Nanostructured Materials and Nanotechnology II

Preface. Introduction. One-Dimensional Nanostructured Ceramics for Healthcare, Energy and Sensor Applications ( S. Rarnakrishna, Rarnakrishnan Rarnaseshan, Rajan Jose, Liao Susan, Barhate Rajendrakurnar Suresh, and Raj Bordia ). What Makes a Good TiO, Photocatalyst? ( Lars Osterlund, A. Mattsson, and P. O. Andersson ). Manufacturing of Ceramic Membranes Consisting of ZrO, with Tailored Microporous Structures for Nanofiltration and Gas Separation Membranes ( Tim Van Gestel, Wilhelrn A. Meulenberg, Martin Brarn, and Hans-Peter Buchkrerner ). Electrical, Mechanical, and Thermal Properties of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Alumina Composites ( Kaleern Ahrnad and Wei Pan ). Microstructure and Dielectric Properties of Nanostructured TiO, Ceramics Processed by Tape Casting ( Sheng Chao, Vladirnir Petrovsky, Fatih Dogan ). The Simulation in the Real Conditions of Antibacterial Activity of TiO, (Fe) Films with Optimized Morphology ( M. Gartner, C. Anastasescu, M. Zaharescu, M. Enache, L. Durnitru, TStoica, T.F. Stoica, and C. Trapalis ). Polyethylene/Boron Containing Composites for Radiation Shielding Applications ( Courtney Harrison, Eric Burgett, Nolan Hertel, and Eric Grulke ). Synthesis and Optical Properties of SiC,&3i02 Nanocomposite Thin Films ( Karakuscu, R. Guider, L. Paved, and G. D. Sora ). Strength and Related Phenomenon of Bulk Nanocrystalline Ceramic Synthesized via Non-Equilibrium Solid State P/M Processing ( Hiroshi Kirnura ). Properties of Nanostructured Carbon Nitride Films for Semiconductor Process Applications ( Jigong Lee, Choongwon Chang, Junarn Kim, and Sung Pi1 Lee ). Applying Nickel Nanolayer Coating onto BB4& Particles for Processing Improvement ( Xiaojing Zhu, Kathy Lu, Hongying Dong, Chris Glornb, Elizabeth Logan, and Karthik Nagarathnarn ). Effect of Carbon Nanotubes Addition on Matrix Microstructure and Thermal Conductivity of Pitch Based Carbon-Carbon Composites ( Lalit Mohan Manocha, Rajesh Pande, Harshad Patel, S. Manocha, Ajit Roy, and J.P. Singh ) Microstructure and Properties of Carbon Nanotubes Reinforced Titania Matrix Composites Prepared under Different Sintering Conditions ( S.Manocha, L.M.Manocha, E.Yasuda, and Chhavi Manocha ). Elaboration of Alumina-YAG Nanocomposites from Pressureless Sintered Y-Doped Alumina Powders ( Paola Palrnero, Laura Montanaro, Claude Esnouf, and Gilbert Fantoui ). Nanoscale Pinning Media in Bulk Melt-Textured High-T, Superconductors and their Importance for Super-Magnet Applications ( M. Muralidhar, N. Sakai, M. Jirsa, M. Murakarni, and I. Hirabayashi ). Novel Nano-Material for Opto-Electrochemical Application ( P.C. Pandey and Dheeraj S. Chauhan ). Kaolinite-Dimethylsulfoxide Nanocomposite Precursors ( Jefferson Leixas Capitaneo, Valeska da Rocha Caffarena, Flavio Teixeira da Silva, Magali Silveira Pinho, and Maria Aparecida Pinheiro dos Santos ). Raman Spectroscopy of Anatase Coated Carbon Nanotubes ( Georgios Pyrgiotakis and Wolfgang M. Sigmund ). Structural and Optical Properties of Sol-Gel Derived Hydroxyapatite Films in Different Stages of Crystallization and Densification Processes ( Tionica Stoica, Mariuca Gartner, Adelina lanculescu, Mihai Anastasescu, Adrian Slav, luliana Pasuk, Toma Stoica, and Maria Zaharescu ). Evaluation of Aggregate Breakdown in Nanosized Titanium Dioxide via Mercury Porosimetry ( Navin Venugopal and Richard A. Haber ). Enrichment and Vacuum-Sintering Activity of Colloidal Carbon Submicro-Spheres ( Jianjun Hu, Zhong Lu, and Qiang Wang ). Nitrogen Doped Diamond Like Carbon Thin Films on PTFE for Enhanced Hernocompatibility ( S. Srinivasan, O. Yang, and V.N. Vasilets ). Nanostructured Nitride Surface via Advanced Plasma Nitriding and Its Applications ( Sehoon Yoo, Yong-Ki Cho, Sang Gweon Kim, and Sung-Wan Kim ). Author Index.