: Lithography, Chemical, Particle and Photon Beam Additive and Subtractive Techniques. Bottom–Up Technologies: Block Co–Polymers, Sol Gels, Self–Assembly, Virus Assembly, Bacterium Assembly. VII. WORKING IN THE NANOWORLD/. CHARACTERIZATION AT THE NANOSCALE. Introduction. Scanning Probe Microscopy. Photon and Particle Microscopy . X–Ray and Electron Diffraction. Photon and Particle Chemical Characterization Techniques. Synchrotron Radiation and Neutron Techniques. VIII. APPLICATIONS AT THE NANOSCALE. Introduction: the Promise Is Coming to Fruition. Nanotechnology in Medicine and Biology . Nanotechnology in Agriculture and Food. Nanotechnology and the Environment. Nanotechnology in Electronics, Spintronics, Opto–Electronics, and Photonics . Nanotechnology in Sensing. Nanotechnology in Transport Technology. Nanotechnology in Energy Production and Storage. Nanotechnology and Informatics. IX. THE INDUSTRIAL AND ECONOMIC CHALLENGES OF NANOTECHNOLOGY . X. INNOVATIVE AND RESPONSIBLE GOVERNANCE OF NANOTECHNOLOGY: SOCIAL, ETHICAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND HEALTH IMPLICATION. XI. FUTURE VISION AND PERSPECTIVES.

• ISBN: 978-3-527-33872-6
• Editorial: Wiley VCH
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 288
• Fecha Publicación: 13/06/2018
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés