Encyclopedia of Nanotechnology

The second edition of this exhaustive work provides a genuinely international, comprehensive and multi-disciplinary reference encompassing the many diverse topics surrounding the field of nanotechnology.  Each entry in the 6-volume set offers a short, self-contained review of the subject matter, written at a level suitable for graduate students, researchers, and practitioners. The first edition of the Encyclopedia introduced a large number of terms, devices and processes related to the multi-disciplinary field of nanotechnology. For the revised 2nd edition, existing entries have been updated to reflect developments in the field, and more than 110 completely new entries have been added to cover emerging materials, technologies and areas of application. Major developments for the 2^nd edition include the following:

• Expanded section on nanostructures including new chapters on structures, characteristics and applications of graphene and graphene oxides
• New entries on formation of nanoceramics and diamond by spark plasma sintering
  
• New chapters on the synthesis and use of nanoparticles and functional nanomaterials in biomedical applications
  
• Significantly expanded section on molecular modeling and simulation
  
• Several new entries on MEMS and NEMS technologies including graphene and CNT NEMS
  
• Expanded coverage of microfluidics and nanofluidics, and applications of nanotechnology to biomedicine and biomedical imaging
  
• Further material on environmental, health and safety issues concerning nanomaterials
  
• Expanded section on nanomanufacturing, now including multiple entries on self-assembly

The diverse international authorship of the work is a reflection of the global research effort in this field, with contributions from leading academic researchers and industrial experts alike.

List of contents

Nanomaterials and biomaterials.- New micro + nano systems and technologies.-  More about devices.- Application security and safety.- Bio-nanotechnology.

About the author

Dr. Bharat Bhushan received an M.S. in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1971, an M.S. in mechanics and a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1973 and 1976, respectively, an MBA from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute at Troy, NY in 1980, Doctor Technicae from the University of Trondheim at Trondheim, Norway in 1990, a Doctor of Technical Sciences from the Warsaw University of Technology at Warsaw, Poland in 1996, and Doctor Honoris Causa from the Metal-Polymer Research Institute of National Academy of Sciences at Gomel, Belarus in 2000. He is a registered professional engineer (mechanical) and presently an Ohio Eminent Scholar and The Howard D. Winbigler Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Graduate Research Faculty Advisor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and the Director of the Nanotribology Laboratory for Information Storage & MEMS/NEMS (NLIM) at the Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. He is an internationally recognized expert of tribology on the macro- to nanoscales, and is one of the most prolific authors in the field. He is considered by some a pioneer of the tribology and mechanics of magnetic storage devices and a leading researcher in the fields of nanotribology and nanomechanics using scanning probe microscopy and applications to micro/nanotechnology.

Summary

The second edition of this exhaustive work provides a genuinely international, comprehensive and multi-disciplinary reference encompassing the many diverse topics surrounding the field of nanotechnology.  Each entry in the 6-volume set offers a short, self-contained review of the subject matter, written at a level suitable for graduate students, researchers, and practitioners. The first edition of the Encyclopedia introduced a large number of terms, devices and processes related to the multi-disciplinary field of nanotechnology. For the revised 2nd edition, existing entries have been updated to reflect developments in the field, and more than 110 completely new entries have been added to cover emerging materials, technologies and areas of application. Major developments for the 2^nd edition include the following:

• Expanded section on nanostructures including new chapters on structures, characteristics and applications of graphene and graphene oxides
• New entries on formation of nanoceramics and diamond by spark plasma sintering
  
• New chapters on the synthesis and use of nanoparticles and functional nanomaterials in biomedical applications
  
• Significantly expanded section on molecular modeling and simulation
  
• Several new entries on MEMS and NEMS technologies including graphene and CNT NEMS
  
• Expanded coverage of microfluidics and nanofluidics, and applications of nanotechnology to biomedicine and biomedical imaging
  
• Further material on environmental, health and safety issues concerning nanomaterials
  
• Expanded section on nanomanufacturing, now including multiple entries on self-assembly

The diverse international authorship of the work is a reflection of the global research effort in this field, with contributions from leading academic researchers and industrial experts alike.

Additional text

“Advances and developments in nanotechnology necessitated the publication of this second edition under the editorship of Bharat Bhushan. … The intended audience is graduate students, researchers, and practitioners, and the writing level reflects this. This book is highly recommended to university libraries. Those that own the first edition will even want to consider this title because of the amount of new material. Those who purchase the ebook version will benefit from periodic updates.” (American Reference Books Annual ARBA, June, 2018)

Report

"Advances and developments in nanotechnology necessitated the publication of this second edition under the editorship of Bharat Bhushan. ... The intended audience is graduate students, researchers, and practitioners, and the writing level reflects this. This book is highly recommended to university libraries. Those that own the first edition will even want to consider this title because of the amount of new material. Those who purchase the ebook version will benefit from periodic updates." (American Reference Books Annual ARBA, June, 2018)

Product details

• Assisted by: Bhara Bhushan (Editor), Bharat Bhushan (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer Netherlands
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.04.2016
• EAN: 9789401797795
• ISBN: 978-94-0-179779-5
• No. of pages: 4427
• Dimensions: 190 mm x 260 mm x 230 mm
• Weight: 9611 g
• Illustrations: LXXXV, 4427 p. 2761 illus., 1886 illus. in color.
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Mechanical engineering, production engineering; A, Chemistry and Materials Science, Other manufacturing technologies, Nanotechnology, Nanoscale Science and Technology, Nanostructures, Nanoscale science, Nanochemistry, Nanophysics, Nanoscience, Microsystems and MEMS, Nanotechnology and Microengineering, Electronics engineering