Introduction to Nanoscience

Perspectives Introduction Nanoscience and Nanotechnology-The Distinction Historical Perspectives Advanced Materials Tools of Nano Nature's Take on Nano and the Advent of Molecular Biology The Nano Perspective Societal Implications of Nano Introduction to Societal Issues Ethical Implications Legal Implications Environmental Implications Public Perception Future of Nanotechnology Nanotools Characterization Methods Characterization of Nanomaterials Electron Probe Methods Scanning Probe Microscopy Methods Spectroscopic Methods Nonradiative and Nonelectron Characterization Methods Fabrication Methods Fabrication of Nanomaterials Top-Down Fabrication Bottom-Up Fabrication Computational Chemistry and Molecular Modeling Physics: Properties and Phenomena Materials, Structure, and the Nanosurface Importance of the Surface Engineering Materials Particle Shape and the Surface Surface and Volume Atomic Structure Particle Orientation Energy at the Nanoscale Surface Energy Basic Thermodynamics Liquid State Surface Energy (and Stress) of Solids Surface Energy Minimization Mechanisms The Material Continuum Material Continuum Basic Quantum Mechanics and the Solid State Zero-Dimensional Materials One-Dimensional Materials Two-Dimensional Materials Hierarchical Structures Quantum Size Effects and Scaling Laws Nanothermodynamics Thermodynamics and Nanothermodynamics Classical Equilibrium Thermodynamics Statistical Mechanics Other Kinds of Thermodynamics Nanothermodynamics Modern Nanothermodynamics Chemistry: Synthesis and Modification Carbon-Based Nanomaterials Carbon Fullerenes Carbon Nanotubes Diamondoid Nanomaterials Chemical Interactions at the Nanoscale Bonding Considerations at the Nanoscale Electrostatic Interactions Hydrogen Bonding Van der Waals Attractions Hydrophobic Effect Supramolecular Chemistry Chemistry of Nanomaterials Supramolecular Chemistry Design and Synthesis of Selected Supramolecular Species Extended Supramolecular Structures Chemical Synthesis and Modification of Nanomaterials Chemistry and Chemical Modification Self-Assembly Revisited Synthesis and Chemical Modification of Nanomaterials Template Synthesis Polymer Chemistry and Nanocomposites Natural and Bionanoscience Natural Nanomaterials Natural Nanomaterials Inorganic Natural Nanomaterials Nanomaterials from the Animal Kingdom Nanomaterials Derived from Cell Walls Nanomaterials in Insects Gecko Feet: Adhesive Nanostructures More Natural Fibers Summary Biomolecular Nanoscience Introduction to Biomolecular Nanoscience Material Basis of Life Cellular Membranes and Signaling Systems DNA, RNA, and Protein Synthesis Concluding Remarks