Progress in Nanotechnology: Applications (A Progress in Ceramic Technology Series)

✍ Scribed by ACerS

• Year: 2009
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 352
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This edition of the Progress in Ceramic Technology series is a select compilation of articles on nanotechnology applications and markets previously published in ACerS publications, including The American Ceramic Society Bulletin, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology, Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings (CESP) and Ceramic Transactions (CT). The American Ceramic Society contributes to the progress of nanotechnology by providing forums for information exchange during its various meetings and by publishing articles in its various journals and proceedings.

✦ Table of Contents

Progress in Nanotechnology......Page 6
Contents......Page 8
Introduction......Page 12
MARKET OVERVIEWS......Page 14
Rolling Nanotech Out of the Lab and Into the Market......Page 16
Ceramic Revolution May Yet Arrive via Nanotechnology......Page 22
Powder Market Update: Nanoceramic Applications Emerge......Page 26
BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY......Page 30
Fabrication of Nano-Macro Porous Soda-Lime Phosphosilicate Bioactive Glass by the Melt-Quench Method......Page 32
Biological Response Mechanisms to Microparticulate and Nanoparticulate Matter......Page 46
Alumina/Zirconia Micro/Nanocomposites: A New Material for Biomedical Applications With Superior Sliding Wear Resistance......Page 50
Creation of Nano–Macro-Interconnected Porosity in a Bioactive Glass–Ceramic by the Melt-Quench-Heat-Etch Method......Page 58
Processing and Properties of Nano-Hydroxyapatite(n-HAp)/Poly(Ethylene-Co-Acrylic Acid)(EAA) Composite Using a Phosphonic Acid Coupling Agent for Orthopedic Applications......Page 62
Hydroxyapatite–Carbon Nanotube Composites for Biomedical Applications: A Review......Page 70
Synthesis and Structural Characterization of Nanoapatite Ceramics Powders for Biomedical Applications......Page 84
High-Frequency Induction Heat Sintering of Mechanically Alloyed Alumina-Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia Nano-Bioceramics......Page 92
Merging Biological Self-Assembly with Synthetic Chemical Tailoring: The Potential for 3-D Genetically Engineered Micro/Nano-Devices (3-D GEMS)......Page 98
CONSTRUCTION AND MANUFACTURING......Page 108
Effect of Nanosilica Additions on Belite Cement Pastes Held in Sulfate Solutions......Page 110
Effect of Nano-Size Powders on the Microstructure of Ti(C,N)-xWC-Ni Cermets......Page 114
In Situ Preparation of Si3N4/SiC Nanocomposites for Cutting Tools Application......Page 120
How Nanotechnology Can Change the Concrete World, Part One......Page 126
How Nanotechnology Can Change the Concrete World, Part Two......Page 130
ELECTRONIC AND OPTICAL DEVICES......Page 134
Will Silicon Survive Moore’s Law?......Page 136
Nanosize Engineered Ferroelectric/Dielectric Single and Multilayer Films for Microwave Applications......Page 142
Effect of Calcination on Crystallinity for Nanostructured Development of Wormhole-Like Mesoporous Tungsten Oxide......Page 150
Mg–Cu–Zn Ferrites for Multilayer Inductors......Page 154
Microwave Dielectric Properties of Sintered Alumina Using Nano-Scaled Powders of α Alumina and TiO2......Page 162
PbZr0.4Ti0.6O3-Based Reflectors with Tunable Peak Wavelengths......Page 170
Morphologies-Controlled Synthesis and Optical Properties of Bismuth Tungstate Nanocrystals by a Low-Temperature Molten Salt Method......Page 172
Synthesis of High Density and Transparent Forsterite Ceramics Using Nano-Sized Precursors and Their Dielectric Properties......Page 176
Design and Nanofabrication of Superconductor Ceramic Strands and Customized Leads......Page 184
Built-in Nanostructures in Transparent Oxides for Novel Photonic and Electronic Functions Materials......Page 196
ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT......Page 210
Preparation and Characterization of Samaria-Doped Ceria Electrolyte Materials for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells......Page 212
Design of High-Quality Pt–CeO2 Composite Anodes Supported by Carbon Black for Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Application......Page 218
Rapid Formation of Active Mesoporous TiO2 Photocatalysts via Micelle in a Microwave Hydrothermal Process......Page 222
Development of Visible-Light Photocatalysts by Nitrogen-Doped Titanium Dioxide......Page 228
Synthesis of Nanophased Metal Oxides in Supercritical Water: Catalysts for Biomass Conversion......Page 230
Synthesis and Characterization of Nano-Composite Alumina–Titania Ceramic Membrane for Gas Separation......Page 238
Hydrothermal Synthesis of Nano Ce–Zr–Y Oxide Solid Solution for Automotive Three-Way Catalyst......Page 246
Comparison Between Micrometer- and Nano-Scale Glass Composites for Sealing Solid Oxide Fuel Cells......Page 250
Preparation of Nanocrystalline CeO2 by the Precipitation Method and Its Improved Methane Oxidation Activity......Page 258
Preparation and Characterization of Nano-Crystalline LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 Cathode Material by the Soft Combustion Reaction Method......Page 262
Synthesis and Characterization of Nano-Hetero-Structured Dy Doped CeO2 Solid Electrolytes Using a Combination of Spark Plasma Sintering and Conventional Sintering......Page 266
Fabrication and Performance of Impregnated Ni Anodes of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells......Page 270
Advances in Nano-Structured Electrochemical Reactors for NOx Treatment in the Presence of Oxygen......Page 278
SENSORS......Page 288
Prussian Blue Nanoparticles Encapsulated Within Ormosil Film......Page 290
High-Yield Synthesis of Nanocrystalline Tin Dioxide by Thermal Decomposition for Use in Gas Sensors......Page 306
Effect of Firing Temperature on Electrical and Gas-Sensing Properties of Nano-SnO2-Based Thick-Film Resistors......Page 314
Preparation of Ru-C Nano-Composite Films and Their Electrode Properties for Oxygen Sensors......Page 322
Electrical and Gas-Sensing Properties of a Thick Film Resistor of Nanosized SnO2 with Variable Percentage of Permanent Binder......Page 330
Non-Nernstian Planar Sensors Based on YSZ with Ta (10 at.%)-Doped Nanosized Titania as a Sensing Electrode for High-Temperature Applications......Page 338
Improvement of NO2 a Sensing Performances by an Additional Second Component to the Nano-Structured NiO Sensing Electrode of a YSZ-Based Mixed-Potential-Type Sensor......Page 346