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diamondoid 185, 205
dielectric layers 146
diet 248
diffraction gratings 95
diffusion-limited aggregate (DLA) 168, 177
digital information processing 129–32
dip pen nanolithography (DPN) 187
Dirac, P.A.M. 31
direct concept systems 64, 65
direct nanotechnology 228
dispersion 104
divisibility of process 32
DLA see diffusion-limited aggregate
DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid):
bionanotechnology 214–15, 221–2
nanomedicine 65
nanoscales 15–16
texture 90
domain-wall racetrack memory 146
doping 201, 204
dosimeters 128
DPI (dual polarization interferometers) 96
DPN see dip pen nanolithography
Drexler, K.E 10, 53
drugs:
nano/bio interfaces 57, 58
nanomedicine 65–6
performance criteria 209
surgery 237, 238
dual polarization interferometer (DPI) 96
Drummer, G.W.A. 8
Dupré, - 37–8 see also Young–Dupré equations
dye bleeding 121
dynamic sensing modes 153
E

EA see evolutionary algorithms
EC see effective complexity
ECM see extracellular matrices
economic markets 239–41
EDS see energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy
education 243–4
EED see electroerosion dispersion
effective complexity (EC) 91
efficiency (energy) 234–5
Eigler, D.M. 184, 185, 186
electro-active materials 118–19
electrodes 197
electroerosion dispersion (EED) 104
electrolytes 122–4
electromagnetic fields 65–6, 85
electromagnetic interference (EMI) 118
electromechanical relays 129, 130–2
electron microscopy (EM) 15
electron tunneling effect 75
electronic devices 135–42, 187
electronic energy levels 24
electronic properties 24–7
electroösmosis 155
electrostatic discharge (ESD) 118
electrostatic forces 118, 164, 179
electrostatic spray deposition (ESD) 164
electrostatically charged quantum dots 179 see also nanoparticles
ellipsometry 85
EM see electron microscopy
emergence 31
EMI see electromagnetic interference
energy:
biological machines 220–1