Nano
The Essentials
Published on 16. June 2008
Book
Hardback
456 pages
978-0-07-154829-8 (ISBN)
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Master the Fundamentals of Nanotechnology to Prepare for Nano-Related Career Opportunities
If you want to move into the fast-growing field of nanotechnology, you can't afford to miss Nano--The Essentials. This career-building resource offers a rigorous, technological introduction to the fundamentals of nanotechnology, providing everything you need to enter this burgeoning discipline and prepare for nano-related jobs.
Packed with over 100 detailed illustrations and lots of practical work-related advice, the book covers the experimental tools of nanotechnology, the basics of nanomaterials, and key applications in fields such as nanosensors, nanobiology, nanomedicine, and nanomachines. This on-target guide takes readers step-by-step through the manipulation of materials in the nanoscale ...fullerenes...carbon nanotubes...self-assembled nanolayers... gas-phase clusters...monolayer-protected metal nanoparticles...core-shell nanoparticles...and much more. Comprehensive and easy-to-understand, Nano--The Essentials features:
A solid introduction to the fundamentals of nanomaterials
Full details on the experimental tools used in nanotechnology
The latest advances in nanobiology and nanomedicine
Breakthroughs in the development of nanosensors
Cutting-edge innovations in molecular nanomachines
Inside this Expert Introduction to the Basics of Nanotechnology
* Introduction * Manipulating Materials in the Nanoscale * Fullerenes * Carbon Nanotubes * Self-Assembled Nanolayers * Gas-Phase Clusters * Semiconductor Quantum Dots * Monolayer-Protected Metal Nanoparticles * Core-Shell Nanoparticles * Nanoshells * Nanobiology * Nanosensors * Nanomedicines * Molecular Nanomachines * Nanotribology * Societal Implications
Master the Fundamentals of Nanotechnology to Prepare for Nano-Related Career Opportunities
If you want to move into the fast-growing field of nanotechnology, you can't afford to miss Nano--The Essentials. This career-building resource offers a rigorous, technological introduction to the fundamentals of nanotechnology, providing everything you need to enter this burgeoning discipline and prepare for nano-related jobs.
Packed with over 100 detailed illustrations and lots of practical work-related advice, the book covers the experimental tools of nanotechnology, the basics of nanomaterials, and key applications in fields such as nanosensors, nanobiology, nanomedicine, and nanomachines. This on-target guide takes readers step-by-step through the manipulation of materials in the nanoscale ...fullerenes...carbon nanotubes...self-assembled nanolayers... gas-phase clusters...monolayer-protected metal nanoparticles...core-shell nanoparticles...and much more. Comprehensive and easy-to-understand, Nano--The Essentials features:
A solid introduction to the fundamentals of nanomaterials
Full details on the experimental tools used in nanotechnology
The latest advances in nanobiology and nanomedicine
Breakthroughs in the development of nanosensors
Cutting-edge innovations in molecular nanomachines
Inside this Expert Introduction to the Basics of Nanotechnology
* Introduction * Manipulating Materials in the Nanoscale * Fullerenes * Carbon Nanotubes * Self-Assembled Nanolayers * Gas-Phase Clusters * Semiconductor Quantum Dots * Monolayer-Protected Metal Nanoparticles * Core-Shell Nanoparticles * Nanoshells * Nanobiology * Nanosensors * Nanomedicines * Molecular Nanomachines * Nanotribology * Societal Implications
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
100 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 196 mm
Thickness: 33 mm
Weight
982 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-154829-8 (9780071548298)
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T. Pradeep is a professor of chemistry at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India. He earned his Ph.D. from the Indian Institutes of Science and had post doctoral training at the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley and Purdue University, West Lafayette. He held positions of visiting faculty at many leading universities and institutes in Asia and Europe. He is a recipient of several awards including the shanty Swaroop Bhatnagar Prize, BM Birla Science Prize and National Award for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. He is a Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences. He has authored over 250 scientific papers in journals and is an inventor in 35 patents or patent applications. One of his technologies has been commercialized. For more information, please see, http://www.dstuns.iitm.ac.in/pradeep-research-group.php.
Content
Preface
Acknowledgments
Part One: Introduction
Chapter 1. Introduction--The Canvas of Nano
Part Two: Experimental Methods
Chapter 2. Investigating and Manipulating Materials in the Nanoscale
Part Three: Diversity in Nanosystems
Chapter 3. Fullerenes
Chapter 4. Carbon Nanotubes
Chapter 5. Self-assembled Monolayers
Chapter 6. Gas Phase Clusters
Chapter 7. Semiconductor Quantum Dots
Chapter 8. Monolayer-protected Metal Nanoparticles
Chapter 9. Core-shell Nanoparticles
Chapter 10. Nanoshells
Part Four: Evolving Interfaces of Nano
Chapter 11. Nanobiology
Chapter 12. Nanosensors
Chapter 13. Nanomedicines
Chapter 14. Molecular Nanomachines
Chapter 15. Nanotribology
Part Five: Society and Nano
Chapter 16. Societal Implications of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (in Developing Countries)
Appendix
Glossary
Index
Acknowledgments
Part One: Introduction
Chapter 1. Introduction--The Canvas of Nano
Part Two: Experimental Methods
Chapter 2. Investigating and Manipulating Materials in the Nanoscale
Part Three: Diversity in Nanosystems
Chapter 3. Fullerenes
Chapter 4. Carbon Nanotubes
Chapter 5. Self-assembled Monolayers
Chapter 6. Gas Phase Clusters
Chapter 7. Semiconductor Quantum Dots
Chapter 8. Monolayer-protected Metal Nanoparticles
Chapter 9. Core-shell Nanoparticles
Chapter 10. Nanoshells
Part Four: Evolving Interfaces of Nano
Chapter 11. Nanobiology
Chapter 12. Nanosensors
Chapter 13. Nanomedicines
Chapter 14. Molecular Nanomachines
Chapter 15. Nanotribology
Part Five: Society and Nano
Chapter 16. Societal Implications of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (in Developing Countries)
Appendix
Glossary
Index