Nano Materials in Architecture, Interior Architecture and Design

by Leydecker, Sylvia

• ISBN13: 9783764379957
• ISBN10: 3764379952
• eBook ISBN(s): 9783764383213
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-07-02
• Publisher: Birkhauser Architecture
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Summary

Nanotechnology is widely regarded as one of the twenty-first centurya??s key technologies, and its economic importance is sharply on the rise. In architecture and the construction industry it has potentials that are already usable today, especially the coating of surfaces to lend them functional characteristics such as increased tensile strength, self-cleaning capacity, fire resistance, and others. Additives based on nanomaterials make common materials lighter, more permeable, and more resistant to wear. Nanomaterials are not only extremely useful for roofs and facades; they also expand design possibilities for interior and exterior rooms and spaces. Nanoa??insulating materials open up new possibilities for ecologically oriented architects. In this book, with a foreword by nobel prize winner Harold Kroto, architects, interior designers and designers will find an introduction to the scientific background specifically tailored to their needs, a critical discussion of the advantages and limits of the technology, and above all a comprehensive presentation of sixteen characteristics and functions of nanomaterials that are specially relevant for building and design, illustrated by numerous international project examples.

Author Biography

Sylvia Leydecker office 100% interior, founded in 1997 in Cologne, bridges the fields of science and architecture and focuses on design-oriented concepts with an individual character and corporate interiors for international businesses.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 9
Foreword	p. 10
What is nanotechnology?	p. 12
The development of nanotechnology	p. 20
Carbon - new morphologies	p. 26
General market developments	p. 32
Nanoproducts	p. 34
Form Follows Function?	p. 40
Ecology and economics	p. 42
Is the devil in the dwarfs?	p. 44
Nanotechnology and product design	p. 50
Functions and applications	p. 56
Self-cleaning: Lotus-Effect	p. 58
Self-cleaning: Photocatalysis	p. 72
Easy-to-clean (ETC)	p. 92
Air-purifying	p. 108
Anti-fogging	p. 118
Fragrance capsules	p. 120
Thermal insulation: VIPs	p. 122
Thermal insulation: Aerogel	p. 128
Temperature regulation: PCMs	p. 136
UV protection	p. 142
Solar protection	p. 144
Fire-proof	p. 146
Anti-graffiti	p. 152
Anti-reflective	p. 160
Antibacterial	p. 162
Anti-fingerprint	p. 172
Scratchproof and abrasion-resistant	p. 176
The holistic application of nanosurfaces in interiors	p. 178
People	p. 181
Trade fairs, conferences and events	p. 184
Sources, further information, illustration credits	p. 186
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