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Frontmatter
1. Introduction to Nanotechnology
1. Introduction to Nanotechnology
2. Nanostructures, Micro/Nanofabrication and Materials
2. Nanomaterials Synthesis and Applications: Molecule-Based Devices
3. Introduction to Carbon Nanotubes
4. Nanowires
5. Template-Based Synthesis of Nanorod or Nanowire Arrays
6. Three-Dimensional Nanostructure Fabrication by Focused Ion Beam Chemical Vapor Deposition
7. Introduction to Micro/Nanofabrication
8. Nanoimprint Lithography
9. Stamping Techniques for Micro- and Nanofabrication
10. Material Aspects of Micro- and Nanoelectromechanical Systems
11. Complexity and Emergence as Design Principles for Engineering Decentralized Nanoscale Systems
12. Nanometer-Scale Thermoelectric Materials
13. Nano- and Microstructured Semiconductor Materials for Macroelectronics
3. MEMS/NEMS and BioMEMS/NEMS
14. Next-Generation DNA Hybridization and Self-Assembly
15. MEMS/NEMS Devices and Applications
16. Nanomechanical Cantilever Array Sensors
17. Therapeutic Nanodevices
18. G-Protein Coupled Receptors: Surface Display and Biosensor Technology
19. Microfluidics and Their Applications to Lab-on-a-Chip
20. Centrifuge-Based Fluidic Platforms
21. Micro/Nanodroplets in Microfluidic Devices
4. Scanning Probe Microscopy
22. Scanning Probe Microscopy – Principle of Operation, Instrumentation, and Probes
23. Probes in Scanning Microscopies
24. Noncontact Atomic Force Microscopy and Related Topics
25. Low-Temperature Scanning Probe Microscopy
26. Higher-Harmonic Force Detection in Dynamic Force Microscopy
27. Dynamic Modes of Atomic Force Microscopy
28. Molecular Recognition Force Microscopy: From Simple Bonds to Complex Energy Landscapes
5. Nanotribology and Nanomechanics
29. Nanotribology, Nanomechanics and Materials Characterization
30. Surface Forces and Nanorheology of Molecularly Thin Films
31. Interfacial Forces and Spectroscopic Study of Confined Fluids
32. Scanning Probe Studies of Nanoscale Adhesion Between Solids in the Presence of Liquids and Monolayer Films
33. Friction and Wear on the Atomic Scale
34. Velocity Dependence of Nanoscale Friction, Adhesion and Wear
35. Computer Simulations of Nanometer-Scale Indentation and Friction
36. Nanoscale Mechanical Properties – Measuring Techniques and Applications
37. Nanomechanical Properties of Solid Surfaces and Thin Films
38. Scale Effect in Mechanical Properties and Tribology
39. Mechanics of Biological Nanotechnology
40. Structural, Nanomechanical and Nanotribological Characterization of Human Hair Using Atomic Force Microscopy and Nanoindentation
41. Mechanical Properties of Nanostructures
6. Molecularly Thick Films for Lubrication
42. Nanotribology of Ultrathin and Hard Amorphous Carbon Films
43. Self-Assembled Monolayers (SAMs) for Controlling Adhesion, Friction, and Wear
44. Nanoscale Boundary Lubrication Studies
45. Kinetics and Energetics in Nanolubrication
7. Industrial Applications
46. The “Millipede” – A Nanotechnology-Based AFM Data-Storage System
47. Nanotechnology for Data Storage Applications
48. Microactuators for Dual-Stage Servo Systems in Magnetic Disk Files
49. Nanorobotics
8. Micro/Nanodevice Reliability
50. Nanotribology and Materials Characterization of MEMS/NEMS and BioMEMS/BioNEMS Materials and Devices
51. Experimental Characterization Techniques for Micro/Nanoscale Devices
52. Failure Mechanisms in MEMS/NEMS Devices
53. Mechanical Properties of Micromachined Structures
54. Thermo- and Electromechanical Behavior of Thin-Film Micro and Nanostructures
55. High Volume Manufacturing and Field Stability of MEMS Products
56. Packaging and Reliability Issues in Micro/Nano Systems
9. Technological Convergence and Governing Nanotechnology
57. Technological Convergence from the Nanoscale
58. Governing Nanotechnology: Social, Ethical and Human Issues
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