TY - BOOK AU - AU - AU - AU - ED - SpringerLink (Online service) TI - Molecular Building Blocks for Nanotechnology: From Diamondoids to Nanoscale Materials and Applications T2 - Topics in Applied Physics, SN - 9780387399386 PY - 2007/// CY - New York, NY PB - Springer New York KW - Chemistry KW - Condensed matter KW - Optical materials KW - Nanotechnology KW - Optical and Electronic Materials KW - Condensed Matter N1 - Thermodynamic Properties of Diamondoids -- Development of Composite Materials Based on Improved Nanodiamonds -- Diamondoids as Molecular Building Blocks for Nanotechnology -- Surface Modification and Application of Functionalized Polymer Nanofibers -- Zinc Oxide Nanorod Arrays: Properties and Hydrothermal Synthesis -- Nanoparticles, Nanorods, and Other Nanostructures Assembled on Inert Substrates -- Thermal Properties of Carbon Nanotubes -- Chemical Vapor Deposition of Organized Architectures of Carbon Nanotubes for Applications -- Online Size Characterization of Nanofibers and Nanotubes -- Theoretical Investigations in Retinal and Cubane -- Polyhedral Heteroborane Clusters for Nanotechnology -- Squeezing Germanium Nanostructures -- Nanoengineered Biomimetic Bone-Building Blocks -- Use of Nanoparticles as Building Blocks for Bioapplications -- Polymer Nanofibers for Biosensor Applications -- High-Pressure Synthesis of Carbon Nanostructured Superhard Materials; ZDB-2-PHA N2 - This book is a result of the research and educational activities of a group of outstanding scientists worldwide who have authored the chapters of this book dealing with the behavior of nanoscale building blocks. It contains a variety of subjects covering computational, dry and wet nanotechnology. The state-of-the-art subject matters presented here provide the reader with the latest developments on ongoing nanoscience and nanotechnology research from the bottom-up approach, which starts with with atoms and molecules as molecular building blocks UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-39938-6 ER -