HANDBOOK OF NANOSCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND TECHNOLOGY

Presents the current state and future directions of the nano field as viewed by the top experts in each area. Offers 14 new chapters along with major updates in nearly every section. Discusses unique topics on nanotechnology in textiles and nanomanufacturing. Features a who´s who of contributors led by the most respected and distinguished figures in the field. The ability to study and manipulate matter at the nanoscale is the defining feature of 21st-century science. The first edition of the standard-setting ''Handbook of Nanoscience, Engineering, and Technology'' saw the field through its infancy. Reassembling the preeminent team of leading scientists and researchers from all areas of nanoscience and nanotechnology along with several new pioneers, this second edition will guide the field through its burgeoning adolescence.