Nanomaterials, nanotechnologies and design an introduction for engineers and architects

How could nanotechnology not perk the interest of any designer, engineer or architect? Exploring the intriguing new approaches to design that nanotechnologies offer, Nanomaterials, Nanotechnologies and Design is set against the sometimes fantastic sounding potential of this technology. Nanotechnolog...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Ashby, M. F.
Other Authors Ferreira, Paulo J. S. G., Schodek, Daniel L., 1941-
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam ; Boston : Butterworth-Heinemann, ©2009.
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9780080941530
9780750681490
Physical Description1 online zdroj (xix, 540 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)

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Table of Contents:
  • Nanomaterials and nanotechnologies: an overview
  • - An evolutionary perspective
  • The design context
  • Material classes, structure, and properties
  • Materials property charts and their uses
  • Nanomaterials: classes and fundamentals
  • Nanomaterials: properties
  • Nanomaterials: synthesis and characterization
  • Design environments and systems
  • Nanomaterial product forms and functions
  • Nanomaterials and nanotechnologies in health and the environment
  • The broader context.