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Combining robotics with nanotechnology, this ready reference
summarizes the fundamentals and emerging applications in this
fascinating research field. This is the first book to introduce
tools specifically designed and made for manipulating micro- and
nanometer-sized objects, and presents such examples as
semiconductor packaging and clinical diagnostics as well as
surgery. The first part discusses various topics of on-chip and
device-based micro- and nanomanipulation, including the use of
acoustic, magnetic, optical or dielectrophoretic fields, while
surface-driven and high-speed microfluidic manipulation for
biophysical applications are also covered. In the second part of
the book, the main focus is on microrobotic tools. Alongside
magnetic micromanipulators, bacteria and untethered, chapters also
discuss silicon nano- and integrated optical tweezers. The book
closes with a number of chapters on nanomanipulation using AFM and
nanocoils under optical and electron microscopes. Exciting images
from the tiniest robotic systems at the nano-level are used to
illustrate the examples throughout the work. A must-have book for
readers with a background ranging from engineering to
nanotechnology.
This book covers the state-of-the-art technologies for positioning
with nanometer resolutions and accuracies, particularly those based
on piezoelectric actuators and MEMS actuators. The latest advances
are described, including the design of nanopositioning devices,
sensing and actuation technologies and control methods for
nanopositioning. This is an ideal book for mechanical and
electrical engineering students and researchers; micro and
nanotechnology researchers and graduate students; as well as those
working in the precision instrumentation or semiconductor
industries.
This book covers the state-of-the-art technologies for positioning
with nanometer resolutions and accuracies, particularly those based
on piezoelectric actuators and MEMS actuators. The latest advances
are described, including the design of nanopositioning devices,
sensing and actuation technologies and control methods for
nanopositioning. This is an ideal book for mechanical and
electrical engineering students and researchers; micro and
nanotechnology researchers and graduate students; as well as those
working in the precision instrumentation or semiconductor
industries.
Micro and Nano Systems for Biophysical Studies of Cells and Small
Organisms provides a comprehensive introduction to the
state-of-the-art micro and nano systems that have recently been
developed and applied to biophysical studies of cells and small
organisms. These micro and nano systems span from
microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) and microfluidic devices to
robotic micro-nanomanipulation systems. These biophysical studies
range from cell mechanics to the neural science of worms and
Drosophila. This book will help readers understand the fundamentals
surrounding the development of these tools and teach them the most
recent advances in cellular and organismal biophysics enabled by
these technologies.
Chalcogenide: From 3D to 2D and Beyond reviews graphene-like 2D
chalcogenide systems that include topological insulators,
interesting thermoelectric structures, and structures that exhibit
a host of spin phenomena that are unique to 2D and
lower-dimensional geometries. The book describes state-of-the-art
materials in growth and fabrication, magnetic, electronic and
optical characterization, as well as the experimental and
theoretical aspects of this family of materials. Bulk
chalcogenides, chalcogenide films, their heterostructures and
low-dimensional chalcogenide-based quantum structures are
discussed. Particular attention is paid to findings that are
relevant to the continued search for new physical phenomena and new
functionalities. Finally, the book covers the enormous
opportunities that have emerged as it has become possible to
achieve lower-dimensional chalcogenide structures by epitaxial
techniques.
This study, based on the theory of participatory governance, takes
public hearings on water pricing in Chengdu as the research case.
Through qualitative field research, I present the problems centred
on urban water provision and some limitations of public
participation in the hearings. The study reveals that the local
government is stepping back into the management of urban water
provision for its own benefit, and the water companies are taking a
dominant position due to slack regulation and their monopolistic
nature, so the public is at a disadvantage owing to the lack of
empowerment, information asymmetry, transparency and equity. The
study criticises water pricing hearings for being merely a
formality of participatory governance but without practical and
constructive meaning at this stage. Furthermore, the study and the
associated problems explored, provide pertinent recommendations for
the improvement of water pricing hearings and more rational
management in urban water provision.
1, 3-Butadiene is a cigarette smoke constituent with great
contributions to smoke cancer risk. 1, 3- Butadiene is also an
important chemical used in the production of synthetic rubber.
1,3-Butadiene has been categorized as a human carcinogen by the
International Agency of Research on Cancer. Crotonaldehyde is an
ubiquitous chemical that exists in the environment and
endogenously, and is one of the most important aldehydes of human
health concern. Crotonaldehyde has been shown to cause adverse
biological effects in cell culture and animal studies, such as
oxidative stress, inflammation, reacting with DNA and protein,
mutation induction, and carcinogenicity. Studies have demonstrated
that Crotonaldehyde is involved in human diseases, such as chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), Alzheimer's disease, etc.
This book reviewed the physical, chemical, and biological
characteristics of 1, 3-butadiene and crotonaldehdye and evaluated
their toxicological effects in cell cultures and in experimental
animals.
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