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    This document discusses novel nano- and biocomposite materials that show unique properties and are becoming increasingly important for engineering applications. It explores how these materials are being used for biomedical applications like tissue engineering and as reinforcements in biodegradable polymers. The document also addresses challenges in understanding potential health and environmental effects of nano-materials and their widespread applications.

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    This document discusses novel nano- and biocomposite materials that show unique properties and are becoming increasingly important for engineering applications. It explores how these materials are being used for biomedical applications like tissue engineering and as reinforcements in biodegradable polymers. The document also addresses challenges in understanding potential health and environmental effects of nano-materials and their widespread applications.

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    BOOKS & MEDIA

    Emerging
    nanotechnologies for
    manufacturing
    Waqar Ahmed and M. J. Jackson
    Springer 2009 500 pp
    ISBN: 978-0-8155-1583-8
    125 / $199 / 133
    Nanotechnology is a technology on
    the verge of commercialization. In
    this important work, an unrivalled
    team of international experts provides
    an exploration of the emerging
    nanotechnologies that are poised to
    make the nano-revolution a reality in
    the manufacturing sector.

    Integrated design
    of multiscale,
    multifunctional
    materials and products
    David McDowell, et al.
    CRC Press 2009 392 pp
    ISBN: 978-1-85617-662-0
    54.99 / $89.95 / 59.95
    This book presents the motivation
    for pursuing concurrent design of
    materials and products, thoroughly
    discussing the details of multiscale
    modeling and multilevel robust
    design and provides details of the
    design methods/strategies along
    with selected examples of designing
    material attributes for specified
    system performance.

    Materials
    characterization
    techniques
    Sam Zhang, et al.
    Elsevier 2008 344 pp
    ISBN: 978-1-42004-294-8
    $99.95
    Materials Characterization Techniques
    presents the principles of widely
    used advanced surface and structural
    characterization techniques for quality
    assurance, contamination control, and
    process improvement.

    Expert
    Graduate
    Undergraduate

    Nano- and Biocomposites


    EAdvanced polymer-based nanocomposite materials have gained in
    popularity during the last decade for a wide range of engineering
    applications, with improvement of various types of products and
    commercialization of products, which exploit their unique behavior.
    Luc Avrous | [email protected]

    These novel materials show specific nano-structures and


    unique mechanical, thermal properties, conductivity, and
    permeability. Due to their properties and high potentials,
    these systems continue to become increasingly
    popular and important for a wide range of engineering
    applications as evidenced by continued governments
    initiatives involving strong R&D inputs.
    The behavior of these systems brings
    new challenges in understanding,
    predicting, and managing potential
    adverse effects, such as toxicity and the
    impact of exposure on human being
    and the environment. Thus, widespread
    applications of nano-materials have
    enormous potential to both positively
    and negatively affect the human health
    and the environment.
    In the past few years of research,
    biological and biomedical applications
    of nano-structural resins have been
    conducted in in-vitro and in-vivo
    environments. The evaluation involved how the resins
    can bond for biocompatibility to bone for repair after
    breaking, to teeth for filling in safe conditions, to
    various types of tissues for wound healing... Synthetic
    polymeric and natural (from biomass) materials have
    been found to be suitable for tissue engineering
    applications. For an example, silk (like cocoon or
    spider) fiber, and biodegradable polymer biocomposites
    produced by electrospinning have been developed for
    tissue engineering (scaffolding), e.g. for bone repair.
    Many researchers have also demonstrated the use
    of nanostructural and mainly inorganic materials as
    reinforcements, such as nano-apatite, lamellar nanoclays
    (montmorillonites), and nanofibers (carbon nanotubes).
    According to their chemical structures and geometries,
    these nano-fillers enhance the mechanical properties and
    thermal stability of biocompatible and/or biodegradable
    polymers for both environmental and biomedical
    (artificial joints, scaffolding) applications. Tissue
    engineering is one aspect that utilizes both engineering
    and life science disciplines to either maintain existing
    tissue structures or enable tissue growth.
    This book includes major works from different aspects of
    nano-material and biomaterial technologies to contribute
    to the advanced materials and biomedical industries. This
    book also deals with various environmental nano-materials

    based on, e.g., enzymatic biopolymers to develop new


    environmental nano-biocomposites in agreement with
    the concept of sustainable development. In fact, nano
    and bio (biotechnology) are the two foremost research
    areas that govern the majority of research in science and
    engineering fields, throughout the world. These materials
    can be found at the crossroad of these two
    areas (nano-bio).
    Some of the main applications explored in
    this book include: (i) tissue engineering and
    growth, (ii) mechanical and thermal stability
    enhancement of biocompatible polymers for
    artificial joints and scaffolding, (iii) thermal
    management for directed energy weapons,
    deicing, and electronics, (iv) structural
    performance for primary and secondary
    airframe structures, jet engines, (v) electrical
    conductivity for lightning-strike protection,
    electromagnetic interference (EMI),
    electrostatic discharge (ESD), and energy
    (Eds.) Alan Kin-tak Lau, Farzana Hussain, Khalid Lafdi
    Nano- and Biocomposites
    CRC Press 2009 408 pp ISBN: 978-1-4200-8027-8
    $159.95 / 99.00

    storage, (vi) durability for chemical, wear, flame retardance,


    permeability (vii) health monitoring for certification
    with non destructive examination (NDE certification),
    damage detection, and long-term degradation, and (viii)
    biodegradable nano-structural materials with a controlled
    end of life by biodegradation, in a compost or in contact
    with living tissues.
    This book provides a basic understanding of nanomaterial and nano-composite researches to explain the
    fundamentals of how nano-structured fillers strengthen
    (bio) polymer-based materials. With an emphasis on
    how nano- and biocomposites are used to create new
    biomedical and environmental applications. The text of
    this book also focuses on the crucial yet often-ignored
    potential toxicity impact of using nano-structured
    materials (nano-fillers). It presents important guidelines
    and new insights to stimulate investigation of anticipated
    research in this fascinating new field. Researchers,
    scientists, academic teachers and graduade students
    should appreciate this cutting-edge exploration of nanomaterials, biomaterials, and the ever-evolving world of
    nano-biomaterials.

    APRIL 2010 | VOLUME 13 | NUMBER 4

    57

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