Overview
- Maximizes reader understanding of the value and potential applications of multifunctional nanocomposites across diverse domains, including electronic packaging, aerospace and automotive industries, and tribological applications
- Illustrates the ability of multifunctional nanocomposites to be tailored to achieve a range of unique and highly desirable properties
- Describes the transformation of an insulating polymer into an electrical/thermal/optical conductor with the dispersion of very small amounts of CNTs
- Discusses use of nanocomposite as sensors for online structural health monitoring
- Combines chapters on advanced modeling, reliable characterization, and applications of multifunctional nanocomposites written by leading experts in the field along with an up-to-date exploration of the state of the art in nanocomposite materials' research and development
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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About the editor
Shaker Meguid is Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at the University of Toronto. He obtained his Ph.D. in Applied Mechanics from UMIST and taught Applied Mechanics at Oxford University, Cranfield University (England), University of Toronto, Cairo University (Egypt) and Nanyang Technolog.ical University (NTU-Singapore). His research activities include computational mechanics, nanoengineering, advanced and smart composites, fracture mechanics and failure prevention. He has published over 400 papers and is founding Editor-in-Chief of Int. J of Mechanics and Materials in Design.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Advances in Nanocomposites
Book Subtitle: Modeling, Characterization and Applications
Editors: Shaker A. Meguid
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31662-8
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials Science, Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-31660-4Published: 27 July 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-81090-4Published: 31 May 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-31662-8Published: 17 June 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 266
Number of Illustrations: 29 b/w illustrations, 127 illustrations in colour
Topics: Nanotechnology, Characterization and Evaluation of Materials, Materials Engineering