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concept systems 4
top-down methods 162–6
nanofibers 68–9, 102, 108
nanofluids 121–2 see also fluidic devices
nanograin defects 202–3
nanolithography 187
nanology 248
nanomaterials:
carbon-based 189–97
DNA 221–2
nanosystems 200–1
ontology 4
production 101–24
nanomedicine 64–8, 209, 236–8
nanometrology 73–100
chemography 82–4
self-assembly 84–5
texture 85–92
topography 75–82
nanonutrition 248
nanoparticles:
carbon-based 195
history 9–10
mixtures 171–2
production 103–8
solid/liquid interface 174–8
superspheres 179–180
nanoplates 108–14
nanorods 108, 186
nanoscale 15–34
atom sizes 17
chemical reactivity 21–3, 24
consensual definition 16
electronic properties 24–7
ferroelectric properties 27–8
forces 35–52
magnetic properties 27–8
mechanical properties 28–30
molecules 18–20
nucleation 20–1, 29
optical properties 24–7
quantum smallness 30–3
surfaces 18–20
nanoscience 248
nanoscopes 248–9
nanosubstance 101
nanostructured materials 103
nanosystems 199–211
component failure solution strategies 204–5
computational modeling 205–6
creative design 210
defect spacial distributions 203–4
evolutionary design 206–8
materials selection 200–1
nanograin defects 202–3
ontology 4
performance criteria 208–9
produceability 210–11
scaleout 209
standardization 209–10
nanotechnologies 3
nanotechnology:
advantages 11–14
biological paradigms 10–11
commercial impacts 239–41
concept systems 2, 3–5
definitions 2–3, 5, 6
economic impacts 239–41
environmental impacts 241–2