Nanomaterial Characterization : An Introduction

Content: TITLE PAGE
COPYRIGHT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
DEDICATION
LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS
EDITOR'S PREFACE
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
1.1 OVERVIEW
1.2 PROPERTIES UNIQUE TO NANOMATERIALS
1.3 TERMINOLOGY
1.4 MEASUREMENT OF GOOD PRACTICE
1.5 TYPICAL METHODS
1.6 POTENTIAL ERRORS DUE TO CHOSEN METHODS
1.7 SUMMARY
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
REFERENCES
CHAPTER 2: NANOMATERIAL SYNTHESES
2.1 INTRODUCTION
2.2 BOTTOM-UP APPROACH
2.3 Synthesis: Top-Down Approach
2.4 BOTTOM-UP AND TOP-DOWN: LITHOGRAPHY
2.5 BOTTOM-UP OR TOP-DOWN? CASE EXAMPLE: CARBON NANOTUBES (CNTs)
2.6 PARTICLE GROWTH: THEORETICAL CONSIDERATIONS 2.7 case study: microreactor for the synthesis of gold nanoparticles2.8 summary
acknowledgments
references
chapter 3: reference nanomaterials
3.1 definition, development, and application fields
3.2 case studies
3.3 summary
acknowledgments
references
chapter 4: particle number size distribution
4.1 introduction
4.2 measuring methods
4.3 summary of capabilities of the counting techniques
4.4 experimental case study
4.5 summary
references
chapter 5: solubility part 1: overview
5.1 introduction
5.2 separation methods
5.3 quantification methods: free ions (and labile fractions) 5.4 quantification methods to measure total dissolved species5.5 theoretical modeling using speciation software
5.6 which method?
5.7 case study: miniaturized capillary electrophoresis with conductivity detection to determine nanomaterial solubility
5.8 summary
acknowledgments
references
chapter 6: solubility part 2: colorimetry
6.1 introduction
6.2 materials and method
6.3 results and interpretation
6.4 conclusion
acknowledgments
a6.1 materials and method
a6.6 results and interpretation
references
chapter 7: surface area
7.1 introduction
7.2 measurement methods: overview 7.3 case study: evaluating powder homogeneity using nmr versus bet7.4 summary
acknowledgments
references
chapter 8: surface chemistry
8.1 introduction
8.2 measurement challenges
8.3 analytical techniques
8.4 case studies
8.5 summary
references
chapter 9: mechanical, tribological properties, and surface characteristics of nanotextured surfaces
9.1 introduction
9.2 fabricating nanotextured surfaces
9.3 mechanical property characterization
9.4 case study: nanoscratch tests to characterize mechanical stability of ps/pmma surfaces 9.5 case study: structural integrity of multiwalled cnt forest9.6 case study: mechanical characterization of plasma-treated polylactic acid (pla) for packaging applications
9.7 conclusions
acknowledgments
references
chapter 10: methods for testing dustiness
10.1 introduction
10.2 cen test methods (under consideration)
10.3 case studies: application of dustiness data
10.4 summary
acknowledgments
references
chapter 11: scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy for nanofunctionality characterization
11.1 introduction
11.2 extreme field stm: a brief history