Springer Handbook of Nanotechnology

Dr. Bharat Bhushan received an M.S. in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1971, an M.S. in mechanics and a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1973 and 1976, respectively, an MBA from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute at Troy, NY in 1980, Doctor Technicae from the University of Trondheim at Trondheim, Norway in 1990, a Doctor of Technical Sciences from the Warsaw University of Technology at Warsaw, Poland in 1996, and Doctor Honoris Causa from the Metal-Polymer Research Institute of National Academy of Sciences at Gomel, Belarus in 2000. He is a registered professional engineer (mechanical) and presently an Ohio Eminent Scholar and The Howard D. Winbigler Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Graduate Research Faculty Advisor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and the Director of the Nanotribology Laboratory for Information Storage & MEMS/NEMS (NLIM) at the Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. He is an internationally recognized expert of tribology on the macro- to nanoscales, and is one of the most prolific authors in the field. He is considered by some a pioneer of the tribology and mechanics of magnetic storage devices and a leading researcher in the fields of nanotribology and nanomechanics using scanning probe microscopy and applications to micro/nanotechnology.

Forewords by
Neal Lane, James R. HeathIntroduction to Nanotechnology Part A Nanostructures, Micro/Nanofabrication and Materials: Nanomaterials Synthesis and Applications: Molecule Based Devices.- Introduction to Carbon Nanotubes.- Nanowires.- Template-Based Synthesis of Nanorod or Nanowire Arrays.- Templated Self-Assembly of Particles.- Three-Dimensional Nanostructure Fabrication using Focused Ion Beam Chemical Vapor Deposition.- Introduction to Micro/Nanofabrication.- Nanoimprint Lithography.- Stamping Techniques for Micro- and Nanofabrication.- Materials Aspects of Micro- and Nanoelectromechanical SystemsPart B MEMS/NEMS and BioMEMS/NEMS: MEMS/NEMS Devices and Applications.- Next Generation DNA Hybridization and Self-Assembly Nanofabrication Devices.- Single Walled Carbon Nanotube Sensor Concepts.- Nanomechanical Cantilever Array Sensors.- Biological Molecules in Therapeutic Nanodevices.- G-Protein Coupled Receptors: Surface Display and Biosensor Technology.- Microfluidic Devices and Their Applications to Lab-on-a-Chip.- Centrifuge-Based Fluidic Platform.- Micro/Nano Droplet in Microfluidic Devices and its ApplicationsPart C Scanning-Probe Microscopy: Scanning Probe Microscopy - Principle of Operation, Instrumentation and Probes.- General and Special Probes in Scanning Microscopies.- Noncontact Atomic Force Microscopy and Related Topics.- Low-Temperature Scanning Probe Microscopy.- Higher Harmonics and Time-Varying Force Detection in Dynamic Force Microscopy.- Dynamic Modes of Atomic Force Microscopy.- Single Molecular Recognition Force Spectroscopy and Imaging Part D Bio/Nanotribology and Bio/Nanomechanics: Nanotribology, Nanomechanics, and Materials Characterization.- Surface Forces and Nanorheology of Molecularly Thin Films.- Friction and Wear on the Atomic Scale.- Computer Simulations of Nanometer-Scale Indentation and Friction.- Force Measurements with Optical Tweezers.- Scale Effects in Mechanical Properties and Tribology.- Structural, Nanomechanical and Nanotribological Characterization of Human Hair.- Cellular Nanomechanics.- Optical Cell Manipulation.- Mechanical Properties of Nanostructures Part E Molecularly Thick Films for Lubrication: Nanotribology of Ultrathin and Hard Amorphous Carbon Films.- Self-Assembled Monolayers for Controlling Adhesion, Friction, and Wear.- Nanoscale Boundary Lubrication Studies Part F Biomimetics: Structure, Morphology and Surface Wetting of Plant Surfaces – Smart Materials.- 'Lotus Effect': Roughness-Induced Superhydrophobic and Self-Cleaning Surfaces.- Biological and Biologically Inspired Attachment Systems.- Gecko feet: Natural Hairy Attachment Systems for Smart Adhesion Part G Industrial Applications: The 'Millipede' - A Nanotechnology-Based AFM Data-Storage System.- Nanorobotics Part H Micro/Nanodevice Reliability: Nanotribology and Nanomechanics of MEMS/NEMS and BioMEMS/NEMS.- Materials and Devices and Biomimetics.- Friction and Wear in Micro and Nanomachines.- Failure Mechanisms in MEMS devices.- Mechanical Properties of Micromachined Structures.- High Volume Manufacturing and Field Stability of MEMS Products.- Packaging and Reliability Issues in Micro/Nano Systems Part I Technological Convergence and Governing Nanotechnology: Governing Nanotechnology: Social, Ethical and Political Issues About the AuthorsSubject Index