Introduction to nanoscience / Gabor L. Hornyak ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hornyak, Gabor L. (Gabor Louis)

Louis A. Duhring Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nanostructures.

Nanoscience.

Nanostructured materials.

Nanotechnology.

Physical Description:

xxxiv, 815 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton : CRC Press, [2008]

Summary:

Tomorrow's nanoscientist will have a truly interdisciplinary and nano-centric education, rather than, for example, a degree in chemistry with a specialization in nanoscience. For this to happen, the field needs a truly focused and dedicated textbook. This full-color masterwork is such a textbook. It first introduces the nanoscale along with the societal impacts of nanoscience before presenting an overview of characterization and fabrication methods. The authors then systematically discuss the chemistry, physics, and biology aspects of nanoscience, providing a complete picture of the challenges, opportunities, and inspirations posed by each facet before giving a brief glimpse at nanoscience in action: nanotechnology.

Contents:

Introduction

Societal implications of nano

Characterization methods

Fabrication methods

Materials, structure, and the nanosurface

Energy at the nanoscale

The material continuum

Nanothermodynamics

Carbon-based nanomaterials

Chemical interactions at the nanoscale

Supramolecular chemistry

Chemical synthesis and modification of nanomaterials

Natural nanomaterials

Biomolecular nanoscience.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Louis A. Duhring Fund.

ISBN:

9781420048056

1420048058

OCLC:

214286037