Molecular Building Blocks for Nanotechnology

by Mansoori, G. Ali; George, Thomas F.; Assoufid, Lahsen; Zhang, Guoping

• ISBN13: 9780387399379
• ISBN10: 0387399372
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-05-01
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

This book is the result of the research and educational activities of a group of outstanding scientists worldwide who have authored the chapters of this book dealing with the behavior of nanoscale building blocks. It contains a variety of subjects covering computational, dry and wet nanotechnology. The state-of-the-art subject matters presented here provide the reader with the latest developments on ongoing nanoscience and nanotechnology research from the bottom-up approach, which starts with atoms and molecules as molecular building blocks. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. v
List of Contributors	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
Thermodynamic Properties of Diamondoids	p. 7
Development of Composite Materials Based on Improved Nanodiamonds	p. 29
Diamondoids as Molecular Building Blocks for Nanotechnology	p. 44
Surface Modification and Application of Functionalized Polymer Nanofibers	p. 72
Zinc Oxide Nanorod Arrays: Properties and Hydrothermal Synthesis	p. 92
Nanoparticles, Nanorods, and Other Nanostructures Assembled on Inert Substrates	p. 118
Thermal Properties of Carbon Nanotubes	p. 154
Chemical Vapor Deposition of Organized Architectures of Carbon Nanotubes for Applications	p. 188
Online Size Characterization of Nanofibers and Nanotubes	p. 212
Theoretical Investigations in Retinal and Cubane	p. 246
Polyhedral Heteroborane Clusters for Nanotechnology	p. 256
Squeezing Germanium Nanostractures	p. 275
Nanoengineered Biomimetic Bone-Building Blocks	p. 301
Use of Nanoparticles as Building Blocks for Bioapplications	p. 353
Polymer Nanofibers for Biosensor Applications	p. 377
High-Pressure Synthesis of Carbon Nanostructured Superhard Materials	p. 393
Index	p. 419
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