Hybrid Nanocomposites for Nanotechnology: Electronic, Optical, Magnetic and Biomedical Applications introduces readers to the complex development of new functional organic-inorganic nanomaterials and explores their non-traditional applications. The traditional application of these nanocomposites has been the reinforcement of plastics by the addition of inorganic fillers, exploiting the enhancement of mechanical properties for commodity plastics. Hybrid nanocomposites provide an attractive, versatile, technological platform for emerging high-added-value applications such as photovoltaic cells and light-emitting devices, lithium-ion batteries, supercapacitors, and biosensors.
Composed of seventeen chapters written by leading international authors, this book covers topics such as:
Synthesis of a wide range of hybrid nanocomposites based on methods including sol-gel techniques and surface grafting of nanoparticles.
In-depth nanocomposite characterizations via DLS, DSC, FTIR, MALDI, NMR, SANS, SAXS, SEC, SEM, TEM, TGA, WAXS techniques.
Optimization of fullerene-based resists for nanolithography.
Strategies for hermetic coatings and advanced packaging of integrated circuits.
Development of bioactive bone cements and drug-delivery systems.
Fabrication of optical, electrochemical and magneto-biosensors.
With over 2500 bibliographic citations, Hybrid Nanocomposites for Nanotechnology: Electronic, Optical, Magnetic and Biomedical Applications is an invaluable resource for scientists, engineers, and researchers in a wide variety of disciplines including materials science, surface chemistry, energy and data storage, photonics, microelectronics, pharmacy, medicine, biotechnology and bioengineering.
This book covers the latest advances in polymer-inorganic nanocomposites, with particular focus on high-added-value applications in fields including electronics, optics, magnetism and biotechnology. The unique focus of this book is on electronic, optical, magnetic and biomedical applications of hybrid nanocomposites. Coverage includes: Synthesis methods and issues and production scale-up: methods for making organic-inorganic nanocomposites on the laboratory scale, for production up-scaling and quality control. Individual chapters concentrate on one of these, offering details and highlighting challenges.
Characterization methods: These are tied to the intended applications, focusing on quality control after synthesis of organic-inorganic nanocomposites.
Electronic applications: These encompass resists for microelectronics, low-k/high-k dielectric films.
Optical applications and Photonics: These applications include linear and non-linear optical devices, and encapsulation of active optical devices.
Magnetic applications: These encompass non-traditional recording media and new magnetic materials.
Biomedical applications: "Hot" applications including bio-resists, tissue engineering, biocompatibility and bio-sensors.
The book offers readers a solid grasp of the state of the art, and of current challenges in non-traditional applications of hybrid nanocomposites.
Lhadi Merhari
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