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NANOTECHNOLOGY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
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K. KAMALANAND
D. NAJUMNISSA JAMAL
AND
P. MANNAR JAWAHAR
EDITORS
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CONTENTS
Preface vii
Chapter 1 Nanopositioning Systems Using
Piezoelectric Actuators 1
D. V. Sabarianand and P. Karthikeyan
Chapter 2 Synthesis and Characterizations of Sustainable
Ti/SnO -Sb O /PbO Electrode Using Sol-Gel
2 2 3 2
Electrochemical Combined Coating and
Application to Electrochemical Degradation
of Methyl Orange 23
K. Kannan, S. Praveen Kumar, T. K. Srinivasan,
G. Muthuraman and I. S. Moon
Chapter 3 Thermally Induced ZnO Nanoparticles
Synthesis through Bulk Addition Method:
An Innovative Approach 45
S. Praveen Kumar, S. Manikandan,
P. Mahiz Mathi and D. Lingaraja
vi Contents
Chapter 4 Automatic Detection of Malarial parasitema
Using Efficient Fractal Analysis 65
Prabha Sathees
Chapter 5 A Three Tier Pre-Processing Validation for
Image Segmentation and Analysis of RBCs
in SEM Images 83
E. Priya
Chapter 6 The Influence of Nano Powder Addition
and Emulsification Technique on Engine’s
Behaviour of A Waste Cooking Oil Based
Diesel Engine 117
M. Senthilkumar
Chapter 7 Synthesis Techniques of Nanostructured
Materials and Its Image Analysis for
Particle Size Distribution 135
G. Padmalaya, B. S. Sreeja and G. Kavitha
About the Editors 151
List of Reviewers 153
Index 155
Related Nova Publications 159
PREFACE
Nanotechnology is the art and science of manipulating atoms,
molecules and matter at nanometric length scales, to create new
systems, materials, devices and instruments (Kaur et al., 2012). The
developed nanometric systems are proved to be faster, robust, light
weight, durable and small in size (Roco, 2007). The field of
nanotechnology provides encouraging opportunities and challenges for
scientists and technologists irrespective of their discipline. The rapidly
emerging innovations in nano systems have enabled the creation of new
sensors and devices with dramatic improvements in sensitivity and
accuracy, along with significant size reductions. In recent years,
nanotechnology has been utilized in the multi-disciplinary fields such as
medicine, engineering, computing etc. (Bhattacharyya et al., 2009).
Nanotechnology and nano engineering stand to produce significant
scientific and technological advances in diverse fields including
medicine and physiology, automation, space research, and sensor
technology. Also, recent advances in computational nanoscience
enables scientists and technologists to study nano materials and nano
systems more efficiently with the help of mathematical models and
simulation techniques (Owens 2018). Further, nano instrumentation is
viii K. Kamalanand, D. Najumnissa Jamal and P. Mannar Jawahar
an emerging technology and has the potential to revolutionize the field
of industrial and medical instruments.
This edited book consists of seven excellent chapters highlighting
the recent developments in the fields of nanotechnology,
instrumentation and computational techniques. The first chapter entitled
“Nanopositioning Systems using Piezoelectric Actuators”, authored by
Sabarianand and Karthikeyan focuses on piezoelectric actuators-based
Nano positioning systems. Also, this chapter presents the challenges
and control issues on integrating nanopositioning systems using
piezoelectric actuators.
The second chapter entitled “Synthesis and Characterizations
of Sustainable Ti/SnO -Sb O /PbO Electrode using Sol-Gel
2 2 3 2
Electrochemical Combined Coating and Application to Electrochemical
Degradation of Methyl Orange” authored by Kannan et al. presents the
synthesis of SnO -Sb O oxides doped nano-PbO electrode by sol-gel
2 2 3 2
combined with electrochemical multicoated method from non-aqueous
electrolyte solution. The authors have discussed the methods involved
and the experimental results, in detail.
In the third chapter entitled “Thermally Induced ZnO Nanoparticles
Synthesis through Bulk Addition Method: An Innovative Approach”,
the authors Praveen Kumar et al. have introduced a new innovative
method called instant bulk addition process which leads to the
formation of nanoparticles with controlled morphology in large
quantity, in a short period of time. The authors have presented
experimental results and have provided an extensive comparison
between conventional and new methods for synthesis of nano materials.
Computational methods help in the development of several useful
applications involving nano materials and instrumentation. The fourth
chapter entitled “Automatic Detection of Malarial parasitema using
Efficient Fractal Analysis” authored by Prabha Sathees, presents an
automated technique based on fractals for the detection of four different
malarial parasites in microscopic images. The author has presented the
needs for automated detection of malarial parasites in blood smear
