In this first comprehensive compilation of review chapters on this hot topic, more than 30 experts from around the world provide in-depth chapters on their specific areas of expertise, covering such essential topics as:
- Block Copolymer Systems, Nanofibers and Nanotubes
- Helical Polymer-Based Supramolecular Films
- Synthesis of Inorganic Nanotubes
- Gold Nanoparticles and Carbon Nanotubes
- Recent Advances in Metal Nanoparticle-Attached Electrodes
- Oxidation Catalysis by Nanoscale Gold, Silver, and Copper
- Concepts in Self-Assembly
- Nanocomposites
- Amphiphilic Poly(Oxyalkylene)-Amines
- Mesoporous Alumina
- Nanoceramics for Medical Applications
- Ecological Toxicology of Engineered Carbon Nanoparticles
- Molecular Imprinting
- 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 all the disciplines involved.
Hyperstructured Polyacetylene Artificial Genetic Networks as an Approach to Nanotechnology Self-assembly to Nanotubes Nanostructured Functional Thermoplastic Materials Highly Ordered Two-dimensional Arrays From Self-assembled Nanotubes to Nanotubules Carbon Nanotubes: Novel Approaches for their Dispersion and Debundalization Nanoscale Metal Oxides Via a Supramolecular Strategy DNA-programmed Assembly of Organic Compounds Synthesis of Bio-inspired and Bio-directed Assemblies Nanocatalyst Based on Molecular Receptors - a Route to Green Chemistry Towards Self-assembling of Inorganic Molecular Wires Nanoconstruction Sites for Nanocomposites Molecular Layers for Light Conversion to Electricity Block Copolymers with Nanostructures Nanoporous and Nanocomposite Materials for Clean Energy Storage and Conversion Technologies Functional Devices Based on Polymer Nano-sheet Assembly Applications of Carbon Nanotubes Nanochemistry for Controlling the Biological-materials Interface Molecular Nanostructures and Nanophotonics Molecular Metal Wires and Molecular Switches Immobilized Metal Polyamine Composites: Selective Anion Capturing Materials Self-assembly of Nanoparticles into Structured Spherical and Network Aggregates Nanostructured Hybrid Materials Materials Assembly and Formation Using Engineered Polypeptides Bio-inspired Nanomaterials Nanocomposite Resins for Restorative Materials in Dentistry Engineered Organic Nanoscale Reactors Strategies for Carbon Nanotube Functionalization In Situ Formation of Nanocomposites: From Synthesis and Simulation to Applications