Materials development has reached a point where it is difficult for a single material to satisfy the needs of sophisticated applications in the modern world. Nanocomposite films and coatings achieve much more than the simple addition of the constitutents - the law of summation fails to work in the nano-world. This book encompasses three major parts of the development of nanocomposite films and coatings: the first focuses on processing and properties, the second concentrates on mechanical performance, and the third deals with functional performance, including wide application areas ranging from mechanical cutting to solar energy and from electronics to medicine.
- ISBN10 1299704514
- ISBN13 9781299704510
- Publish Date 1 January 2010 (first published 1 January 2007)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 3 June 2015
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Imprint CRC Press
- Pages 552
- Language English