Advanced Nanomaterials

In this first comprehensive compilation of review chapters in this hot topic, more than 60 experts from around the world provide in-depth chapters on their specific areas of expertise, covering many essential topics such as: * Block Copolymer Systems, Nanofibers and Nanotubes * Helical Polymer-Based Supramolecular Films * Synthesis of Inorganic Nanotubes * Gold Nanoparticles and Carbon Nanotubes * Oxidation Catalysis by Nanoscale Gold, Silver and Copper * Concepts in Self-Assembly * Nanocomposites * Nanoceramics for Medical Applications * Ecological Toxicology of Engineered Carbon Nanoparticles * Near-Field Raman Imaging of Nanostructures and Devices * Fullerene-Rich Nanostructures * Interactions of Carbon Nanotubes with Biomolecules * Nanoparticle-Cored Dendrimers and Hyperbranched Polymers * Nanostructured Organogels via Molecular Self-Assembly * Structural DNA Nanotechnology With its coverage of all such important areas as self-assembly, polymeric materials, bionanomaterials, nanotubes, photonic and environmental aspects, this is an essential reference for materials scientists, engineers, chemists, physicists and biologists wishing to gain an in-depth knowledge of these novel areas.