Applied nanotechnology : the conversion of research results to products

Applied nanotechnology the conversion of research results to products

Applied Nanotechnology: The Conversion of Research Results to Products, Third Edition, takes an integrated approach to the scientific, commercial and social aspects of nanotechnology, exploring the relationship between nanotechnology and innovation, the changing economics and business models require...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Ramsden, Jeremy J., author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford, England ; Cambridge, Massachusetts : William Andrew 2018.
Edición:Third edition
Colección:Micro & nano technologies.
Materias:
Nanotechnology.
Nanostructured materials industry.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009630723306719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Cover
  • Applied Nanotechnology
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Biography
  • Preface to the Third Edition
  • Preface to the Second Edition
  • Preface to the First Edition
  • Part 1 Technology Basics
  • 1 What is Nanotechnology?
  • 1.1 Nanotechnology as Process
  • 1.2 Nanotechnology as Materials
  • 1.3 Nanotechnology as Devices and Systems
  • 1.4 Direct, Indirect, and Conceptual Nanotechnology
  • 1.5 Nanobiotechnology and Bionanotechnology
  • 1.6 Nanotechnology-Toward a De nition
  • 1.7 The Nanoscale
  • 1.8 Nanoscience
  • References
  • Further Reading
  • 2 Science, Technology, and Wealth
  • 2.1 Nanotechnology Is Different
  • 2.2 The Evolution of Technology
  • 2.3 The Nature of Wealth and Value
  • 2.4 The Social Value of Science
  • References
  • Further Reading
  • 3 Innovation
  • 3.1 The Time Course of Innovation
  • 3.2 Creative Destruction
  • 3.3 Is Nanotechnology Disruptive?
  • 3.4 What Drives Development?
  • 3.5 Can Innovation Be Managed?
  • 3.6 The Effect of Maturity
  • 3.7 Interaction With Society
  • 3.8 Conviviality
  • References
  • Further Reading
  • 4 Why Nanotechnology?
  • 4.1 Miniaturization of Manufacturing Systems as Driver
  • 4.2 Facile Fabrication as Driver
  • 4.3 Performance as Driver
  • 4.4 Agile Manufacturing
  • 4.5 Nano-Info-Bio-Cogno (NIBC)
  • 4.6 Cost-Bene t Analysis of Nanotechnology
  • References
  • Further Reading
  • Part 2 Nanotechnology Products
  • 5 Nanotechnology in a Modern Economy
  • 5.1 Types of Nanotechnology Products
  • 5.1.1 Products of Substitution
  • 5.1.2 Incrementally Improved Products
  • 5.1.3 Radically New Products
  • 5.1.4 Carbon-Based Nanomaterials
  • 5.1.5 Noncarbon Nanomaterials
  • 5.1.6 Consumer Products
  • 5.2 The Nanotechnology Market
  • 5.2.1 Nanotechnology Statistics
  • 5.2.2 The Market in 2006
  • 5.2.3 The Market in 2013
  • 5.2.4 Tonnages in 2013
  • 5.2.5 The Market in 2017.
  • 5.2.6 Company Activity
  • 5.2.7 Future Projections
  • References
  • Further reading
  • 6 Nanotechnology for Health, Food, and Hygiene
  • 6.1 In Vivo Nanoparticles
  • 6.2 In Vivo Devices
  • 6.3 In Vivo Nanostructured Materials
  • 6.4 In Vitro Nanostructured Materials
  • 6.5 Labs-on-Chips
  • 6.6 Information Technology
  • 6.7 Paramedicine
  • 6.8 Food
  • 6.8.1 Packaging
  • 6.8.2 Sensors
  • 6.8.3 Nano-Additives
  • 6.8.4 Consumer Choice
  • 6.9 Hygiene
  • 6.10 Expected Market Size
  • References
  • Further Reading
  • 7 Nanotechnology for Energy
  • 7.1 Energy Harvesting
  • 7.2 Production and Storage
  • 7.2.1 Energy Production
  • 7.2.2 Energy Storage
  • Electrical Storage Devices
  • Hydrogen Storage
  • 7.3 Energy Ef ciency
  • 7.3.1 Lighting
  • 7.3.2 Computation
  • 7.3.3 Electrical Cabling
  • 7.4 Localized Manufacture
  • References
  • Further Reading
  • 8 Information Technologies
  • 8.1 Silicon Microelectronics
  • 8.2 Flexible Electronics
  • 8.3 Heat Management
  • 8.4 Data Storage Technologies
  • 8.5 Display Technologies
