Nanotechnology-Enabled Sensors (eBook)

Benjamin Fry, Kourosh Kalantar-zadeh (Autoren)

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2007 | 2008
XII, 492 Seiten
Springer US (Verlag)
978-0-387-68023-1 (ISBN)

Infos

Nanotechnology provides tools for creating functional materials, devices, and systems by controlling materials at the atomic and molecular scales and making use of novel properties and phenomena. Nanotechnology-enabled sensors find applications in several fields such as health and safety, medicine, process control and diagnostics. This book provides the reader with information on how nanotechnology enabled sensors are currently being used and how they will be used in the future in such diverse fields as communications, building and facilities, medicine, safety, and security, including both homeland defense and military operations.

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Nanotechnology provides us with tools to create functional materials, devices, and systems by controlling materials at the atomic and molecular scales by making use of novel properties and phenomena. Considering that most chemical and biological sensors, as well as many physical sensors, depend on interactions occurring within the nanoscale range, the impact that nanotechnology will have on the sensor world is significant. Nanotechnology-enabled sensors find applications in several fields such as health and safety, medicine, process control and diagnostics. Nanostructured materials will be increasingly used for the development of next-generation of chemical, physical and biosensors, attracting interests in the scientific and industrial communications. This book provides the reader with information on how nanotechnology enabled sensors are currently being used and how they will be used in the future in such diverse fields as communications, building and facilities, medicine, safety, and security, including both homeland defense and military operations.

Inhalt

Preface 5
Acknowledgments 6
Contents 7
Chapter 1: Introduction 13
1.1 Nanotechnology 13
1.2 Sensors 18
1.3 Nanotechnology Enabled Sensors 20
References 24
Chapter 2: Sensor Characteristics and Physical Effects 25
2.1 Introduction 25
2.2 Sensor Characteristics and Terminology 25
2.3 Physical Effects Employed for Signal Transduction 32
2.4 Summary 69
Chapter 3: Transduction Platforms 75
3.1 Introduction 75
3.2 Conductometric and Capacitive Transducers 75
3.3 Optical Waveguide based Transducers 78
3.4 Electrochemical Transducers 91
3.5 Solid State Transducers 118
3.6 Acoustic Wave Transducers 130
3.7 Summary 141
References 143
Chapter 4: Nano Fabrication and Patterning Techniques 147
4.1 Introduction 147
4.2 Synthesis of Inorganic Nanoparticles 148
4.3 Formation of Thin Films 153
4.4 Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) 163
4.5 Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) 176
4.6 Liquid Phase Techniques 185
4.7 Casting 194
4.8 Sol-gel 196
4.9 Nanolithography and Nano-Patterning 198
4.10 Summary 216
References 218
Chapter 5: Characterization Techniques for Nanomaterials 223
5.1 Introduction 223
5.2 Electromagnetic Spectroscopy 223
5.3 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectroscopy 240
5.4 X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) 244
5.6 Light Scattering Techniques 252
5.7 Electron Microscopy 260
5.8 Rutherford Backscattering Spectrometry (RBS) 271
5.9 Scanning Probe Microscopy (SPM) 275
5.10 Mass Spectrometry 282
5.11 Summary 286
References 288
Chapter 6: Inorganic Nanotechnology Enabled Sensors 294
6.1 Introduction 294
6.2 Density and Number of States 294
6.3 Gas Sensing with Nanostructured Thin Films 315
6.5 Nanotechnology Enabled Mechanical Sensors 351
6.6 Nanotechnology Enabled Optical Sensors 359
6.7 Magnetically Engineered Spintronic Sensors 367
Chapter 7: Organic Nanotechnology Enabled Sensors 382
7.1 Introduction 382
7.2 Surface Interactions 383
7.3 Surface Materials and Surface Modification 397
7.4 Proteins in Nanotechnology Enabled Sensors 415
7.5 Nano-sensors based on Nucleotides and DNA 447
7.8 Biomagnetic Sensors 480
Index 493
About the Authors 502

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 19.9.2007
• Zusatzinfo: XII, 492 p. 286 illus.
• Verlagsort: New York
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Chemie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Bauwesen
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Elektrotechnik / Energietechnik
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Maschinenbau
• Schlagworte: Biosensor • Diagnostics • electronics/microelectronics • enabled • Kalantar-zadeh • Nanomaterial • nanotechnology • sensors
• ISBN-10: 0-387-68023-3 / 0387680233
• ISBN-13: 978-0-387-68023-1 / 9780387680231