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  • Functionalization of 2D Materials and Their Applications

    • 1st Edition
    • Waleed A. El-Said + 1 more
    • English
    Functionalization of 2D Materials and Their Applications reviews the synthesis and characterization of nanopatterned 2D materials and how to modify different substrates with these materials. Each chapter emphasizes fabrication, including the fabrication of different morphologies of graphene and transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs), the fabrication of different composites and the surface modification of different nanopatterned graphene and TMDCs, and the effects of these nanostructures on the different properties of the modified substrates, such as the electrical, thermal and optical properties, and more. The applications of graphene and TMDCs in the enhancement of Raman spectroscopy, solar cells, fuel cells, supercapacitors, biosensors, chemical sensors, water treatment, water desalination, perovskite photodetectors, energy storage devices, environmental applications and cell-based chips are also reviewed.

  • Functionalized Nanomaterials for Biosensing and Bioelectronics Applications

    Trends and Challenges
    • 1st Edition
    • Sudheesh K. Shukla + 3 more
    • English
    Functionalized Nanomaterials for Biosensing and Bioelectronics Applications: Trends and Challenges describes current and future opportunities for integrating the unique properties of two-dimensional nanomaterials with bioelectronic interfaces. Sections focus on background information and fundamental concepts, review the available functionalized nanomaterials and their properties, explore the integration of functionalized nanomaterials with bioelectronics, including available fabrication and characterization methods, electrical behavior at the interface, and design and synthesis guidelines, and review examples of microsystems where functionalized nanomaterials are being integrated with bioelectronics. This book is suitable for researchers and practitioners in academia and R&D working in materials science and engineering, analytical chemistry, and related fields.

  • Magnetic Nanoparticles in Nanomedicine

    • 1st Edition
    • Kai Wu + 1 more
    • English
    Magnetic Nanoparticles in Nanomedicine provides readers with the fundamental theories and principles of magnetic materials, the synthesis and surface functionalization strategies of MNPs, and the standard techniques for characterizing physicochemical properties of MNPs. Other sections review MNP-based therapies such as magnetic hyperthermia therapy, drug/gene delivery, and magnetic neurostimulation and cover MNP-based in vitro and in vivo disease diagnosis, respectively, including techniques such as magnetoresistive (MR), nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), magnetic particle spectroscopy (MPS) biosensing platforms, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and magnetic particle imaging (MPI).Final chapters address biocompatibility and safety issues in applying MNPs to in vivo biomedical applications, including coverage of the toxicity of MNPs to human tissues, the immune responses of the human body to these particles, as well as blood circulation time of MNPs.

  • Artificial Intelligence in Textile Engineering

    Basic Concepts and Applications
    • 1st Edition
    • Anindya Ghosh + 2 more
    • English
    Artificial Intelligence in Textile Engineering: Basic Concepts and Applications explains techniques from first principles in the perfect way for textiles materials scientists and engineers. The book discusses how the technology has caused a substantial impact across the textiles supply chain, making products more efficient, flexible, and reliable. Techniques such as artificial neural network, support vector machine, fuzzy logic, rough set, evolutionary algorithm, and hybrid intelligence systems are described with application to textiles. Readers are supported throughout with step-by-step mathematical derivations of AI techniques, case studies, and MATLAB codes, giving readers from different backgrounds the perfect entry to AI solutions.

  • Biophotonics and Biosensing

    From Fundamental Research to Clinical Trials Through Advances of Signal and Image Processing
    • 1st Edition
    • Andrea Armani + 2 more
    • English
    Biophotonics and Biosensing brings together the knowledge of the basic principles of the field of light–biological tissue interaction, detection methods, data processing techniques, and research, diagnostic, and clinical applications. It is suitable for new entrants to the field, while also highlighting the latest developments for experts. This volume includes perspectives by leading experts from the biophotonics and biosensing, biomedical engineering, and data science communities.The book provides a basic grounding in the key theoretical principles and practical components of biophotonics and biosensing. Working principles of devices used in spectroscopy, microscopy, and optical sensing are presented, along with their application domains. The reader will learn about existing microscopy-based techniques used in biomedical applications for diagnosis and get to know different signal- and image-processing algorithms, including the state of the art in artificial intelligence approaches, as used in biophotonics. Finally, the book describes through concrete examples, including sample preparation and measurement approaches, how the field has developed, thanks to the integration of biophotonics and optical biosensing with advanced signal and image-processing.

