Öchsner A., Shokuhfar A. (Eds.) New Frontiers of Nanoparticles and Nanocomposite Materials: Novel Principles and Techniques

Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, 2013. – 368 p. – ISBN: 9783642146961In the heart of so-called nanotechnology one can engineer the finest building blocks of atoms and molecules to achieve outstanding properties and quality of material and create so- called nanostructured materials or nanomaterials. Nanomaterials include atomic clusters, layered films, filamentary structures, and bulk nanomaterials. More precisely nanomaterials are materials with at least one dimension in the range of 1–100 nanometers. They consist of atoms or clusters of single or mixed elements, all packed together to form a nanoparticle or at a larger scale, a bulk nanomaterial and in a special case a nanocomposite.
The development of nanomaterials opens the possibility for new materials with outstanding properties compared to classical engineering materials. These materials can find applications in different fields such as medical treatment or structural mechanics. This monograph focuses on two major groups of nanomaterials, i.e. nanoparticels and nanocomposites. Nanopartices, for example in the form of hollow particles, allow for new possibilities in drug delivery. Different aspects of nanoparticles ranging from manufacturing to modeling and simulation are covered. Nanocomposite materials are formed by mixing two or more dissimilar materials at the nanoscale in order to control and develop new and improved structures and properties. The properties of nanocomposites depend not only on the individual components used but also on the morphology and the interfacial characteristics. Nanocomposite coatings and materials are one of the most exciting and fastest growing areas of research and novel properties being continuously developed which are previously unknown in the constituent materials. Thus, the second part of this monograph gives an overview on the latest developments in the area of composites and coatings based on nanomaterials.Nanoparticles
Recent Progress in Fabrication of Hollow Nanostructures
Computer Simulation of Diffusion and Reaction in Metallic Nanoparticles
Controlled Synthesis of Gold Nanorods via Seeded Growth Approach
Calculation of Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering in Metal Nanoparticles
Inorganic–Organic Hybrid Nanoparticles for Medical Applications
Transport Processes of Nanoparticles in Gases and Liquids
Nanocomposites
Nanocomposite Materials from Theory to Application
Mechanics of Cellulose Nanocrystals and their Polymer Composites
Shift of Lines in Phase Diagrams for Nanograined Materials
Modeling Carbon Nanotube Electrical Properties in CNT/Polymer Composites
Simulation of Thermal and Electrical Transport in Nanotube and Nanowire Composites
Elastic Properties of Co/Cu Nanocomposite Nanowires
On the Continuum Mechanics Approach in Modeling Nanosized Structural Elements