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