In this first comprehensive compilation of review chapters in this hot topic, more than 60 experts from around the world provide in-depth chapters on their specific areas of expertise, covering many essential topics such as:
• Block Copolymer Systems, Nanofibers and Nanotubes
• Helical Polymer-Based Supramolecular Films
• Synthesis of Inorganic Nanotubes
• Gold Nanoparticles and Carbon Nanotubes
• Oxidation Catalysis by Nanoscale Gold, Silver, and Copper
• Concepts in Self-Assembly
• Nanocomposites
• Nanoceramics for Medical Applications
• Ecological Toxicology of Engineered Carbon Nanoparticles
• Near-Field Raman Imaging of Nanostructures and Devices
• Fullerene-Rich Nanostructures
• Interactions of Carbon Nanotubes with Biomolecules
• Nanoparticle-Cored Dendrimers and Hyperbranched Polymers
• Nanostructured Organogels via Molecular Self-Assembly
• Structural DNA Nanotechnology
With its coverage of all such important areas as self-assembly, polymeric materials, bionanomaterials, nanotubes, photonic and environmental aspects, this is an essential reference for materials scientists, engineers, chemists, physicists and biologists wishing to gain an in-depth knowledge of these novel areas.
