STM and AFM Studies on (Bio)molecular Systems: Unravelling the Nanoworld

STM and AFM Studies on (Bio)molecular Systems: Unravelling the Nanoworld
Author: Paolo Samori
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 326
Release: 2009-11-04
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3540783954

Still valid and useful after a decade, this work presents critical reviews of the present position and future trends in modern chemical research. It contains short and concise reports on chemistry, each written by world-renowned experts.

Luminescence in Electrochemistry

Luminescence in Electrochemistry
Author: Fabien Miomandre
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 364
Release: 2016-12-31
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3319491377

This book highlights the various topics in which luminescence and electrochemistry are intimately coupled. The topic of this book is clearly at the frontier between several scientific domains involving physics, chemistry and biology. Applications in these various fields naturally also need to be mentioned, especially concerning displays and advanced investigation techniques in analytical chemistry or for biomedical issues.

Polymer Science

Polymer Science
Author: Faris Yılmaz
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2013-01-23
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9535109413

During the last ten to fifteen years the developments in polymer science has been striking attention and undergone important changes. From rather specialized subject intended for engineers interested in certain definite fields, it has developed into one of the fundamental disciplines common to several branches of engineering and science. To serve this purpose, the subject materials have been prepared to treat a comprehensive aspects of polymer science. Following this trend, a number of rigorous books have discussed different types of polymers with great precision and elegance and at relatively high levels of abstraction, but none is complementary. A position midway between the older, traditional approach in engineering and the recent, somewhat formal expositions seems to be evolving.

Noncontact Atomic Force Microscopy

Noncontact Atomic Force Microscopy
Author: Seizo Morita
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 539
Release: 2015-05-18
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3319155881

This book presents the latest developments in noncontact atomic force microscopy. It deals with the following outstanding functions and applications that have been obtained with atomic resolution after the publication of volume 2: (1) Pauli repulsive force imaging of molecular structure, (2) Applications of force spectroscopy and force mapping with atomic resolution, (3) Applications of tuning forks, (4) Applications of atomic/molecular manipulation, (5) Applications of magnetic exchange force microscopy, (6) Applications of atomic and molecular imaging in liquids, (7) Applications of combined AFM/STM with atomic resolution, and (8) New technologies in dynamic force microscopy. These results and technologies are now expanding the capacity of the NC-AFM with imaging functions on an atomic scale toward making them characterization and manipulation tools of individual atoms/molecules and nanostructures, with outstanding capability at the level of molecular, atomic, and subatomic resolution. Since the publication of vol. 2 of the book Noncontact Atomic Force Microscopy in 2009 the noncontact atomic force microscope, which can image even insulators with atomic resolution, has achieved remarkable progress. The NC-AFM is now becoming crucial for nanoscience and nanotechnology.

Materials Science of DNA

Materials Science of DNA
Author: Jung-II Jin
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2016-04-19
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1439827427

The field of materials science and technology has undergone revolutionary advances due to the development of novel analytical tools, functional materials, and multidisciplinary approaches to engineering. Additionally, theoretical predictions combined with increasingly improved models and computational capabilities are making impressive contribution

Scanning Probe Microscopy of Soft Matter

Scanning Probe Microscopy of Soft Matter
Author: Vladimir V. Tsukruk
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 663
Release: 2012-01-09
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3527639969

Well-structured and adopting a pedagogical approach, this self-contained monograph covers the fundamentals of scanning probe microscopy, showing how to use the techniques for investigating physical and chemical properties on the nanoscale and how they can be used for a wide range of soft materials. It concludes with a section on the latest techniques in nanomanipulation and patterning. This first book to focus on the applications is a must-have for both newcomers and established researchers using scanning probe microscopy in soft matter research. From the contents: * Atomic Force Microscopy and Other Advanced Imaging Modes * Probing of Mechanical, Thermal Chemical and Electrical Properties * Amorphous, Poorly Ordered and Organized Polymeric Materials * Langmuir-Blodgett and Layer-by-Layer Structures * Multi-Component Polymer Systems and Fibers * Colloids and Microcapsules * Biomaterials and Biological Structures * Nanolithography with Intrusive AFM Tipand Dip-Pen Nanolithography * Microcantilever-Based Sensors

