CRC Press Nanotechnology-Driven Engineered Materials: New Insights

Nanostructured materials are emerging as a new class of materials that exhibit unique microstructures and enhanced mechanical performance. As an outcome of this, these materials have attracted considerable attention in scientific communities all over the world. There is continuous research to facilitate product development, thereby improving product quality and reliability in industry. This volume is devoted to novel architectures at the nano-level with an emphasis on new synthesis and characterization methods. Special emphasis is given to new applications of nanostructures and nanocomposites in various fields, such as nano-electronics, energy conversion, catalysis, drug delivery and nano-medicine. The chapters are divided into sections focusing on: Nanoparticles Assembly and Nanostructured Materials Nanocomposites Properties Nanostructured Materials for Biomedical Applications Review “A lot of new material that makes it into an interesting read. . .  With so many authors, . . . get very different viewpoints and very different ideas andthoughts. It is the variation that makes the book both a good read and a good buy. . . . The chapters [in Part 2] really open up the idea of what is being done with nanoparticles, but more importantly what are the possibilities of what can be done with them. . . . Overall . . . makes you think and in doing so leads you to consider new ideas and applications of nanocomposites.” — Chromatographia, Review by Peter Myers, Department of Chemistry, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK About the Author Sabu Thomas, DSc, PhD, CChem, FRSC Sabu Thomas, PhD, is the Pro-Vice Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India. He is also Founding Director of the International and Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology and Professor of Polymer Science and Engineering at the School of Chemical Sciences at the same university. Professor Thomas has received a number of national and international awards, including a Fellowship of the Royal Society of Chemistry; Distinguished Professorship from the Josef Stefan Institute, Slovenia; an MRSI medal; a CRSI medal; and the Sukumar Maithy award. He is on the list of most productive researchers in India, holding the fifth position. University of Lorraine, France and Université Bretagne Sud, France have awarded honoris causa (especially of a degree awarded without examination as a mark of esteem) to him. Professor Thomas has published over 600 peer-reviewed research papers, reviews, and book chapters. He has delivered over 300 plenary, inaugural and invited lectures at national/international meetings across 30 countries. He has established a state-of-the-art laboratory at Mahatma Gandhi University in the area of polymer science and engineering and nanoscience and nanotechnology through external funding from various organizations and institutes, including DST, CSIR, UGC, DBT, DRDO, AICTE, ISRO, TWAS, KSCSTE, BRNS, UGC-DAE, Du Pont, USA, General Cables, USA, Surface Treat, Czech Republic, and Apollo Tyres. The h-index of Professor Thomas is 87, and his work has been cited more than 23,850 times. He also has four patents to his credit. Yves Grohens, PhD Yves Grohens, PhD, is Director of the ComposiTIC Technical Platform and Head of the composites research group of the IRDL-CNRS laboratory (Material Engineering) at the Université de Bretagne Sud, France. His master’s and PhD degrees were from Besançon University, France. After finishing his studies, he worked as Assistant Professor and later as Professor in various reputed universities in France. He has been an invited professor to many universities in different parts of the world as well. His areas of interest include physicochemical studies of polymer surfaces and interfaces, phase transitions in thin films confinement, nano- and bio composites design and characterization, and biodegradation of polymers and biomaterials. He has written several book ch