Advanced Nanotube and Nanofiber Materials

✍ Scribed by A. K. Haghi, G. E. Zaikov

• Publisher: Nova Science Publishers Inc
• Year: 2012
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 185
• Series: Nanotechnology Science and Technology: Materials Science and Technologies
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book presents the tools of nanotechnology that can build, image, and manipulate nanostructures to build materials and devices. It bridges the gap between detailed technical publications that are beyond the grasp of non-specialists and popular science books, which may be more science fiction than fact. It provides a fascinating, scientifically sound treatment, accessible to engineers and scientists outside the field and even to students at the undergraduate level. This book concludes with a look at some cutting-edge applications and prophecies for the future. It builds a solid background in characterisation and fabrication methods while integrating the physics, chemistry, and biology facets. It focuses on applications and examining engineering aspects of nanotube and nanofibre materials.

✦ Table of Contents

ADVANCED NANOTUBE AND NANOFIBER MATERIALS......Page 1
ADVANCED NANOTUBE AND NANOFIBER MATERIALS......Page 5
CONTENTS......Page 7
PREFACE......Page 9
CARBON NANOTUBES (CNTS)......Page 11
NANOMEDICINE......Page 12
NANOELECTRONICS......Page 13
ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING......Page 15
1.1. INTRODUCTION......Page 17
1.2. GRAPHENE......Page 19
1.3. CARBON NANOTUBES......Page 20
1.4. FULLERENES......Page 23
1.5. CLASSIFICATION OF NANOTUBES......Page 24
6. CHIRALITY......Page 26
1.7. Diameter, Chirality Angle and the Mass of Single-walled Nanotube......Page 29
1.8. OUTLOOKS......Page 34
REFERENCES......Page 36
1. INTRODUCTION......Page 37
2. BIOPOLYMERS......Page 38
2.1. Chitosan......Page 39
3. CARBON NANOTUBES......Page 41
3.1. Nanotube Composites......Page 43
3.2. Mechanical and Electrical Properties of Carbon Nanotube/natural Biopolymer Composites......Page 47
3.3. Carbon Nanotube Composite Application......Page 48
4.1. Chitosan/Carbon Nanotube Nanofluids......Page 49
4.2.1. Solution-Casting-evaporation......Page 50
4.2.1.1. Properties and Characterization......Page 51
4.2.4. Electrodeposition Method......Page 52
4.2.5. Covalently Grafting......Page 53
4.2.7. Microwave Irradiation......Page 54
4.2.11. Electrospinning......Page 55
CONCLUSION......Page 56
REFERENCES......Page 57
INTRODUCTION......Page 71
EXPERIMENTAL......Page 73
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION......Page 75
CONCLUSION......Page 100
REFERENCES......Page 101
1. INTRODUCTION......Page 105
2.2. Preparation of CHT-MWNTs Dispersions......Page 109
2.3. Measurements and Characterizations......Page 110
3.1. The Characteristics of MWNT/CHT Dispersion......Page 111
3.2. The Physical and Morphological Characteristics of MWNTs/CHT Nanofiber 3.2. The Physical and Morphological Characteristics of MWNTs/CHT Nanofiber......Page 114
REFERENCES......Page 120
INTRODUCTION......Page 125
Electrospinning and Laminating Process......Page 127
Nanofiber Web Morphology......Page 128
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION......Page 129
Adhesion of Layers......Page 131
Tensile Strength......Page 132
Simulation of Nanoweb......Page 134
Fiber Diameter Measurement......Page 136
Manual Method......Page 137
Distance Transform......Page 139
Direct Tracking......Page 140
REFERENCES......Page 141
INTRODUCTION......Page 143
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION......Page 144
REFERENCES......Page 150
1. INTRODUCTION......Page 151
2.2. Electrospinning of Chitosan/carbon Nanotube Dispersion......Page 152
3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION......Page 154
REFERENCES......Page 156
INTRODUCTION......Page 159
Materials......Page 160
Nanocomposite Processing......Page 161
Investigation Techniques......Page 163
Nanocomposite Structure......Page 164
Thermal-Oxidative Degradation of PP/MWCNT Nanocomposites......Page 166
Kinetic Analysis of Thermal Degradation of PP/MWNT......Page 169
COMBUSTIBILITY OF PP/MWCNT NANOCOMPOSITES......Page 173
REFERENCES......Page 177
INDEX......Page 179