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Informationen zum Autor Suvardhan Kanchi is currently at the Department of Chemistry, Durban University of Technology, South Africa. He has co-authored about 35 research articles in international peer-reviewed journals as well as 11 book chapters. Shakeel Ahmed is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Chemistry, Government Degree College Mendhar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. He obtained his Ph.D. in the area of biopolymers and bionanocomposites and has published several research publications in the area of green nanomaterials and biopolymers for various applications including biomedical, packaging, sensors, and water treatment. Myalowenkosi Sabela is currently conducting doctoral research at Durban University of Technology. He is a recipient of the Erasmus Mundus-EUROSA fellowship 2014?2015. His research interest is in pharmacokinetic and enantioselective parameters of pharmaceutical compounds in the presence of biomacromolecules and nanoparticles for applications such as diagnostics and sensors. Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain , is an Adjunct Professor, an Academic Advisor and Director of Laboratories in the Department of Chemistry & Environmental Sciences at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Newark, New Jersey, USA. Dr. Hussain is the author of numerous papers in peer-reviewed journals as well as a prolific author and editor of several scientific monographs and handbooks in his research areas. Klappentext The evolution in the nanotechnology world clearly signifies a need for a broader understanding of the subject and this book will contribute to the effort. Nanostructure science and technology is a broad and interdisciplinary area of research and development that has been growing explosively in the past decades. The contents of this book include mainly the fundamentals of nanoparticles, state-of-the-art in synthesis and characterization of nanomaterials, as well the influence of nanomaterials on the analytical systems (macro to micro & lab-on-a-chip) for biomedical, environmental and engineering applications. This book seeks to broaden the understanding of modern developments in nanomaterials and comprises excellent contributions from subject matter experts working on most aspects of nanomaterials and nanotechnology. Audience The book will be valuable to all those working in materials science, nanotechnology, chemistry, biomedical engineering, textiles, food science, and other engineering areas. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents Preface xiii Part I: Nanomaterials: Synthesis and Characterization 1 1 Synthesis, Characterization and General Properties of Carbon Nanotubes 3 Falah H. Hussein, Firas H. Abdulrazzak, and Ayad F. Alkaim 1.1 Introduction 4 1.2 The History of Carbon Nanotubes 5 1.3 Graphene 7 1.4 Graphite 10 1.5 Fullerene 11 1.6 Rehybridization 11 1.7 Structure of CNTs 13 1.8 Classification of Carbon Nanotubes 13 1.8.1 Classification by Chirality 14 1.8.2 Classification by Conductivity 15 1.8.3 Classification by Layers 15 1.9 Crystal Structures of Carbon Nanotubes 15 1.10 Synthesis Methods 17 1.10.1 Arc-Discharge 17 1.10.2 Laser Ablation 18 1.10.3 Flame Methods 19 1.10.4 Chemical Vapor Deposition 20 1.11 The Purification Process of Carbon Nanotubes 22 1.12 Mechanism of Growth CNTs 23 1.12.1 The Model for Carbon Filament Growth 23 1.12.1.1 Tip Growth Model 24 1.12.1.2 Base Growth Model 24 1.12.2 Free Radical Condensate 25 1.12.3 Yarmulke Mechanism 26 1.13 Properties of Carbon Nanotubes 27 1.13.1 Electronic Properties of Carbon Nanotubes 27 1.13.2 Mechanical Properties of Carbon Nanotubes 28 1.14 Applications of Carbon Nanotubes 28 1.14.1 Fuel Cells 29 1.14.2 Sol...
