Nanotechnology: Global Strategies, Industry Trends and ApplicationsISBN: 978-0-470-85400-6
Hardcover
208 pages
April 2005
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Foreword (Hiroyuki Yoshikawa).
Introduction: Movements in Nanotechnology (Jurgen Schulte).
Part One: National Nanotechnology Initiatives in Asia, Europe and the US.
1. Scientific Development and Industrial Application of Nanotechnology in China (Hongchen Gu and Jurgen Schulte).
2. Current Status of Nanotechnology in Korea and Research into Carbon Nanotubes (Jo-Won Lee and Wonbong Choi).
3. Nanotechnology in Europe (Ottilia Saxl).
4. The Vision and Strategy of the US National Nanotechnology Initiative (M. C. Roco).
Part Two: Investing in Nanotechnolgy.
5. Growth through Nanotechnology Opportunities and Risks (Jurgen Schulte).
6. Need for a New Type of Venture Capital (Po Chi Wu).
Part Three: Frontiers of Nanotechnology.
7. Frontier Nanotechnology for the Next Generation (Tsuneo Nakahara and Takahiro Imai).
8. Next-Generation Applications for Polymeric Nanofibres (Teik-Cheng Lim and Seeram Ramakrishna).
9. Nanotechnology Applications in Textiles (David Soane, David Offord and William Ware).
10. Measurement Standards for Nanometrology (Isao Kojima and Tetsuya Baba).
Index.