Nanomaterials (PDF)

Nanomaterials are being incorporated into products all around us, having an incredible impact on durability, strength, functionality, and other material properties. There are a vast number of nanomaterials presently available, and new formulations and chemistries are being announced daily.

Nanomaterials: A Guide to Fabrication and Applications provides product developers, researchers, and materials scientists with a handy resource for understanding the range of options and materials currently available. Covering a variety of nanomaterials and their applications, this practical reference:

• Discusses the scale of nanomaterials and nanomachines, focusing on integrated circuits (ICs) and microelectromechanical systems (MEMS)


• Offers insight into different nanomaterials' interactions with chemical reactions, biological processes, and the environment


• Examines the mechanical properties of nanomaterials and potential treatments to enhance the nanomaterials' performance


• Details recent accomplishments in the use of nanomaterials to create new forms of electronic devices


• Explores the optical properties of certain nanomaterials and the nanomaterials' use in optimizing lasers and optical absorbers


• Describes an energy storage application as well as how nanomaterials from waste products may be used to improve capacitors

Featuring contributions from experts around the globe, Nanomaterials: A Guide to Fabrication and Applications serves as a springboard for the discovery of new applications of nanomaterials.