Applied Nanotechnology: The Conversion of Research Results to Products / Edition 3

by Jeremy Ramsden

Overview

Applied Nanotechnology: The Conversion of Research Results to Products, Third Edition, takes an integrated approach to the scientific, commercial and social aspects of nanotechnology, exploring the relationship between nanotechnology and innovation, the changing economics and business models required to commercialize innovations in nanotechnology, and product design challenges that are investigated through case studies. Applications in various sectors, including composite materials, energy and agriculture are included, as is a section on the role of the government in promoting nanotechnology. In addition, the potential future of molecular self-assembly in industrial production is discussed, along with the ethics and social implications of nanotechnology.

This new edition begins a concise introduction to nanotechnology, carefully explaining the relationships between science, technology, wealth and innovation. Next, it focuses on actual products and processes, including the big three areas of application, health, IT and energy. Different types of nanobusiness (upstream, downstream, ancillary etc.), are also carefully delineated, and aspects such as design and realization (e.g., actual fabrication) are also covered, amongst other timely topics. This book offers a vision of the role of nanotechnology in confronting the challenges facing humanity, from healthcare to climate change.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780128133439
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	01/20/2018
Series:	Micro and Nano Technologies
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	312
Product dimensions:	7.50(w) x 9.21(h) x (d)

About the Author

Jeremy Ramsden was educated at the Universities of Cambridge and Princeton and the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), where he obtained his doctorate in the Institute of Chemical Physics for research into photocatalytic semiconductor nanoparticles. He was a visiting scientist at the Biocenter (Institute of Biophysics) of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in Szeged (1987), after which he worked at the Biocenter (Institute of Biophysical Chemistry) of the University of Basle (member of the Faculty of Natural Philosophy) until being appointed (2002) Professor and Chair of Nanotechnology at Cranfield University in the UK. From 2003-9 he was also Research Director for Nanotechnology at Cranfield University at Kitakyushu in Japan. In 2012 he moved to the University of Buckingham (UK) as Honorary Professor of Nanotechnology. His main research focus nowadays is on nanosensors. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (London) and a IUPAC Fellow.

Table of Contents

PART I TECHNOLOGY BASICS1. What is nanotechnology? 2. Science, technology and wealth3. Innovation4. Why nanotechnology?

PART II NANOTECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS AND SYSTEMS5. How nanotechnology fits into a modern industrial economy6. Nanotechnology for health7. Nanotechnology for energy8. Nano-info technology9. Other applications10. The design of nanotechnology products11. The realization of nanotechnology products

PART III ORGANIZING NANOTECHNOLOGY BUSINESS12. The business environment13. The fiscal environment14. The safety of nanotechnology15. Regulatory, legal and insurance matters16. Case studies of successful and unsuccessful nanotechnology companies17. Global nanotechnology

PART IV. WIDER AND LONGER-TERM ISSUES18. The future of nanotechnology19. Can nanotechnology meet society’s grand challenges? 20. The impacts of nanotechnology

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From the Publisher

Jeremy Ramsden provides a blueprint for those involved in the commercialization of nanotechnology across market sectors from drug development and healthcare to electronics and energy.