Commercialization of Nanotechnologies-A Case Study Approach

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• Other Authors: Brabazon, Dermot (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Pellicer, Eva (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Zivic, Fatima (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Sort, Jordi (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Dolors Baró, Maria (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Grujovic, Nenad (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Choy, Kwang-Leong (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Nanotechnology.; Biomedical engineering.; Nanoscale science.; Nanoscience.; Nanostructures.; Energy efficiency.; Ophthalmology.; Nanotechnology and Microengineering.; Biomedical Engineering/Biotechnology.; Nanoscale Science and Technology.; Energy Efficiency.

This book covers diverse areas in which nanoscience and nanotechnology have led to significant technological advances and practical applications, with special emphasis on novel types of nanomaterials and their applicability into a new generation of nano- and micro-devices. Different nanomaterials ar...

Table of Contents:

• Foreword
• Introduction - The Current Status and Momentum in Nanotechnology Commercialisation
• Review of Production Routes of Nanomaterials
• Nanomaterials for Sustainable Energy Production and Storage: Present Day Applications and Possible Developments
• Integration of Nanostructured Thermoelectric Materials in Micro Power Generators
• Towards Voltage-Driven Nano-Spintronics: a Review
• Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Nanomaterials - Basic Properties, Characterization and Applications
• Friction at Nanoscale - Self-Assembled Monolayers
• Modeling of Self-Healing Materials with Nanocontainers using Discrete and Continuum Methods
• Nanomaterials for Skin Care
• Characteristics and Applications of Silver Nanoparticles
• Nanotechnology in Ophthalmology
• Ever-Expanding Application Potentials for Iron-Based Nanomaterials: Catalyses and Biomedicine.