Joshi Y.M., Khandekar S. (Eds.) Nanoscale And Microscale Phenomena: Fundamentals And Applications

Springer India, 2015. – 382 p., – ISBN: 9788132222880.The book is an outcome of research work in the areas of nanotechnology, interfacial science, nano- and micro-fluidics and manufacturing, soft matter, and transport phenomena at nano- and micro-scales. The contributing authors represent prominent research groups from Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur and Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. The book has 13 chapters and the entire work presented in the chapters is based on research carried out over past three years. The chapters are designed with number of coloured illustrations, figures and tables. The book will be highly beneficial to academicians as well as industrial professionals working in the mentioned areas.
Topics
Nanotechnology and Microengineering
Mechanical Engineering
Energy SystemsNano-particle Synthesis and Application
Novel Method for Synthesizing Monodisperse Dispersion of Nanometer Liposomes
Preparation of Liposomes for Drug Delivery Applications by Extrusion of Giant Unilamellar Vesicles
Wormlike Micelles as Templates for Rod-Shaped Nanoparticles: Experiments and Simulations
Scalable Synthesis of Noble Metal Nanoparticles
Carbon-Based Hierarchical Micro- and Nanostructures: From Synthesis to Applications
Wetting and Interfacial Dynamics
Dewetting and Hole Formation in Spin-Coated Films of Lipid Bilayers
Understanding Wetting Transitions Using Molecular Simulation
Effect of Electric Field on Planar Fluid-Fluid Interfaces
Suppression of Interfacial Instabilities using Soft, Deformable Solid Coatings
Soft Matter Dynamics
Effect of Asymmetry on Adhesion and Locomotion of Soft-Bodied Objects
Dynamics of Soft Glassy Materials under Tensile and Squeeze Flow Fields
Microscale Reactors: Issues and Applications
Microstructured Reactors for Hydrogen Production from Ethanol
Axial Back Conduction through Channel Walls During Internal Convective Microchannel Flows