ABSTRACT

� Even before it was identified as a science and given a name,� nanotechnology was the province of the most innovative inventors. In medieval times, craftsmen, ingeniously employing nanometer-sized gold particles, created the enchanting red hues found in the gold ruby glass of cathedral windows. Today, nanomaterials are being just as creatively use

chapter 1|12 pages

Materials Science at the Nanoscale

chapter 3|40 pages

Fullerenes and Their Derivatives

chapter 4|36 pages

Carbon Nanotubes: Structure and Properties

chapter 5|72 pages

Chemistry of Carbon Nanotubes

chapter 7|36 pages

Nanocrystalline Diamond

chapter 8|44 pages

Carbide-Derived Carbon

chapter 12|24 pages

Sintering of Nanoceramics

chapter 15|20 pages

Nanostructured Oxide Superconductors

chapter 18|22 pages

Grain Boundaries in Nanomaterials

chapter 19|12 pages

Nanofiber Technology

chapter 22|32 pages

Nanotechnology and Biomaterials

chapter 23|28 pages

Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery

chapter 27|32 pages

Low-Dimensional Thermoelectricity