Applied nanotechnology : the conversion of research results to products / / Jeremy J. Ramsden

• Record Nr.: UNINA9911006784903321
• Autore: Ramsden Jeremy
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Burlington, MA, : William Andrew, c2009
• ISBN: 9786612309229; 9781282309227; 1282309226; 9780815520245; 0815520247; 9780080951911; 0080951910
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (181 p.)
• Collana: Micro & nano technologies
• Disciplina: 620.5
• Soggetti: Nanotechnology; Nanostructured materials industry
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Series page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; Series Editor's Preface; Preface; Part 1: Technology Basics; Chapter 1. What is Nanotechnology?; 1.1 Nanotechnology as Process; 1.2 Nanotechnology as Materials; 1.3 Nanotechnology as Materials, 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; Further Reading; Chapter 2. Science, Technology and Wealth; 2.1 Nanotechnology is Different; 2.2 The Evolution of Technology2.3 The Nature of Wealth and Value; 2.4 The Social Value of Science; Further Reading; Chapter 3. Innovation; 3.1 The Time Course of Innovation; 3.2 Creative Destruction; 3.3 What Drives Development?; 3.4 Can Innovation be Managed?; 3.5 The Effect of Maturity; Further Reading; Chapter 4. Why Nanotechnology?; 4.1 Fabrication; 4.2 Performance; 4.3 Agile Manufacturing; Further Reading; Part 2: Nanotechnology Products; Chapter 5. The ; Nanotechnology Business; 5.1 Nanotechnology Statistics; 5.2 The Total Market; 5.3 The Current Situation; 5.4 Consumer Products; 5.5 The Safety of Nanoproducts5.6 Geographical Distribution; 5.6.1 The fiscal environment for nanotechnology; 5.6.2 Nanotechnology in the developing world; Chapter 6. Miscellaneous Applications; 6.1 Noncarbon Materials; 6.1.1 Composites; 6.1.2 Coatings; 6.2 Carbon-Based Materials; 6.3 Ultraprecision Engineering; 6.4 Aerospace and Automotive Industries; 6.5 Catalysis; 6.6 Construction; 6.7 Energy; 6.7.1 Production; 6.7.2 Storage; 6.7.3 Lighting; 6.8 Environment; 6.9 Food; 6.10 Metrology; 6.11 Paper; 6.12 Security; 6.13 Textiles; Chapter 7. Information Technologies; 7.1 Silicon Microelectronics; 7.2 Data Storage Technologies7.3 Display Technologies; 7.4 Sensing Technologies; Chapter 8. Applications to Health; 8.1 Principal Applications; 8.2 Implanted Devices; 8.3 Nanoparticle Applications; 8.4 Tissue Scaffolds; 8.5 Paramedicine; 8.6 Nanobots; 8.7 Toxicology Aspects; Further Reading; Part 3: Organizing Nanotechnology Business; Chapter 9. The Business Environment; 9.1 The Universality of Nanotechnology; 9.2 The Radical Nature of Nanotechnology; 9.3 Financing Nanotechnology; 9.4 Government Funding; 9.5 Intellectual Needs; 9.5.1 Company-University Collaboration; 9.5.2 Clusters; 9.6 The Cost of Nanotechnology9.7 Companies; 9.7.1 Hyperion; 9.7.2 CDT; 9.7.3 Q-Flo; 9.7.4 Owlstone; 9.7.5 Analysis; 9.8 Temporal Evolution; 9.9 Patents and Standards; Chapter 10. Assessing Demand for Nanotechnology; 10.1 Products of Substitution; 10.2 Incrementally Improved Products; 10.3 Radically New Products; 10.4 Modeling; 10.5 Judging Innovation Value; 10.6 Anticipating Benefit; Chapter 11. Design of Nanotechnology Products; 11.1 The Challenge of Vastification; 11.2 Enhancing Traditional Design Routes; 11.3 Materials Selection; Further Reading; Part 4: Wider and Long-Term Issues; Chapter 12. The Future of Nanotechnology
• Sommario/riassunto: An overview of nanotechnology that encompasses scientific, technological, economic and social issues - investigating the potential of nanotechnology to transform whole sectors of industry from healthcare to energy. Jeremy Ramsden provides a blueprint for those involved in the commercialization of nanotechnology. In Applied Nanotechnology Professor Ramsden takes an integrated approach to the scientific, commercial and social aspects of nanotechnology, exploring: The relationship between nanotechnology and innovationThe changing economics and business