The usage of nanoscience and nanotechnology in engineering directly links academic research in nanoscience and nanotechnology to industries and daily life. As a result, numerous nanomaterials, nanodevices and nanosystems for various engineering purposes have been developed and used for human betterment. This book, which consists of eight self-contained chapters, provides the essential theoretical knowledge and important experimental techniques required for the research and development on nanoscience and nanotechnology in engineering, and deals with the five key topics in this area — Nanoscience and Nanotechnology in Engineering is based on the many lectures and courses presented around the world by its authors.
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Chapter 1: Introduction (312 KB)
Chapter 2: Physical and Biological Aspects of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (1,289 KB)
Chapter 3: Nanoscale Fabrication and Characterization (2,035 KB)
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Contents:
- Introduction
- Physical and Biological Aspects of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
- Nanoscale Fabrication and Characterization
- Carbon Nanomaterials
- Nanostructured Materials
- Polymer Nanotechnology
- Nanocomposites
- Organic Electronics
Readership: Undergraduates, graduates and researchers in nanoscience and nanotechnology in engineering.
Dr Debashish Mukherji received his Masters in Science in Physics in 1986 and Ph.D degree in Physics – Laser Technology (Fabrication of CO2 Laser and Application to Materials Processing) from Bhopal University, India in 1989. Dr. Mukherji worked for DRDO from 1991 to 2008 as Senior Scintist and Contributed in the full system development, which inlcuded sub system level technologies involving Aeronautics, Mechanical and Chemical papers in national and international journals and report.
Mayank Dwivedi is a Post Graduate in Polymer Science & Engineering and is currently working as a Senior Scientist in Defence Research & Development Organisation, Ministry of Defence, India. He is currently pursuing his Ph.D from Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, India in the area of Polymer and Composites.
Dr A Sivathanu Pillai is presently the “Distinguished Scientist” and Chief Controller of the Defence Research and Development Organisation at the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of India. He is also Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of the BrahMos Aerospace responsible for the design, development, production and marketing of the most advanced supersonic cruise missile.
Dr Linfeng Chen received his BSc degree in modern applied physics (major) and his B.Eng degree in machine design and manufactures (minor) from the Tsinghua University, Beijing, China in 1991, and received his PhD degree in physics from National University of Singapore in 2001. Since 2005, he has been a member of research faculty at the High Desity Electronics Center, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. He is a senior member of IEEE. His research interests mainly include mikrowave electronics, electromagnetic functional materials, nanomaterials and nanomidicine.
Dr Vijay K Varadan is currently the Twenty-First Century Endowed Chair in Nao-and Biotechnology and Medicine, and Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering and Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering (College of Engineering) and Neurosurgery at the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine.
