Viennano '09

Mechanical aspects of nano technology stretch from increased strength of construction materials over the controlled reduction of the shear resistance of tribological applications to the conditioning of surfaces in either adhesive or anti-adhesive way. Nano-effects can be induced by the introduction of nanoparticles into conventional materials such as metals or polymers. Here technological questions like particle dispersion or aggregation have to be answered. Additionally nano-effects are achievable by material conversion due to high stresses or thermal treatment.

The conference targets fundamental as well as technological issues of nano-effects with emphasis on mechanical properties. Contributions are asked to address the following fundamental topics:

# Metal matrix conversion, grain size effects
# Nano particle-polymer interaction
# Mechanically-induced chemical reactions

In addition, technological aspects are welcome in the field of

# ADHESION
# BIO-SYSTEMS
# EHS - Environmental, Health, Safety
# FRICTION CONTROL
# LUBRICATION
# MATERIALS DESIGN
# NANOIMPRINT LITHOGRAPHY
# SENSORICS
# TESTING
# ZERO-WEAR SYSTEMS

Scientific Committee:

Conference Chairmen

W.J. BARTZ

Tribology and Lubrication Engineering, Germany

F. FRANEK

Vienna University of Technology
The Austrian Tribology Society, Austria

R. KEUPER

Technical Academy Esslingen, Germany

Scientific and Organisation Committee

M. SCHERGE (Chairman)

Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics of Materials, Germany

Y. ANDO

National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan

K. ADACHI

Tohoku University, Japan

B. BHUSHAN

The Ohio State University, USA

H. DETTER

Vienna University of Technology, Austria

A. GASZÓ

Austrian Academy of Sciences, Austria

I.C. GEBESHUBER

Vienna University of Technology, Austria

F. HAUPERT

University of Kaiserslautern, Germany

S. HSU

George Washington University, USA

Z. RYMUZA

Warsaw University of Technology, Poland

R. SCHOEFTNER

Profactor GmbH, Austria

N. SPENCER

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, Switzerland

Topics / Contents of Presentation:

* ADHESION
* BIO-SYSTEMS
* EHS - Environmental, Health, Safety
* FRICTION CONTROL
* LUBRICATION
* MATERIALS DESIGN
* NANOIMPRINT LITHOGRAPHY
* SENSORICS
* TESTING
* ZERO-WEAR SYSTEMS