  • 8.6 Molecule or Particle Sensing Technologies
  • 8.7 The Internet of Things
  • References
  • Further Reading
  • 9 Miscellaneous Applications
  • 9.1 Aerospace and Automotive Industries
  • 9.2 Agriculture
  • 9.3 Architecture and Construction
  • 9.4 Catalysis
  • 9.5 Environment and Air Quality
  • 9.6 Lubricants
  • 9.7 Minerals and Metal Extraction
  • 9.8 Paper
  • 9.9 Security and Military
  • 9.10 Textiles
  • 9.11 Transport
  • References
  • Further Reading
  • 10 The Design of Nanotechnology Products
  • 10.1 The Challenge of Vasti cation
  • 10.2 Enhancing Traditional Design Routes
  • 10.3 Crowdsourcing
  • 10.4 Materials Selection
  • 10.5 Formulation
  • 10.6 Quality Control
  • 10.7 Biomimicry
  • 10.8 Nanodevices Moving in Viscous Media
  • References
  • Further Reading
  • Part 3 Organizing Nanotechnology Business.
  • 11 The Realization of Nanotechnology
  • 11.1 Nanospeci cation
  • 11.2 Standardization of Nanotechnology
  • 11.3 Nanometrology
  • 11.4 The Nanometrology Instrument Industry
  • References
  • Further Reading
  • 12 The Business Environment
  • 12.1 The Universality of Nanotechnology
  • 12.2 The Radical Nature of Nanotechnology
  • 12.3 Intellectual Needs
  • 12.4 Company-University Collaboration
  • 12.5 Clusters
  • 12.6 Assessing Demand for Nanotechnology
  • 12.6.1 Modeling
  • 12.6.2 Judging Innovation Value
  • 12.6.3 Anticipating Bene t
  • 12.7 Technical and Commercial Readiness (Availability) Levels
  • 12.8 Predicting Development Timescales
  • 12.9 Patents
  • 12.10 Generic Business Models
  • 12.11 Why Nanotechnology Companies Often Fail
  • References
  • Further Reading
  • 13 The Fiscal Environment of Nanotechnology
  • 13.1 Sources of Funds
  • 13.2 Private Investment
  • 13.3 Government Funding
  • 13.4 Endogenous Funding
  • 13.5 Geographical Differences Between Nanotechnology Funding
  • References
  • Further Reading
  • 14 The Safety of Nanofacture and Nanomaterials
  • 14.1 Public Perception of the Safety of Nanoproducts
  • 14.2 Evaluating Risk
  • 14.3 Evaluating the Toxicity of Nanomaterials
  • 14.4 Characteristic Features of Nano-Objects
  • 14.5 Exposure
  • 14.5.1 Occupational Exposure (During Nanofacture)
  • 14.5.2 Public Exposure (During Use)
  • 14.6 Penetrability and clearance
  • 14.7 Hazard
  • 14.8 Variability of Individual Response
  • 14.9 Risks to Vital Ecosystems
  • 14.10 "Natural" Exposure to Nanoparticles
  • 14.11 A Rational Basis for Safety Measures
  • 14.12 Bow Tie Diagrams
  • References
  • Further Reading
  • 15 Regulation
  • References
  • Further Reading
  • 16 Some Successful and Unsuccessful Nanotechnology Companies
  • 16.1 NanoMagnetics
  • 16.2 MesoPhotonics
  • 16.3 Enact Pharma
  • 16.4 Oxonica
  • 16.5 NanoCo
  • 16.6 Hyperion
  • 16.7 CDT.
  • 16.8 Q-Flo
  • 16.9 Owlstone
  • 16.10 Semzyme
  • 16.11 Theranos
  • References
  • 17 Global Nanotechnology
  • 17.1 Activity by Country
  • 17.2 Locating Research Partners
  • 17.3 Locating Supply Partners
  • 17.4 Categories of Countries
  • 17.5 Nanotechnology in the Developing World
  • References
  • Further Reading
  • Part 4 Wider and Longer-Term Issues
  • 18 The Future of Nanotechnology
  • 18.1 Productive Nanosystems
  • 18.1.1 The Technology
  • 18.1.2 Social Impacts
  • 18.1.3 Timescales
  • 18.2 Self-Assembly and Directed Assembly
  • 18.3 Molecular Electronics
  • 18.4 Quantum Computing
  • References
  • Further Reading
  • 19 Society's Grand Challenges
  • 19.1 Material and Social Crises
  • 19.2 Is Science Itself in Crisis?
  • 19.3 Nanotechnology-Speci c Challenges
  • 19.4 Globalization
  • 19.5 An Integrated Approach
  • References
  • Further Reading
  • 20 Ethics and Nanotechnology
  • 20.1 Risk, Hazard and Uncertainty
  • 20.2 Should we Proceed?
  • 20.3 What About Nanoethics?
  • References
  • Further Reading
  • Index
  • Back Cover.

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