Nanosciences Books

This book presents engineering applications of polymer-based nano-blends. It discusses the recent developments, in the area of engineering applications, and summarizes many of the important polymer-based  nano-blends.  In particular, it looks...

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...

This book explores the basic principles of wound healing, and the innovative use of nanotechnology, including smart 3D printed hydrogels and bioactive nanomaterials in the process, and discusses the role of the immune system in wound healing. This book...

The possibility of nondestructively characterizing the microstruc­ ture, morphology or mechanical properties of materials is certainly a fascinating subject. In principle, such techniques can be used at all stages of a...

The interest in materials property determination by nondestructive means is increasing especially for in-process and in-service inspection of structural and electronic materials and components. Such attention is due to several...

The International Thermal Conductivity Conference was started in 1961 with the initiative of Mr. Charles F. Lucks, who passed away on 8 July 1982 and to the memory of whom this volume is dedicated. These Conferences on thermal...

The synergism of the mechanics of nondestructive testing and the mechanics of materials response has great potential value in an era of rapid development of new materials and new applications for con­ ventional materials. The...

The present volume and its companion Volume 1 document the proceedings of the Symposium on Surface Contamination: Its Genesis, Detection and Control held in Washington, D.C., September 10-13, 1978. This Symposium was a part of...

This book is designed for use as a supplement to the textbook "Plasticity for Structural Engineers" by W.F. Chen and D.J. Han (Springer-Verlag, 1988) or other plasticity texts. The purpose is to help students and structural...

Das Buch ""Die Elementarstructur Und Das Wachsthum Der Lebenden Substanz"" von Julius Wiesner, erschienen im Jahr 1892, besch�����ftigt sich mit der Struktur und dem Wachstum von lebenden Substanzen. Der Autor untersucht die Elementarstrukturen von...

The Outbreak In China: Its Causes is a historical book written by Francis Lister Hawks Pott and published in 1900. The book explores the causes of the Boxer Rebellion, a violent anti-foreign and anti-Christian movement that occurred in China between 1899...

The New Science Review V2: A Miscellany Of Modern Thought And Discovery is a book published in 1895 by the Transatlantic Publishing Company. The book is a compilation of various scientific articles and essays written by prominent scientists and scholars...

This book seeks to promote a critical view on using nanomaterials under extreme conditions found in our body, planet, and outer space.

A textbook on the fundamentals of quantum mechanics, emphasizing the effects from electron angular momentum including spin. Sufficient historical context is provided to better explain the origins of several well-known concepts in quantum mechanics...

The last few years have seen dramatic advances in the growth, fabrication and characterization of low-dimensional materials and nanostructures. Most studies of these artificially engineered materials have been driven by their potential for device...

The human brain is the most complex organ in the known universe. Despite the countless advances made in neuroscience over the past few decades, we are still far from understanding its intricate workings. In this book, we embark on a fascinating journey...

A wide spectrum of polymer-based materials with optimal property profiles and performance have resulted owing to the recent advancements in polymer science and technology. The current book presents various aspects related to the development and...

Nanotechnological Neuroethology" by Dr. Lucas A. Small provides a comprehensive exploration of the intersection between nanotechnology and neuroethology, covering the fundamentals of both fields, their applications, ethical considerations, challenges,...

Path-breaking studies in the field of nanoscience and nanoengineering are presented in this book. Nanoengineering and nanoscience are related fields which focus on the engineering methods practiced on a nanoscopic scale. Development in this field...

Nanotechnology is the twenty-first century revolution that has impacted each and every aspect of life despite its small size. As nanoscale research continues to advance, scientists and engineers are developing new applications for many different...

This book outlines the principles of thermoelectric generation and refrigeration from the discovery of the Seebeck and Peltier effects in the nineteenth century through the introduction of semiconductor thermoelements in the mid-twentieth century to the...

The concept of smart drug delivery vehicles involves designing and preparing a nanostructure (or microstructure) that can be loaded with a cargo. This can be a therapeutic drug, a contrast agent for imaging, or a nucleic acid for gene therapy. The...

