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1 Thermal shock resistant and flame retardant ceramic nanocomposites |
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1.2 Design of thermal shock resistant and flame retardant ceramic nanocomposites |
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1.3 Types and processing of thermally stable ceramic nanocomposites |
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1.4 Thermal properties of particular ceramic nanocomposites |
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1.5 Interface characteristics of ceramic nanocomposites |
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1.6 Superplasticity characteristics of thermal shock resistant ceramic nanocomposites |
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1.7 Densification for the fabrication of thermal shock resistant ceramic nanocomposites |
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1.8 Test methods for the characterization and evaluation of thermal shock resistant ceramic nanocomposites |
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1.11 Sources of further information and advice |
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2 Magnetic properties of ceramic nanocomposites |
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2.2 Magnetic nanocomposites |
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2.3 Size-dependent magnetic properties |
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2.4 Colossal magnetoresistance (CMR) |
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2.5 Electrical transport/resistivity |
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2.6 Spin-dependent single-electron tunneling phenomena |
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2.7 Applications: cobalt-doped nickel nanofibers as magnetic materials |
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2.8 Applications: amorphous soft magnetic materials |
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2.9 Applications: assembly of magnetic nanostructures |
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2.10 References and further reading |
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3 Optical properties of ceramic nanocomposites |
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3.2 Optical properties of ceramic nanocomposites |
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3.3 Transmittance and absorption |
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3.6 Optical properties of glass carbon nanotube (CNT) composites |
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112 | (3) |
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4 Failure mechanisms of ceramic nanocomposites |
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4.4 Crack propagation, toughening mechanisms |
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4.6 Wear of ceramic nanocomposites |
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148 | (2) |
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4.8 Sources for further information |
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5 Multiscale modeling of the structure and properties of ceramic nanocomposites |
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5.2 Multiscale modeling and material design |
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5.3 Multiscale modeling approach |
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159 | (3) |
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5.4 The cohesive finite element method (CFEM) |
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5.5 Molecular dynamics (MD) modeling |
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5.6 Dynamic fracture analyses |
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177 | (6) |
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6 Ceramic nanoparticles in metal matrix composites |
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185 | (23) |
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185 | (4) |
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189 | (4) |
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6.3 Physical and mechanical properties of metal matrix nanocomposites (MMNCs) |
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6.4 Different manufacturing methods for MMNCs |
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198 | (5) |
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203 | (1) |
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7 Carbon nanotube (CNT) reinforced glass and glass-ceramic matrix composites |
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7.3 Glass and glass-ceramic matrix composites |
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215 | (2) |
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7.4 Glass/glass-ceramic matrix composites containing carbon nanotubes: manufacturing process |
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217 | (7) |
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7.5 Microstructural characterization |
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229 | (17) |
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7.8 Conclusions and scope |
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247 | (1) |
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248 | (9) |
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8 Ceramic ultra-thin coatings using atomic layer deposition |
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257 | (27) |
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8.2 Ultra-thin ceramic films coated on ceramic particles by atomic layer deposition (ALD) |
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260 | (7) |
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8.3 Using ultra-thin ceramic films as a protective layer |
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267 | (2) |
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8.4 Enhanced lithium-ion batteries using ultra-thin ceramic films |
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269 | (4) |
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8.5 Using ultra-thin ceramic films in tissue engineering |
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273 | (3) |
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8.6 Conclusions and future trends |
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9 High-temperature superconducting ceramic nanocomposites |
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284 | (2) |
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9.2 Material preparation, characterization and testing |
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286 | (2) |
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9.3 Superconducting (SC) properties of polymer-ceramic nanocomposites manufactured by hot pressing |
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9.4 Mechanical properties of SC polymer-ceramic nanocomposites |
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9.5 Interphase phenomena in SC polymer-ceramic nanocomposites |
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9.6 Influences on the magnetic properties of SC polymer-ceramic nanocomposites |
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308 | (2) |
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9.7 The use of metal-complex polymer binders to enhance the SC properties of polymer-ceramic nanocomposites |
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310 | (3) |
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9.8 Aging of SC polymer-ceramic nanocomposites |
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317 | (2) |
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319 | (4) |
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10 Nanofluids including ceramic and other nanoparticles: applications and rheological properties |
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323 | (2) |
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10.2 The development of nanofluids |
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325 | (1) |
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10.3 Potential benefits of nanofluids |
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326 | (1) |
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10.4 Applications of nanofluids |
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327 | (3) |
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10.5 The rheology of nanofluids |
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330 | (7) |
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10.6 Modeling the viscosity of nanofluids |
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337 | (4) |
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10.7 Summary and future trends |
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341 | (1) |
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11 Nanofluids including ceramic and other nanoparticles: synthesis and thermal properties |
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11.2 Synthesis of nanofluids |
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347 | (4) |
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11.3 The thermal conductivity of nanofluids |
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351 | (8) |
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11.4 Modeling of thermal conductivity |
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359 | (7) |
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11.5 Summary and future trends |
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366 | (1) |
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11.7 Appendix: thermal conductivity of nanofluids prepared by two-step process |
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12 Mechanochemical synthesis of metallic-ceramic composite powders |
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399 | (2) |
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12.2 Composite powder formation: bottom-up and top-down techniques |
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12.3 Monitoring mechanochemical processes |
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410 | (2) |
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12.4 Examples of applied high-energy milling in the synthesis of selected metallic-ceramic composite powders |
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12.5 Copper-based composite powders with Al2O3 |
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413 | (6) |
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12.6 Nickel-based composite powders with Al2O3 |
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419 | (5) |
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12.7 Other possible variants of the synthesis of metal matrix-ceramic composites in Cu-Al-O and Ni-Al-O elemental systems using mechanical treatment ex situ and in situ |
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13 Sintering of ultrafine and nanosized ceramic and metallic particles |
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13.2 Thermodynamic driving force for the sintering of nanosized particles |
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13.3 Kinetics of the sintering of nanosized particles |
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13.4 Grain growth during sintering of nano particles |
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448 | (14) |
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13.5 Techniques for controlling grain growth while achieving full densification |
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14 Surface treatment of carbon nanotubes using plasma technology |
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14.2 Carbon nanotube surface chemistry and solution-based functionalization |
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14.3 Plasma treatment of carbon nanotubes |
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507 | (76) |
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15 Ceramic nanocomposites for energy storage and power generation |
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509 | (21) |
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509 | (2) |
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15.2 Electrical properties |
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511 | (3) |
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15.3 Ionic nanocomposites |
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514 | (12) |
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15.4 Energy storage and power generation devices |
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526 | (2) |
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16 Biomedical applications of ceramic nanocomposites |
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16.2 Why ceramic nanocomposites are used in biomedical applications |
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16.3 Orthopaedic and dental implants |
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539 | (3) |
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17 Synthetic biopolymer/layered silicate nanocomposites for tissue engineering scaffolds |
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548 | (35) |
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17.2 Tissue engineering applications |
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17.3 Synthetic biopolymers and their nanocomposites for tissue engineering |
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17.4 Three-dimensional porous scaffolds |
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559 | (7) |
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17.5 In-vitro degradation |
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17.6 Stem cell-scaffold interactions |
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567 | (5) |
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572 | (1) |
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17.9 Appendix: abbreviations |
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