Content:
Chapter 1 Key Attributes of Nanoscale Materials and Special Functionalities Emerging from them (pages 1โ32): Sharmila M. Mukhopadhyay
Chapter 2 Societal Impact and Future Trends in Nanomaterials (pages 33โ59): Sharmila M. Mukhopadhyay
Chapter 3 Fabrication Techniques for Growing Carbon Nanotubes (pages 61โ85): I. T. Barney
Chapter 4 Nanoparticles and Polymer Nanocomposites (pages 87โ124): Guillermo A. Jimenez, Byoung J. Lee and Sadhan C. Jana
Chapter 5 Laser?Assisted Fabrication Techniques (pages 125โ151): P. T. Murray
Chapter 6 Experimental Characterization of Nanomaterials (pages 153โ174): A. G. Jackson
Chapter 7 Modeling and Simulation of Nanoscale Materials (pages 175โ198): Soumya S. Patnaik and Mesfin Tsige
Chapter 8 Nanomaterials for Alternative Energy (pages 199โ246): Hong Huang and Bor Z. Jang
Chapter 9 Enhancement of through?Thickness Thermal Conductivity in Adhesively Bonded Joints Using Aligned Carbon Nanotubes (pages 247โ269): Sangwook Sihn, Sabyasachi Ganguli, Ajit K. Roy, Liangti Qu and Liming Dai
Chapter 10 Use of Metal Nanoparticles in Environmental Cleanup (pages 271โ319): Sushil R. Kanel, Chunming Su, Upendra Patel and Abinash Agrawal
Chapter 11 Use of Carbon Nanotubes in Water Treatment (pages 321โ368): Venkata K. K. Upadhyayula, Jayesh P. Ruparelia and Abinash Agrawal
Chapter 12 Peptide Nanotubes in Biomedical and Environmental Applications (pages 369โ391): Byung?Wook Park and Dong?Shik Kim