Wee A.T.S. (Ed.) Advances in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

World Scientific Publishing Co. Ptc. Ltd, 2009. – 268 p. – ISBN: 9812839550Nanotechnology is the study of the control of matter on an atomic and molecular scale. Nanotechnology has promised to be one of the important growth areas in the twenty first century: it has the potential to create many new materials and devices with wide-ranging applications in medicine, electronics, energy production and so on. Since the invention of the scanning tunnelling microscope and the discovery of fullerenes in the 1980s, researchers worldwide have devoted much resources and effort to harness the potential of technology at the nanoscale. This book is a collection of twelve review articles written by experts in their respective fields.
Although the coverage is not exhaustive, these reviews are representative of the current research areas in nanoscience and nanotechnology. This book is suitable as a resource volume for a senior undergraduate or introductory graduate course in nanoscience and nanotechnology, as well as for general scientific readership.Scanning Probe Techniques
Scanning Probe Microscopy Based Nanoscale Patterning and Fabrication
Nanoscale Characterization by Scanning Tunneling Microscopy
Nanofabrication
EUV Lithography for Semiconductor Manufacturing and Nanofabrication
Synchrotron-Radiation-Supported High-Aspect-Ratio Nanofabrication
Functional Nanomaterials
Chemical Interactions at Noble Metal Nanoparticle Surfaces — Catalysis, Sensors and Devices
Diamond-Like Carbon: A New Material Base for Nano-Architectures
Hotplate Technique for Nanomaterials
Molecular Engineering
π–d Interaction Based Molecular Conducting Magnets: How to Increase the Effects of the π–d Interaction
Recent Developments on Porphyrin Assemblies
Bionanotechnology and Nanomedicine
Nanostructures from Designer Peptides
Nanotechnology and Human Diseases
Nanomedicine: Nanoparticles of Biodegradable Polymers for Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment