Nanomaterials Handbook
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Author(s): Y. Gogotsi (Ed.)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 0849323088
Format: hardback
780pp
Price: $149.95
Review Date: 12 May 2006
Review: Material properties change on the nanoscale – the theoretical strength of materials may be reached, or quantum effects can appear. Therefore the properties of nanomaterials may differ from those of single crystals or conventional microstructures, monolithic or composite materials. This volume describes commercially-used and emerging nanomaterials, especially carbon-based ones. The materials are divided into traditional classes: ceramics, semiconductors, metals, biomaterials and polymers, but are also approached from the viewpoint of dimensionality, processing methods and applications. Applications ranging from drug delivery systems and field-emission displays to machine tools and bioimplants are described.