Nature's nanostructures
Nature's Nanostructures
Natural nanomaterials and nanotechnologies are all around us, which inevitably leads to these questions: What are these natural nanomaterials made of? Where can we find them? What can they do? Answering these questions will facilitate new ways of creating and manipulating nanosc…
Rare Earth Nanotechnology
This book provides in-depth aspects of nanotechnology of rare earth (RE) materials. It starts with a review on the physical and chemical properties of RE elements, followed by a discussion on various strategies in fabricating nanosized RE materials. It describes various techniqu…
Rare earth nanotechnology
Biomedical nanosensors play a central role in the development of diagnostics and therapeutics for early detection and treatment of diseases. This book addresses nanomaterials, constituting nanoparticles, nanowires, and nanotubes of inorganic as well as polymeric composition of n…
This book draws together recent data on both cytoplasmic and flagellar dyneins and the proteins they interact with, to give the reader a clear picture of what is currently known about the structure and mechanics of these remarkable macro-molecular machines. Each chapter is writt…
Describing the impact of nanoparticles (and microparticles) on human and animal health, this study offers the first criteria for preventing potential problems deriving from these particles. As nanoparticles are more or less voluntarily produced, they are almost uncontrollably di…
Polysaccharides and their related compounds are attracting much attention due to their potential as new functional materials in many research fields such as medicine, pharmaceutics, foods, and cosmetics. Therefore, precision synthesis of new polysaccharides with well-defined str…