Cover -- Ceramic nanocomposites -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributor contact details -- Woodhead Publishing Series in Composites Science and Engineering -- Part I Properties -- 1 Thermal shock resistant and flame retardant ceramic nanocomposites -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Design of thermal shock resistant and flame retardant ceramic nanocomposites -- 1.3 Types and processing of thermally stable ceramic nanocomposites -- 1.4 Thermal properties of particular ceramic nanocomposites -- 1.5 Interface characteristics of ceramic nanocomposites -- 1.6 Superplasticity characteristics of thermal shock resistant ceramic nanocomposites -- 1.7 Densification for the fabrication of thermal shock resistant ceramic nanocomposites -- 1.8 Test methods for the characterization and evaluation of thermal shock resistant ceramic nanocomposites -- 1.9 Conclusions -- 1.10 Future trends -- 1.11 Sources of further information and advice -- 1.12 References -- 2 Magnetic properties of ceramic nanocomposites -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Magnetic nanocomposites -- 2.3 Size-dependent magnetic properties -- 2.4 Colossal magnetoresistance (CMR) -- 2.5 Electrical transport/resistivity -- 2.6 Spin-dependent single-electron tunneling phenomena -- 2.7 Applications: cobalt-doped nickel nanofibers as magnetic materials -- 2.8 Applications: amorphous soft magnetic materials -- 2.9 Applications: assembly of magnetic nanostructures -- 2.10 References and further reading -- 3 Optical properties of ceramic nanocomposites -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Optical properties of ceramic nanocomposites -- 3.3 Transmittance and absorption -- 3.4 Non-linearity -- 3.5 Luminescence -- 3.6 Optical properties of glass-carbon nanotube (CNT) composites -- 3.7 References -- 4 Failure mechanisms of ceramic nanocomposites -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Rupture strength -- 4.3 Fracture origins.

4.4 Crack propagation, toughening mechanisms -- 4.5 Preventing failures -- 4.6 Wear of ceramic nanocomposites -- 4.7 Future trends -- 4.8 Sources for further information -- 4.9 References -- 5 Multiscale modeling of the structure and properties of ceramic nanocomposites -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Multiscale modeling and material design -- 5.3 Multiscale modeling approach -- 5.4 The cohesive finite element method (CFEM) -- 5.5 Molecular dynamics (MD) modeling -- 5.6 Dynamic fracture analyses -- 5.7 Conclusions -- 5.8 References -- Part II Types -- 6 Ceramic nanoparticles in metal matrix composites -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Material selection -- 6.3 Physical and mechanical properties of metal matrix nanocomposites (MMNCs) -- 6.4 Different manufacturing methods for MMNCs -- 6.5 Future trends -- 6.6 References -- 7 Carbon nanotube (CNT) reinforced glass and glass-ceramic matrix composites -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Carbon nanotubes -- 7.3 Glass and glass-ceramic matrix composites -- 7.4 Glass/glass-ceramic matrix composites containing carbon nanotubes: manufacturing process -- 7.5 Microstructural characterization -- 7.6 Properties -- 7.7 Applications -- 7.8 Conclusions and scope -- 7.9 References -- 8 Ceramic ultra-thin coatings using atomic layer deposition -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Ultra-thin ceramic films coated on ceramic particles by atomic layer deposition (ALD) -- 8.3 Using ultra-thin ceramic films as a protective layer -- 8.4 Enhanced lithium-ion batteries using ultra-thin ceramic films -- 8.5 Using ultra-thin ceramic films in tissue engineering -- 8.6 Conclusions and future trends -- 8.7 References -- 9 High-temperature superconducting ceramic nanocomposites -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Material preparation, characterization and testing -- 9.3 Superconducting (SC) properties of polymer-ceramic nanocomposites manufactured by hot pressing.

9.4 Mechanical properties of SC polymer-ceramic nanocomposites -- 9.5 Interphase phenomena in SC polymer-ceramic nanocomposites -- 9.6 Influences on the magnetic properties of SC polymer-ceramic nanocomposites -- 9.7 The use of metal-complex polymer binders to enhance the SC properties of polymer-ceramic nanocomposites -- 9.8 Aging of SC polymer-ceramic nanocomposites -- 9.9 Conclusions -- 9.10 References -- 10 Nanofluids including ceramic and other nanoparticles: applications and rheological properties -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 The development of nanofluids -- 10.3 Potential benefits of nanofluids -- 10.4 Applications of nanofluids -- 10.5 The rheology of nanofluids -- 10.6 Modeling the viscosity of nanofluids -- 10.7 Summary and future trends -- 10.8 References -- 11 Nanofluids including ceramic and other nanoparticles: synthesis and thermal properties -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Synthesis of nanofluids -- 11.3 The thermal conductivity of nanofluids -- 11.4 Modeling of thermal conductivity -- 11.5 Summary and future trends -- 11.6 References -- 11.7 Appendix: thermal conductivity details of nanofluids prepared by two-step process -- Part III Processing -- 12 Mechanochemical synthesis of metallic- ceramic composite powders -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Composite powder formation: bottom-up and topdown techniques -- 12.3 Monitoring mechanochemical processes -- 12.4 Examples of applied high-energy milling in the synthesis of selected metallic-ceramic composite powders -- 12.5 Copper-based composite powders with Al2O3 -- 12.6 Nickel-based composite powders with Al2O3 -- 12.7 Other possible variants of the synthesis of metal matrix-ceramic composites in Cu-Al-O and Ni-Al-O elemental systems using mechanical treatment ex situ and in situ -- 12.8 Conclusions -- 12.9 Acknowledgements -- 12.10 References.

13 Sintering of ultrafine and nanosized ceramic and metallic particles -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 Thermodynamic driving force for the sintering of nanosized particles -- 13.3 Kinetics of the sintering of nanosized particles -- 13.4 Grain growth during sintering of nano particles -- 13.5 Techniques for controlling grain growth while achieving full densification -- 13.6 Conclusion -- 13.7 References -- 14 Surface treatment of carbon nanotubes using plasma technology -- 14.1 Introduction -- 14.2 Carbon nanotube surface chemistry and solution-based functionalization -- 14.3 Plasma treatment of carbon nanotubes -- 14.4 Summary -- 14.5 References -- Part IV Applications -- 15 Ceramic nanocomposites for energy storage and power generation -- 15.1 Introduction -- 15.2 Electrical properties -- 15.3 Ionic nanocomposites -- 15.4 Energy storage and power generation devices -- 15.5 Future trends -- 15.6 References -- 16 Biomedical applications of ceramic nanocomposites -- 16.1 Introduction -- 16.2 Why ceramic nanocomposites are used in biomedical applications -- 16.3 Orthopaedic and dental implants -- 16.4 Tissue engineering -- 16.5 Future trends -- 16.6 References -- 17 Synthetic biopolymer/layered silicate nanocomposites for tissue engineering scaffolds -- 17.1 Introduction -- 17.2 Tissue engineering applications -- 17.3 Synthetic biopolymers and their nanocomposites for tissue engineering -- 17.4 Three-dimensional porous scaffolds -- 17.5 In-vitro degradation -- 17.6 Stem cell-scaffold interactions -- 17.7 Conclusions -- 17.8 References -- 17.9 Appendix: abbreviations -- Index.