Nanomaterials, nanotechnologies and design : an introduction for engineers and architects / Daniel L. Schodek, Paulo Ferreria, Michael Ashby.
Material type: TextPublication details: Oxford : Butterworth-Heinemann, 2008.Description: 320 p. : illISBN:- 9780750681490 (pbk.) :
- 9780750681490
- 620.11 ASH
- TA418.9.N35
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Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending | 620.11 ASH (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00212213 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nanomaterials and nanotechnologies: an overview --- An evolutionary perspective -- The design context -- Material classes, structure, and properties -- Materials property charts and their uses -- Nanomaterials: classes and fundamentals -- Nanomaterials: properties -- Nanomaterials: synthesis and characterization -- Design environments and systems -- Nanomaterial product forms and functions -- Nanomaterials and nanotechnologies in health and the environment -- The broader context.
This is a non-specialist's gude to the basic materials science terminology and principles that form the foundation for understanding materials in general, and nanomaterials in particular. It looks at how nanomaterials might be effectively used in the development of new products.