Recent important discoveries and developments in nanotechnology have had a remarkable and ever-increasing impact on many industries, especially materials science, pharmaceuticals, and biotechnology. Nanocarriers have been investigated for a wide variety...

The ability to arrange precisely designed patterns of nanoparticles into a desired spatial configuration is the key to creating novel nanoscale devices that take advantage of the unique properties of nanomaterials. While two-dimensional arrays of...

The concept of smart drug delivery vehicles involves designing and preparing a nanostructure (or microstructure) that can be loaded with a cargo, this can be a therapeutic drug, a contrast agent for imaging, or a nucleic acid for gene therapy. The...

In the last few years, several "bottom-up" and "top-down" synthesis routes have been developed to produce tailored hybrid nanoparticles (HNPs). This book provides a new insight into one of the most promising "bottom-up" techniques, based on a practical...

A physics book that covers the optical properties of quantum-confined semiconductor nanostructures from both the theoretical and experimental points of view together with technological applications. Topics to be reviewed...

This book is one of the two textbooks that support an integrated course offering for Statics and Mechanics of Materials.  Hopefully the integration of the topics of these two closely related courses will make the learning experience for the students...

Nanoengineering is the field of engineering which focuses on nanoscale. It studies the development and refinement of nanomaterials. It is considered as a practical application of nanoscience, because it does not emphasize on pure science aspects...

Proteomics is a study which takes the existence and activities of all proteins in cells as the research object for a more in-depth understanding of the laws of life activity. Since the concept of proteome was proposed in 1995, proteomics has achieved...

A large variety of degradation environments have varying degrees of effect on the properties and performance of polymeric materials. In order to sustain the usefulness of the polymeric materials over longer periods of time, it is of vital importance to...

It is generally acknowledged that modeling and simulation are preferred alternatives to trial and error approaches to semiconductor fabrication in the present environment, where the cost of process runs and associated mask sets is increasing...

Green nanotechnology is the field that is concerned with the application of nanotechnology for environmental sustainability. It aims to minimize potential environmental and human health risks associated with the development, manufacture and use of...

Nanobiotechnology is an evolving interdisciplinary study of nanotechnology and biology. It is concerned with the solution of complex biological and medical problems with the application of nanomaterials and nanoparticles. Synthesizing new protein...

The book covers the chronological development of synthetic approaches to make carbon nanotube mimics. It starts with the breakthrough syntheses reported in 2008 to the most recent methods to make nanobelts and short nanotubes.

The book presents new results in the areas of nanomaterials, nanoparticles, ultra-small nanoparticles, plasmonic nanoparticles and coated nanoparticles for bio-medical applications. Emphasis is placed on (1) synthetic routes (quantum dots, thermal...

This book presents a detailed study of different approaches to synthesis for 2D Borophene, its peculiar properties, and its use in different applications such as energy storage, catalysis, hydrogen evolution reactions, supercapacitors, optoelectronics,...

This book highlights the environmental applications of plant-mediated carbon quantum dots, i.e., detection of heavy metals, sensing of toxic organic compounds, degradation of dyes and other toxic compounds, antioxidant activity, antimicrobial...

Considering this, a reprint compiling key important papers into a single comprehensive volume is convenient and comprehensive. The book will appeal to anyone involved in charge and/or heat transport problems that are widely spread over various subjects...

This book highlights the evolution of, and novel challenges currently facing, nanomaterials science, nanoengineering, and nanotechnology, and their applications and development in the biological and biomedical fields. It details different nanoscale and...

A suitable drug delivery system is an essential element in achieving efficient therapeutic responses of drug molecules. With this desirability in mind, the book unites different techniques through which extremely small-sized particles can be utilized as...

Textile industry wastewater contains toxic dyes as well as heavy metals and many other persistent organic compounds which are difficult to biodegrade using conventional biological methods. Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs) are one of the best...