About the Book
This book will cover the latest advances of polymer-inorganic nanocomposites and will particularly focus on high-added-value applications in fields ranging from electronics, optics, magnetism to biotechnology. Traditionally, organic-inorganic composites are thought of in terms of mechanical properties reinforcement, the polymer-clay system being the typical example. Recently higher value-added applications have been demonstrated opening new industrial perspectives and markets. Focusing this book on electronic, optical, magnetic and bio/medical applications of hybrid nanocomposites where the latest advances are critically reviewed is clearly a unique feature of the book.
Various issues in nanocomposite synthesis, including the production scale-up, will precede coverage of the latest advances in the aforementioned range of applications. The reader will get a solid grasp of the state-of-the-art and of the remaining challenges in the field of non-traditional applications of hybrid nanocomposites.
List of topics
Synthesis methods and issues; production scaling up There are several methods for making organic-inorganic nanocomposites on lab-scale, for production up-scaling, quality control. Each chapter will concentrate on one of them, giving details and highlighting issues.
Characterizations methods Characterization methods will depend on the intended applications, focusing on the quality control after synthesis of organic-inorganic nanocomposites.
Electronic applications These applications encompass resists for microelectronics, low-k/high-k dielectric films.
Optical applications /Photonics These applications encompass linear and non-linear optical devices, encapsulation of active optical devices.
Magnetic applications These applications encompass non-traditional recording media (e.g. advanced tapes) and new magnetic materials.
Bio/medical applications These "hot" applications encompass bio-resists, tissue engineering, biocompatibility, bio-sensors.