Nanotechnology

This contributed volume provides an overview of the current status of sustainable nanomaterials and their potential applications in various industries, including agriculture.

This book presents in a clear, didactic, and straightforward manner, the concepts, tools and technical terminology needed to understand metrological issues in industry and laboratories.

This book presents in a clear, didactic, and straightforward manner, the concepts, tools and technical terminology needed to understand metrological issues in industry and laboratories.

This book provides new insights in the role that biotechnology and human enhancement will play in the following years to come.

This book provides new insights in the role that biotechnology and human enhancement will play in the following years to come.

Attempts to apply nanotechnology in agriculture began with the growing realization that conventional farming technologies would neither be able  to  increase productivity any further nor restore ecosystems damaged by existing technologies back to their pristine state; in particular because the long-term  effects of farming with “miracle seeds” in conjunction with irrigation, fertilizers, and pesticides, have been questioned both at the scientific and policy levels and must be gradually phased out.

This book explores the transformative use of nanomaterials in civil engineering, emphasizing sustainability and innovation in addressing enduring challenges.

This book explores the transformative use of nanomaterials in civil engineering, emphasizing sustainability and innovation in addressing enduring challenges.

This book primarily focuses on nanomaterial synthesis, properties, sensor fabrication, and their uses for disease diagnosis and therapy.

This book primarily focuses on nanomaterial synthesis, properties, sensor fabrication, and their uses for disease diagnosis and therapy.

Welcome to the future, where utopia has become a new form of control.

There is a pressing global issue of waste and its multi-fold impact on society, the environment, and the economy.

The field of nanoceramics for biomedical applications has experienced important advances in the last five years.

Catalysis is a central topic in chemical transformation and energy conversion.

Micro-and Nanomechanics, Volume 5 of the Proceedings of the 2017 SEM Annual Conference & Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, the fifth volume of nine from the Conference, brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering.

This book is designed to demonstrate the need for thermoelectric energy materials including non-conventional materials for heating and cooling applications in thermoelectric energy-efficient devices.

This book is designed to demonstrate the need for thermoelectric energy materials including non-conventional materials for heating and cooling applications in thermoelectric energy-efficient devices.

Polymer nanocomposites are polymer-based composites in which the reinforcement is in nano size.

The book covers the latest advancements in the field of nanoelectronics, interaction of light with matter, optical properties, surface plasmons, nanophotonic and plasmonic applications, nanomaterials engineering in nanoelectronics, fabrication techniques, and applications.

This new volume delves into the extensive new research on inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and gut microbiota that has led to effective therapeutic interventions.

The book covers the latest advancements in the field of nanoelectronics, interaction of light with matter, optical properties, surface plasmons, nanophotonic and plasmonic applications, nanomaterials engineering in nanoelectronics, fabrication techniques, and applications.

Advanced Solid-state Devices for Emerging Technologies provides a comprehensive overview of the transformative role played by nanotechnology in the development of solid-state devices for various applications, including efficient signal processing, power, data communication, sensor and IoT-enabled devices.

The proposed book aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the advancements and potential applications of nanotechnology in addressing the challenges of water and wastewater management.

Chitosan: Properties and Applications in Bioengineering presents a review of chitosan, including information regarding its structure, main properties, available sources, extraction, and processing techniques.

This book comprehensively explores the intersection between traditional herbal medicine and cutting-edge nanotechnology.

This volume provides an overview of the synthesis and characterization of nanostructures commonly employed in biomedical applications.

Chitosan: Properties and Applications in Bioengineering presents a review of chitosan, including information regarding its structure, main properties, available sources, extraction, and processing techniques.

Nanotechnology can provide effective solutions to address difficulties in agricultural production.

3D printing is a promising fabrication technique capable of creating objects with precise structures and shapes based on 3D model data, allowing for versatile alterations and production of intricate shapes while also reducing the consumption of feedstock, particularly crucial in the cost-sensitive realm of medicine.

Nanotechnology can provide effective solutions to address difficulties in agricultural production.

This volume provides an overview of the synthesis and characterization of nanostructures commonly employed in biomedical applications.

Ongoing concerns regarding greenhouse gas-related environmental effects, energy security, and the rising costs of conventional energy sources has led to sustained interest and growth in solar energy in general, and photovoltaics in particular.

There is a pressing global issue of waste and its multi-fold impact on society, the environment, and the economy.

The book covers fundamental aspects, explores the synthesis, composition, and various properties of this next-generation 2D material, and provides an account of the processing and development of MXenes and MXene-based composites.

The book covers fundamental aspects, explores the synthesis, composition, and various properties of this next-generation 2D material, and provides an account of the processing and development of MXenes and MXene-based composites.

Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanostructures have gained significant attention in recent years due to their applications in various fields.

Advanced materials are becoming increasingly important as substitutes for traditional materials and as facilitators for new and unique products.

Learning Bio-Micro-Nanotechnology is a primer on micro/nanotechnology that teaches the vocabulary, fundamental concepts, and applications of micro/nanotechnology in biology, chemistry, physics, engineering, electronics, computers, biomedicine, microscopy, ethics, and risks to humankind.

Cubes, triangular prisms, nano-acorn, nano-centipedes, nanoshells, nano-whiskers.

Colloid and interface science dealt with nanoscale objects for nearly a century before the term nanotechnology was coined.

While the relevant features and properties of nanosystems necessarily depend on nanoscopic details, their performance resides in the macroscopic world.

Designed for students at the senior undergraduate and first-year graduate level, Introductory Nanoscience takes a quantitative approach to describing the physical and chemical principles behind what makes nanostructures so fascinating.

The development of near-field optics marked a major advance in microscopy and our ability to develop nanoscale technologies.

Fuel cells are clean and efficient energy conversion devices expected to be the next generation power source.

An Enlightening Way to Navigate through Mind-Boggling Physics ConceptsPhysics Curiosities, Oddities, and Novelties highlights unusual aspects of physics and gives a new twist to some fundamental concepts.

The impact and importance of nanotechnology continues to grow, and nanomedicine and biotechnology have become areas of increased development.

This contributed volume addresses several environmental problems using nanoparticles/nanomaterials for renewable energy and biofuel production.

As our knowledge of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) continues to grow, so does The MEMS Handbook.

The field of nanoscience was pioneered in the 1980s with the groundbreaking research on clusters, which later led to the discovery of fullerenes.