Nanotechnology (Synthesis And Characterization)

by Shishir Sinha, Naveen Kumar Navani

Overview

Nanomaterials is a field of nanotechnology that applies a material science approach. It is the study of materials with morphological features in nanoscale dimension imparting them properties that enables their uses in a variety of applications. One can trace back the applications of nanomaterials way back in history as dye material in ceramics and use of gold colloids for the medical treatment of dipsomania, arthritis etc. This volume ropes in different properties of nanomaterials such as mechanical, thermal, biological, optical and chemical. In the first chapter an attempt of a newly formulated electron dispersion laws to study the 2D effective electron mass (EEM) of quantum wells (Qws) of nonlinear optical, bismuth within the framework of earlier formalism etc has been discussed. Effect of several variables on effective thermal conductivity of nanofluids, nanofluidic behaviour (flow properties and boundary slip) in nanochannels, a mathematical model on nanofluid flow and heat transfer characteristic, novel heat transfer fluids are drafted in this volume. An overview of the wave propagation in carbon nanotubes under initial compression stresses is offered in this volume and its potential application in designing of nanoelectronics and nanodevices. Gold nanoparticles (nanomaterials) supported over anatase and rutile TiO2 and its catalytic potential for CO oxidation are reviewed with its industrial and environmental importance. A study of electromagnetic shielding effectiveness of ?--Fe2O3/Fe3O4 coated fabric is performed using ASTM D4935 method. A comprehensive study regarding the development of nanoparticles of organic ligands capable of enhancing and quenching fluorescence for increased sensitivity and specificity of sensors is illustrated. Various parameters effecting nanoscale field – effect transistors based on grapheme and nanowires, impact of non-covalent interaction on the dispersion of carbon nanotubes, rheological characterisation of nanoparticles based on Bio- modified binder, influence of factors on magnetoresistive properties of three layer film systems CoNi/Ag(Cu)/FeNi, features affecting the properties of quantum dots by epitaxial growth process are presented. This volume focuses on experimental aspect of the various physical and chemical factors that influence the properties of the nanomaterials. The volume is designed for researchers and scientist that are into hard core research of synthesis and characterisation of nanomaterials and also acts as a data bank for under-grad’s and graduates students who are keenly interested in this prosperous field on inventing novel materials for better future.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781626991415
Publisher:	Arts & Science Academic Publishing
Publication date:	06/30/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	599
File size:	11 MB
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About the Author

Dr. Shishir Sinha is working as Associate Professor in Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India. Doctorate from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India, Dr. Sinha is having more than thirteen years of teaching and research experience. His area of expertise is polymer surface modification. He has published more than 90 papers in international, national journals and conferences. He has handled several research projects and guided various M.Tech and Ph.D. students in the area of chemical engineering. Dr. Sinha has published two books in the area of Polymers.



Dr. Naveen Kumar Navani, received his Masters degree (1993) in Animal Biotechnology from National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal in India. He received his Ph.D. in Molecular Biology and Protein Engineering from Institute of Microbial Technology (IMTECH), Chandigarh, India. He served as a scientist in DNA Fingerpriting unit of an institute of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) in India. He then pursued his post-doctoral research with Professor Yingfu Li at McMaster University, Canada from 2003-2007, in the field of nucleic acid engineering and NanoBiotechnology. In 2007, he joined Indian Institute of Technology, (IIT) Roorkee, India where he is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biotechnology. He is actively associated with Centre for Nanotechnology of IIT also. His work has been published in reputed journals like Chembiochem, Nucleic Acid Research, Current Opinion in Chemical Biology and Methods in Molecular Biology. He has also written book chapters on development of Aptamer based biosensors for detection of pathogens, proteins and small molecules. His current research interests include biosensor development using chemical biology and nanobiotechnology; especially developing antibacterial packaging for extending shelf life of perishable products, developing whole cell and nanosensors for pathogen detection and removal of toxins, xenobiotics and bacteria using nanotechnology. His research is funded by Department of Biotechnology; Government of India,Indian Council of Agricultural Research through National Agricultural Innovation Project, State Biotechnology Board and Ministry of Human Resources and Development, Govt of India.