Polymer Morphology

Polymer Morphology
Author: Qipeng Guo
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 464
Release: 2016-03-21
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1118892771

With a focus on structure-property relationships, this book describes how polymer morphology affects properties and how scientists can modify them. The book covers structure development, theory, simulation, and processing; and discusses a broad range of techniques and methods. • Provides an up-to-date, comprehensive introduction to the principles and practices of polymer morphology • Illustrates major structure types, such as semicrystalline morphology, surface-induced polymer crystallization, phase separation, self-assembly, deformation, and surface topography • Covers a variety of polymers, such as homopolymers, block copolymers, polymer thin films, polymer blends, and polymer nanocomposites • Discusses a broad range of advanced and novel techniques and methods, like x-ray diffraction, thermal analysis, and electron microscopy and their applications in the morphology of polymer materials

Nanotechnology in the Beverage Industry

Nanotechnology in the Beverage Industry
Author: Abdeltif Amrane
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 746
Release: 2020-04-20
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0128199423

Nanotechnology in the Beverage industry: Fundamentals and Applications looks at how nanotechnology is being used to enhance water quality, as well as how the properties of nanomaterials can be used to create different properties in both alcoholic and no-alcoholic drinks and enhance the biosafety of both drinks and their packaging. This is an important reference for materials scientists, engineers, food scientists and microbiologists who want to learn more about how nanotechnology is being used to enhance beverage products. As active packaging technology, nanotechnology can increase shelf-life and maintain the quality of beverages. In the field of water treatment, nanomaterials offer new routes to address challenges. - Describes the major properties that make nanomaterials good agents for increasing the purification of water and other beverages - Outlines major nanoencapsulation techniques for use in a variety of beverage types - Discusses the major challenges of using nanomaterials in both beverages and beverage packaging

Springer Handbook of Nanotechnology

Springer Handbook of Nanotechnology
Author: Bharat Bhushan
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 1704
Release: 2017-11-05
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3662543575

This comprehensive handbook has become the definitive reference work in the field of nanoscience and nanotechnology, and this 4th edition incorporates a number of recent new developments. It integrates nanofabrication, nanomaterials, nanodevices, nanomechanics, nanotribology, materials science, and reliability engineering knowledge in just one volume. Furthermore, it discusses various nanostructures; micro/nanofabrication; micro/nanodevices and biomicro/nanodevices, as well as scanning probe microscopy; nanotribology and nanomechanics; molecularly thick films; industrial applications and nanodevice reliability; societal, environmental, health and safety issues; and nanotechnology education. In this new edition, written by an international team of over 140 distinguished experts and put together by an experienced editor with a comprehensive understanding of the field, almost all the chapters are either new or substantially revised and expanded, with new topics of interest added. It is an essential resource for anyone working in the rapidly evolving field of key technology, including mechanical and electrical engineers, materials scientists, physicists, and chemists.

Advances in Shape Memory Polymers

Advances in Shape Memory Polymers
Author: Jinlian Hu
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 366
Release: 2013-04-16
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0857098543

Shape memory materials are immensely useful because of their capability to recover their original shapes upon exposure to an external stimulus such as heat, moisture, light or a magnetic field. This book reviews key recent research in shape memory polymers, their properties and applications. Topics include the relationship between morphological structures and shape memory properties; high performance Tg and Tm type shape memory polymers; structures of shape memory polymers with supramolecular switches; and the thermally-active and moisture-active shape memory effect of supermolecular shape memory polymers.Advances in shape memory polymers is an essential reference for polymer and textile material students, scientists, designers, engineers and manufacturers. It is also an invaluable guide for professionals in the biomedical, electronics and engineering industries. - Reviews key recent research in shape-memory polymers, their properties and applications - Opening chapters address the relationship between morphological structures and shape memory properties and high performance Tg and Tm type shape memory polymers - Chapters cover thermally-active and moisture-active shape memory effect of supermolecular shape memory polymers, among other topics