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:<br> * Block Copolymer Systems, Nanofibers and Nanotubes <br> * Helical Polymer-Based Supramolecular Films<br> * Synthesis of Inorganic Nanotubes<br> * Gold Nanoparticles and Carbon Nanotubes<br> * Recent Advances in Metal Nanoparticle-Attached Electrodes<br> * Oxidation Catalysis by Nanoscale Gold, Silver, and Copper<br> * Concepts in Self-Assembly<br> * Nanocomposites <br> * Amphiphilic Poly(Oxyalkylene)-Amines <br> * Mesoporous Alumina<br> * Nanoceramics for Medical Applications<br> * Ecological Toxicology of Engineered Carbon Nanoparticles<br> * Molecular Imprinting <br> * Near-Field Raman Imaging of Nanostructures and Devices<br> * Fullerene-Rich Nanostructures<br> * Interactions of Carbon Nanotubes with Biomolecules<br> * Nanoparticle-Cored Dendrimers and Hyperbranched Polymers<br> * Nanostructured Organogels via Molecular Self-Assembly<br> * Structural DNA Nanotechnology<br> 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.
