Page 2 - Nanotechnology an introduction

Table of Contents
Cover image
Front Matter
Copyright
Dedication
Preface
Chapter 1. What is Nanotechnology?
1.1. Definitions and Concepts
1.2. An Ostensive Definition of Nanotechnology
1.3. A Brief History of Nanotechnology
1.4. Biology as Paradigm
1.5. Why Nanotechnology?
1.6. Summary
Chapter 2. The Nanoscale
2.1. The Size of Atoms
2.2. Molecules and Surfaces
2.3. Nucleation
2.4. Chemical Reactivity
2.5. Electronic and Optical Properties
2.6. Magnetic and Ferroelectric Properties
2.7. Mechanical Properties
2.8. Quantum Smallness
2.9. Summary
Chapter 3. Forces at the Nanoscale
3.1. The Casimir Force
3.2. Intermolecular Interactions
3.3. Capillary Force
3.4. Heterogeneous Surfaces
3.5. Weak Competing Interactions
3.6. Cooperativity
3.7. Percolation
3.8. The Structure of Water
3.9. Summary
Chapter 4. The Nano/Bio Interface
4.1. The “Physical” Nano/Bio Interface
4.2. Nanomedicine
4.3. Nanotoxicology
4.4. Summary
Chapter 5. Nanometrology
5.1. Topography
5.2. Chemical Surface Structure (Chemography)
5.3. The Metrology of Self-Assembly
5.4. The Representation of Texture
5.5. Metrology of the Nano/Bio Interface
5.6. Summary
Chapter 6. Nanomaterials and their Production
6.1. Nanoparticles
6.2. Nanofibers
6.3. Nanoplates and Ultrathin Coatings
6.4. Crystallization and Supramolecular Chemistry
6.5. Composites
6.6. Summary
Chapter 7. Nanodevices
7.1. Issues of Miniaturization
7.2. Digital Information Processing
7.3. Quantum Computing
7.4. Electronic Devices
7.5. Trends in the Miniaturization of Electronics