Nanoscience and Nanoengineering: Advances and Applications

Content: Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Editors; Contributors; Chapter 1: Introduction : The Mechanical and Biological Paradigms; Chapter 2: Nano-Electro-Mechanical Systems : Processes and Devices; Chapter 3: A Study of Ga-Assisted Growth of GaAs/GaAsSb Axial Nanowires by Molecular Beam Epitaxy; Chapter 4: Application of Micro-/Nanotechnology in the Design and Control of Neural Interfaces; Chapter 5: Characterization of Biological and Condensed Matter at the Nanoscale; Chapter 6: Biological Nanostructures of Insect Cuticles : Formation, Function, and Potential Applications. Chapter 7: Current Nanodelivery Systems for Imaging and TherapeuticsChapter 8: Nanodevices and Systems for Clinical Diagnostics; Chapter 9: Fullerenes and Their Potential in Nanomedicine; Chapter 10: Modeling at Nano Scale : Material Chemistry Level Modeling in Processing and Mechanics of Engineered Materials; Chapter 11: Computational Modeling of Nano-Bio Interfaces; Chapter 12: Multiscale Glass Fiber-Reinforced Composite Developed from Epoxy Resin Containing Electrospun Glass Nanofibers. Chapter 13: Templated Self-Assembly for Nanolithography and Nanofabrication : Overview and Selected ExamplesChapter 14: Toward Understanding Toxicity of Engineered Nanomaterials; Chapter 15: The Safety of Nanomaterials : What We Know and What We Need to Know; Back Cover.
Abstract: Reflecting the breadth of the field from research to manufacturing, Nanoscience and Nanoengineering: Advances and Applications delivers an in-depth survey of emerging, high-impact nanotechnologies. Written by a multidisciplinary team of scientists and engineers and edited by prestigious faculty of the Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, this book focuses on important breakthroughs in nanoelectronics, nanobiology, nanomedicine, nanomodeling, nanolithography, nanofabrication, and nanosafety. This authoritative text:Addresses concerns regarding the use of nan