NANO-SCALED AND SMART MATERIALS -- NANO-SCALED AND SMART MATERIALS -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 MULTILAYERS ELECTROSPUN NANOFIBER WEB -- Introduction -- Experimental -- Electrospining and Laminating Process -- Nanofiber Web Morphology -- Measurement of Air Permeability -- Results and Discussion -- Mechanical Properties of Multilayer Nano-Web -- Simulation of Nano-Web -- Fiber Diameter Measurement -- Manual Method -- Distance Transform -- Direct Tracking -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2 PRACTICAL HINTS ON ELECTROSPINNING OF POLYMERIC NANOSIZED FIBERS -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1. Electrospinning set Up -- 2. Effect of Systematic Parameters on Electrospun Nanofibers -- 2.1. Solution properties -- 2.1.1. Viscosity -- 2.1.2. Solution Concentration -- 2.1.3. Molecular Weight -- 2.1.4. Surface Tension -- 2.1.5. Solution Conductivity -- 2.2. Processing condition -- 2.2.1. Applied Voltage -- 2.2.2. Feed rate -- 3. Experimental -- 4. Result and Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3 CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN ELECTRONIC TEXTILES -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental -- 2.1. Materials -- 2.2. Sample Preparation -- 2.3. Instrumentation -- 2.3.1.Electrical Conductivity and Morphology Assessment -- 2.3.2. Sensitivity Assessment -- 3. Results and Discussion -- 3.1. Electrical Conductivity Analysis -- 3.2. Sensitivity Analysis -- 3.2.1. Gauge Factor -- 3.2.2. Response Time -- 3.2.3. Linearity -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4 SMART NANOTEXTILES -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental -- 2.1. Materials -- 2.2. Sample Preparation -- 2.3. Instrumentation -- 2.3.1.Electrical Conductivity and Morphology Assessment -- 2.3.2. Sensitivity Assessment -- 3. Results and Discussion -- 3.1. Electrical Conductivity Analysis -- 3.2.Sensitivity Analysis -- 3.2.1. Sensitivity -- 3.2.2. Response Time -- 3.2.3. Linearity -- Conclusion.

References -- Chapter 5 PREPARATION AND STRUCTURES OF ELECTROSPUN PAN NANOFIBERS -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental -- 2.1. Material and Reagents -- 2.2. Electrospinning Setup -- 2.3. Characterization Techniques -- 3. Results and Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6 ELECTROACTIVE FABRICS -- Introduction -- Smart Textiles -- Sensing Fabric -- Smart Materials -- General Structure -- Conducting Electroactive Polymer (CEP) -- Typical Methodology for Sensor Fabrication -- Carbon Loaded Rubber Based -- Material Characterization -- CLR Coated Fabric -- CEP-Coated Fabrics -- Sensing Body Movement and Joint Angle -- Smart Fabrics for Motion Capture -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7 FINITE ELEMENT MODELING OF FGM PIEZOELECTRIC PLATES -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Governing Equations -- 2.1. First Order Shear Deformation Theory for FGM Plate -- 2.2. Non-Linear Temperature Distribution through the Thickness -- 3. Finite Element Formulation -- 4. Sensor and Actuator Equations -- 5. Results and Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 8 MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION IN MODELING CARBON NANOTUBES -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Empirical Potentials -- 2.1. General Structure of Potential Function -- 2.2.1. Pair-Wise Potentials -- 2.2.4. Many Body Potential Functions -- 3. Algorithms of Performing an MD Code -- 3.1. Equations of Motions -- 3.2. Implementation of the Nose-Hoover Algorithm in Simulation of Carbon Nanotubes -- References -- Chapter 9 FREE VIBRATION ANALYSIS OF DOUBLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Governing Equations for CNTs -- 2.1. Shell Equations Based on Nonlocal Elasticity -- 2.2. Field Equations -- 2.3. Solution Procedure -- 3. Results and Discussion -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- References -- Chapter 10 ON VIBRATION ATTENUATION OF FUNCTIONALLY GRADED SHELLS WITH EMBEDDED MAGNETOSTRICTIVE LAYERS.

Nomenclature -- Introduction -- Mathematical Formulation -- Cylindrical Shell Equations -- Constitutive Equations -- Functionally Graded Shells -- Velocity Feedback Control -- Stress Resultant - Strain Relations -- Field Equations -- Solution Procedure -- Response in Time Domain -- Response in Frequency Domain -- Results and Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- INDEX -- Blank Page.