Advances in Nanostructured Materials and Nanopatterning Technologies: Applications for Healthcare, Environmental and Energy (Micro & Nano Technologies) - Softcover

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Vincenzo Guarino is Senior Researcher at the Institute of Polymers, Composites and Biomaterials, National Research Council of Italy, Naples, Italy. His research interests include biomaterials, tissue engineering, scaffold design, and the fabrication and characterization of polymer and composite materials for biomedical applications.

Maria Letizia Focarete is Associate Professor at the Department of Chemistry “G. Ciamician” of the University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy. She is principal investigator of a research group active in polymer science and polymer processing technologies for advanced biomedical and energy applications.

Dario Pisignano is Full Professor in Experimental Physics at the University of Pisa, Italy, and principal investigator of the Soft Matter Nanotech Group at the University of Pisa and CNR-Nanoscience Institute. His research interests include additive manufacturing technologies and nanotechnologies, nanophotonics, soft and advanced lithographic methods, and biomaterials.

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New manufacturing techniques for fabricating stand-alone structures or coatings at micrometer and nanometer length scales are finding increased application in a wide range of fields. In this volume, a team of well-respected authors presents an extensive overview of advanced technological strategies suitable to design and realize smart nano-structured/patterned substrates for healthcare and energy and environmental applications.

A general introduction is provided to nanostructured materials and manufacturing at the nanoscale, covering the background, motivation and general applications of these materials and techniques, as well as additive and subtracting technologies. Specific topics are then addressed in the areas of healthcare, environment, and energy, covering a wide range of applications and strategies. Individual chapters in the healthcare field examine such topics as biomimetic routes to micro- and nanofabrication, bioextrusion based systems for cell printing, electrophoretic deposition, antimicrobial applications, and nanoparticles for healthcare. Energy and environmental topics covered include electrospun nanofiber membranes, water pollution control, adaptive soft matter, high performance sensors, magnetic and piezoelectric devices for NEMS applications, and nanogenerators.

provides valuable coverage of these fields for graduate students, research scientists in academia and industry working on functional materials in the areas of healthcare, environment and energy.