Book description
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 required to commercialize innovations in nanotechnology, and product design challenges that are investigated through case studies. Applications in various sectors, including composite materials, energy and agriculture are included, as is a section on the role of the government in promoting nanotechnology. In addition, the potential future of molecular self-assembly in industrial production is discussed, along with the ethics and social implications of nanotechnology.
This new edition begins a concise introduction to nanotechnology, carefully explaining the relationships between science, technology, wealth and innovation. Next, it focuses on actual products and processes, including the big three areas of application, health, IT and energy. Different types of nanobusiness (upstream, downstream, ancillary etc.), are also carefully delineated, and aspects such as design and realization (e.g., actual fabrication) are also covered, amongst other timely topics. This book offers a vision of the role of nanotechnology in confronting the challenges facing humanity, from healthcare to climate change.
- Written by an author who has direct, hands-on experience working in a large nanotechnology-based company, in academia as a professor and chair of nanotechnology, and as the co-owner and director of a nanotechnology-based start-up
- Presents comprehensive coverage in an integrated fashion, not wasting space on trivial details that, if not already known to the reader, can be readily found in generic sources
- Thoroughly revised, reflecting advances in the field
- Includes areas that have been expanded into nanotechnology, such as health, and the safety of nano products and processes
Table of contents
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Citation
- Biography
- Preface to the Third Edition
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Preface to the First Edition
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Part 1: Technology Basics
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Chapter 1: What is Nanotechnology?
- Abstract
- 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 Definition
- 1.7. The Nanoscale
- 1.8. Nanoscience
- References
- Further Reading
- Chapter 2: Science, Technology, and Wealth
- Chapter 3: Innovation
- Chapter 4: Why Nanotechnology?
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Chapter 1: What is Nanotechnology?
- Part 2: Nanotechnology Products
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Part 3: Organizing Nanotechnology Business
- Chapter 11: The Realization of Nanotechnology
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Chapter 12: The Business Environment
- Abstract
- 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
- 12.7. 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
- Chapter 13: The Fiscal Environment of Nanotechnology
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Chapter 14: The Safety of Nanofacture and Nanomaterials
- Abstract
- 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
- 14.6. 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
- Chapter 15: Regulation
- Chapter 16: Some Successful and Unsuccessful Nanotechnology Companies
- Chapter 17: Global Nanotechnology
- Part 4: Wider and Longer-Term Issues
- Index
Product information
- Title: Applied Nanotechnology, 3rd Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: January 2018
- Publisher(s): William Andrew
- ISBN: 9780128133446
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