InTech. 2011. 660 p.
Due to their good mechanical characteristics in terms of stiffness and strength coupled with mass-saving advantage and other attractive physico-chemical properties, composite materials are successfully used in medicine and nanotechnology fields. To this end, the chapters composing the book have been divided into the following sections: medicine, dental and pharmaceutical applications; nanocomposites for energy efficiency; characterization and fabrication, all of which provide an invaluable overview of this fascinating subject area. The book presents, in addition, some studies carried out in orthopedic and stomatological applications and others aiming to design and produce new devices using the latest advances in nanotechnology. This wide variety of theoretical, numerical and experimental results can help specialists involved in these disciplines to enhance competitiveness and innovation.
Contents
Part 1 Medicine, Dental and Pharmaceutical Applications
Advances in Collagen/Hydroxyapatite Composite Materials
Composite Scaffolds for Orthopaedic Regenerative Medicine
Composite Material Stent Comprising Metallic and Non-metallic Materials
Composite Materials for Some Biotribological Systems
Liposil, a Promising Phospholipid/Silica Composite Material
Part 2 Nanocomposites for Energy Efficiency
Advances in Thermoelectric Energy Conversion Nanocomposites
Metal Oxides and Their Composites for the Photoelectrode of Dye Sensitized Solar Cells
Nanocomposites for Photovoltaic Energy Conversion
Composite Nanomaterials for Hydrogen Technologies
Development of Tunable Nanocomposites Made from Carbon Nanotubes for Electrochemical Applications
Synthesis, Sintering Behaviour and Mechanical Properties of Lead-Ceramic (Nano-) Composites for Acid Battery Grids
Polymer Nanocomposites: Synthesis and Physical Properties
Coupled Semiconductor Metal Oxide Nanocomposites: Types, Synthesis Conditions and Properties
Part 3 Characterization and Fabrication
Strength Prediction of Composite Materials from Nano- to Macro-scale
Effect of Spark Plasma Sintering in Fabricating Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Aluminum Matrix Composite Materials
Formation of Various Nanocarbon and Composite Structures by Laser Ablation
On the Transport Phenomena in Composite Materials using the Fractal Space-Time Theory
Dependence of Thermal and Electrical Conductivities of Actinide-Zirconium-Hydride Composite Materials on Hydrogen Concentration
Dye Doped Polymer-Filled Nanoporous Glass – a New Class of Materials for Laser Optics
Broadband Spectral Analysis of Non-Debye Dielectric Relaxation in Percolating Heterostructures
Advanced Cellulosic Nanocomposite Materials
Composite Material for Shielding Mixed Radiation
Isotope Effects Induced by Exterior Actions on the Solid Surface
Cavity Enhanced Laser Cooling of Solids
Due to their good mechanical characteristics in terms of stiffness and strength coupled with mass-saving advantage and other attractive physico-chemical properties, composite materials are successfully used in medicine and nanotechnology fields. To this end, the chapters composing the book have been divided into the following sections: medicine, dental and pharmaceutical applications; nanocomposites for energy efficiency; characterization and fabrication, all of which provide an invaluable overview of this fascinating subject area. The book presents, in addition, some studies carried out in orthopedic and stomatological applications and others aiming to design and produce new devices using the latest advances in nanotechnology. This wide variety of theoretical, numerical and experimental results can help specialists involved in these disciplines to enhance competitiveness and innovation.
Contents
Part 1 Medicine, Dental and Pharmaceutical Applications
Advances in Collagen/Hydroxyapatite Composite Materials
Composite Scaffolds for Orthopaedic Regenerative Medicine
Composite Material Stent Comprising Metallic and Non-metallic Materials
Composite Materials for Some Biotribological Systems
Liposil, a Promising Phospholipid/Silica Composite Material
Part 2 Nanocomposites for Energy Efficiency
Advances in Thermoelectric Energy Conversion Nanocomposites
Metal Oxides and Their Composites for the Photoelectrode of Dye Sensitized Solar Cells
Nanocomposites for Photovoltaic Energy Conversion
Composite Nanomaterials for Hydrogen Technologies
Development of Tunable Nanocomposites Made from Carbon Nanotubes for Electrochemical Applications
Synthesis, Sintering Behaviour and Mechanical Properties of Lead-Ceramic (Nano-) Composites for Acid Battery Grids
Polymer Nanocomposites: Synthesis and Physical Properties
Coupled Semiconductor Metal Oxide Nanocomposites: Types, Synthesis Conditions and Properties
Part 3 Characterization and Fabrication
Strength Prediction of Composite Materials from Nano- to Macro-scale
Effect of Spark Plasma Sintering in Fabricating Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Aluminum Matrix Composite Materials
Formation of Various Nanocarbon and Composite Structures by Laser Ablation
On the Transport Phenomena in Composite Materials using the Fractal Space-Time Theory
Dependence of Thermal and Electrical Conductivities of Actinide-Zirconium-Hydride Composite Materials on Hydrogen Concentration
Dye Doped Polymer-Filled Nanoporous Glass – a New Class of Materials for Laser Optics
Broadband Spectral Analysis of Non-Debye Dielectric Relaxation in Percolating Heterostructures
Advanced Cellulosic Nanocomposite Materials
Composite Material for Shielding Mixed Radiation
Isotope Effects Induced by Exterior Actions on the Solid Surface
Cavity Enhanced Laser Cooling of Solids