A Handbook of Nanotechnology
Contents: 1. Nanotechnology: introduction. 2. Nanotechnology: basic principles. 3. Colloids in nanotechnology. 4. Nanoparticles. 5. Nanocomposites. 6. Nanocrystals. 7. Seeing nano. 8. Nanofabrication and nanolitography. 9. Nanomachine, nanochips and nanotubes. 10. Nanoscale manufacturing systems. 11. High performance nano and micro systems. 12. Primitive molecular manufacturing systems. 13. Incremental improvement. 14. Nanofactory architecture and operation. 15. Product design and performance. 16. Nanomachines and molecular manufacturing. 17. Nanotechnology and industry. 18. Nanotechnology and world’s energy problems. 19. Biomedical applications of nanotechnology. 20. Nanotoxicology. 21. Veterinary applications of nanotechnology. 22. Food Nanotechnology. 23. Nanotechnology: environment, health and safety. 24. Nanotechnology in food and agriculture. 25. Nanotechnology and ethical responsibility. 26. Nature’s nanotechnology. Glossary. Bibliography. List of abbreviations. Subject index.
Nanotechnology and nanoscience got started in the early 1980s with two major developments; the birth of cluster science and the invention of the Scanning Tunneling Microscope (STM). There are three distinct but interdependent nanotechnology areas: (i) Wet nano-technology (ii) Dry nanotechnology and (iii) Computational nanotechnology . Nanotechnology has also been divided in to two: (i) Structural Nanotechnology (ii) molecular nanotechnology. Chemistry and biochemistry are in many ways nanotechnologies working with nanoscale structures. In physics the classical laws of motion are not always valid on the nanoscale where a quantum mechanical model often is more suitable. Nanophysics includes how nanosystems move, the forces that control the motion, and the ways we can model it.
Nanotechnology has its applications in various fields the important fields are: biomolecular electronics, carbon nanotube, fuel cells, genechips, magnetic nanosensors, micro manipulation techniques, molecular nanobiosensors, nanocatalysis, nanocomposites, nanocrystalline materials, nanoelectrochemical lithography, nanoelectronics, nanoparticles, nanostructured polymer etc.
The present handbook is an attempt to describe above applications in various diverse fields of our daily uses. The handbook includes chapters which will explain basic principles of nanotechnology and its applications in various fields.
Nanotechnology and nanoscience got started in the early 1980s with two major developments; the birth of cluster science and the invention of the Scanning Tunneling Microscope (STM). There are three distinct but interdependent nanotechnology areas: (i) Wet nano-technology (ii) Dry nanotechnology and (iii) Computational nanotechnology . Nanotechnology has also been divided in to two: (i) Structural Nanotechnology (ii) molecular nanotechnology. Chemistry and biochemistry are in many ways nanotechnologies working with nanoscale structures. In physics the classical laws of motion are not always valid on the nanoscale where a quantum mechanical model often is more suitable. Nanophysics includes how nanosystems move, the forces that control the motion, and the ways we can model it.
Nanotechnology has its applications in various fields the important fields are: biomolecular electronics, carbon nanotube, fuel cells, genechips, magnetic nanosensors, micro manipulation techniques, molecular nanobiosensors, nanocatalysis, nanocomposites, nanocrystalline materials, nanoelectrochemical lithography, nanoelectronics, nanoparticles, nanostructured polymer etc.
The present handbook is an attempt to describe above applications in various diverse fields of our daily uses. The handbook includes chapters which will explain basic principles of nanotechnology and its applications in various fields.