  • GaN Transistor Modeling for RF and Power Electronics

    Using The ASM-HEMT Model
    • 1st Edition
    • Yogesh Singh Chauhan + 2 more
    • English
    GaN Transistor Modeling for RF and Power Electronics: Using The ASM-GaN-HEMT Model covers all aspects of characterization and modeling of GaN transistors for both RF and Power electronics applications. Chapters cover an in-depth analysis of the industry standard compact model ASM-HEMT for GaN transistors. The book details the core surface-potential calculations and a variety of real device effects, including trapping, self-heating, field plate effects, and more to replicate realistic device behavior. The authors also include chapters on step-by-step parameter extraction procedures for the ASM-HEMT model and benchmark test results. GaN is the fastest emerging technology for RF circuits as well as power electronics. This technology is going to grow at an exponential rate over the next decade. This book is envisioned to serve as an excellent reference for the emerging GaN technology, especially for circuit designers, materials science specialists, device engineers and academic researchers and students.

  • Metamaterials-by-Design

    Theory, Technologies, and Vision
    • 1st Edition
    • Andrea Alù + 3 more
    • English
    Metamaterials-by-Des... Theory, Technologies, and Vision is devoted to a comprehensive review of the latest advancements and current trends in the field of system-level-oriente... metamaterial design methods, technologies, and future perspectives.Startin... from the theoretical and methodological motivations of this research and covering macro-scale performance-driven design of volumetric and planar metamaterials, the book introduces advanced task-oriented modeling approaches. The approaches discussed include specific reference to their multi-scale / multi-physics customization in recent metamaterial science and engineering. In the introduction of these concepts there is particular attention paid to the illustration of the physical mechanisms and phenomena at the basis of the field manipulation capabilities enabled by metamaterials.Then, a wide set of recent application examples in microwave, terahertz, photonics, and optics scenarios is reviewed, highlighting the logical and methodological interconnections among the different domains. For example, contributions from industry and academic perspectives on active and passive metamaterial-enhance... devices for communications and sensing are included. The final part of the volume is aimed at providing a perspective regarding the current trends, future research, and application tracks in system-performance-d... metamaterial design methodologies and technologies, included potential applications in future reconfigurable and cognitive materials.Metamateri... is suitable for researchers and engineers in academia and R&D in industry working in materials science, engineering, and related applications areas.

  • Complex and Composite Metal Oxides for Gas, VOC and Humidity Sensors, Volume 2

    Technology and New Trends
    • 1st Edition
    • Bal Chandra Yadav + 1 more
    • English
    Complex and Composite Metal Oxides for Gas, VOC, and Humidity Sensors, Volume 2:Technology and New Trends provides an overview of the advanced nanocomposite metal oxidematerials used in sensors for environmental monitoring applications. Volume 2 discusses the state of the art in synthesis methods of innovative morphology, metal oxide hybrids, and heterostructures. It also describes the new generation of complex materials such as perovskites, spinel ferrites, and quaternary type-based gas and VOC sensors. This volume includes a brief discussion of advanced strategies for the development of futuristic sensors with properties such as room temperature operation, self-power generation, self-healability, flexibility, and wearability.

  • Surfactant Based Electrochemical Sensors and Biosensors

    • 1st Edition
    • Jamballi G. Manjunatha + 1 more
    • English
    Surfactant Based Electrochemical Sensors and Biosensors discusses the applications of surfactants for electrochemical sensors. Surfactant based electrochemical sensors exhibit elevated sensitivity, selectivity, stability and accuracy as compared to other analytical techniques. This book covers the emerging research trends and exploitation of surfactants for electrochemical sensor preparation for its applications in various fields such as academia, medicine, industry and monitoring of environmental species, expanding on scientific research in the field of electrochemistry on surfactant based electrochemical sensors.Sections present the characteristics of surfactants and discuss their application for the fabrication of electrochemical sensors and bio sensors, address the analysis of toxic chemicals and their quantitative determination and offers surfactant based sensing platforms for environmental modeling, discuss the significance of the analysis of molecules and ions in biological and pharmaceutical sampling, present new methodologies for the determination of food additives and biological molecules present in food samples, and explore the sustainability, safety and toxicity aspects.

  • Handbook of Emerging Materials for Sustainable Energy

    • 1st Edition
    • Naveen V. Kulkarni + 1 more
    • English
    Handbook of Emerging Materials for Sustainable Energy provides a comprehensive accounting on the fundamentals, current developments, challenges and future prospects of emerging materials for the development of sustainable energy. Each chapter addresses a distinct and important area within the energy field and includes comprehensive data to support the materials being presented. Sections cover Batteries, Capacitors and Supercapacitors, Fuel cells, Thermoelectrics, Novel illumination sources and techniques, Photovoltaics & Solar cells, Alternative energy sources, hydrogen as an energy source, including hydrogen production and fuel generation, the use of Biofuels and Carbon dioxide. The book concludes with three chapters related to advanced materials under development for energy conservation and environmental protection, including theories, methodologies and simulations established for advanced materials.

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