Commercialization of Nanotechnologies-A Case Study Approach

Foreword.- Introduction - The Current Status and Momentum in Nanotechnology Commercialisation.- Review of Production Routes of Nanomaterials.- Nanomaterials for Sustainable Energy Production and Storage: Present Day Applications and Possible Developments.- Integration of Nanostructured Thermoelectric Materials in Micro Power Generators.- Towards Voltage-Driven Nano-Spintronics: a Review.- Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Nanomaterials - Basic Properties, Characterization and Applications.- Friction at Nanoscale - Self-Assembled Monolayers.- Modeling of Self-Healing Materials with Nanocontainers using Discrete and Continuum Methods.- Nanomaterials for Skin Care.- Characteristics and Applications of Silver Nanoparticles.- Nanotechnology in Ophthalmology.- Ever-Expanding Application Potentials for Iron-Based Nanomaterials: Catalyses and Biomedicine.