Nanotechnology Abstracts
Author | : Eugene V. Dirote |
Publisher | : Nova Publishers |
Total Pages | : 186 |
Release | : 2002 |
ISBN-10 | : 1590334116 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781590334119 |
Rating | : 4/5 (16 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Nanotechnology is a 'catch-all' description of activities at the level of atoms and molecules that have applications in the real world. A nanometre is a billionth of a metre, that is, about 1/80,000 of the diameter of a human hair, or 10 times the diameter of a hydrogen atom. Nanotechnology is now used in precision engineering, new materials development as well as in electronics; electromechanical systems as well as mainstream biomedical applications in areas such as gene therapy, drug delivery and novel drug discovery techniques. This book presents carefully selected abstracts of the last 5 years in this frontier field. Special access is provide by author, title and subject indexes.