Nanotribology Critical Assessment and Research Needs

Nanotribology Critical Assessment and Research Needs / edited by Stephen M. Hsu, Z. Charles Ying.

Nanotribology: Critical Assessment and Research Needs is an excellent reference for both academic and industrial researchers working in the fields of nanotechnology, tribology, mechanical engineering, materials science and engineering, MEMS, NEMS, magnetic recording, and biomedical devices. It will...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Hsu, Stephen M. (Editor), Ying, Z. Charles (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2003.
Edition:1st ed. 2003.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Tribology.
Corrosion and anti-corrosives.
Coatings.
Mechanics.
Materials science.
Mechanical engineering.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:Loaded electronically.
Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.
Table of Contents:
  • Summary of Findings
  • 1. Nanotribology and the NSF
  • 2. MEMS Program at DARPA
  • 3. Scale Effects and the Molecular Origins of Tribological Behavior
  • 4. Nanoscale Analysis of Wear Mechanisms
  • 5. Dependence of Frictional Properties of Hydrocarbon Chains on Tip Contact Area
  • 6. Nanohydrodynamics and Coherent Structures
  • 7. Modeling Adhesive Forces for Ultra Low Flying Head Disk Interfaces
  • 8. Self-Lubricating Buckyballs and Buckytubes for Nanobearings and Gears: Science or Science F(r)iction?
  • 9. Carbon Nanotubes: Objects of Well-Defined Geometry for New Studies in Nanotribology Correction
  • 10. A Novel Frictional Force Microscope with 3-Dimensional Force Detection
  • 11. Quantification of Friction in Microsystem Contacts
  • 12. Nanoengineering and Tribophysics for MEMS
  • 13. Materials and Reliability Issues in MEMs and Microsystems
  • 14. Surface Characteristics of Integrated MEMS in High-Volume Production
  • 15. Tribological Issues in the Implementation of a MEMS-Based Torpedo Safety and Arming Device
  • 16. Challenges for Lubrication in High Speed MEMS
  • 17. Electrical Phenomena at the Interface of Rolling-Contact, Electrostatic Actuators
  • 18. The Use of Surface Tension for the Design of MEMS Actuators
  • 19. Mesoscale Machining Capabilities and Issues
  • 20. An Overview of Nano-Micro-Meso Scale Manufacturing at the NIST
  • 21. LIGA-Based Micromechanical Systems and Ceramic Nanocomposite Surface Coating
  • 22. Nanotribology of Thin Film Magnetic Recording Media
  • 23. Nanolubrication: Concept and Design
  • 24. Molecularly Assembled Interfaces for Nanomachines
  • 25. STM-QCM Studies of Vapor Phase Lubricants
  • 26. Micro-Hardness and Micro-Wear Measurements on Magnetic Heads
  • 27. Bonding and Interparticle Interactions of Silica Nanoparticles
  • 28. Macroscale Insight from Nanoscale Testing
  • 29. Surface Forces and Friction Between Cellulose Surfaces in Aqueous Media.

Similar Items