Table of Contents
Chapter 1: What is Nanotechnology?
1.1. Nanotechnology as Process
1.2. Nanotechnology as Materials
1.3. Nanotechnology as Devices and Systems
1.4. Direct, Indirect, and Conceptual Nanotechnology
1.5. Nanobiotechnology and Bionanotechnology
1.6. Nanotechnology—Toward a Definition
Chapter 2: Science, Technology, and Wealth
2.1. Nanotechnology Is Different
2.2. The Evolution of Technology
2.3. The Nature of Wealth and Value
2.4. The Social Value of Science
3.1. The Time Course of Innovation
3.3. Is Nanotechnology Disruptive?
3.5. Can Innovation Be Managed?
Chapter 4: Why Nanotechnology?
4.1. Miniaturization of Manufacturing Systems as Driver
4.2. Facile Fabrication as Driver
4.5. Nano–Info–Bio–Cogno (NIBC)
Part 2: Nanotechnology Products
Chapter 5: Nanotechnology in a Modern Economy
5.1. Types of Nanotechnology Products
5.2. The Nanotechnology Market
Chapter 6: Nanotechnology for Health, Food, and Hygiene
6.3. In Vivo Nanostructured Materials
6.4. In Vitro Nanostructured Materials
Chapter 7: Nanotechnology for Energy
Chapter 8: Information Technologies
8.4. Data Storage Technologies
8.6. Molecule or Particle Sensing Technologies
Chapter 9: Miscellaneous Applications
9.1. Aerospace and Automotive Industries
9.3. Architecture and Construction
9.5. Environment and Air Quality
9.7. Minerals and Metal Extraction
Chapter 10: The Design of Nanotechnology Products
10.1. The Challenge of Vastification
10.2. Enhancing Traditional Design Routes
Part 3: Organizing Nanotechnology Business
Chapter 11: The Realization of Nanotechnology
11.2. Standardization of Nanotechnology
11.4. The Nanometrology Instrument Industry
Chapter 12: The Business Environment
12.1. The Universality of Nanotechnology
12.2. The Radical Nature of Nanotechnology
12.4. Company–University Collaboration
12.6. Assessing Demand for Nanotechnology
12.7. Technical and Commercial Readiness (Availability) Levels
12.8. Predicting Development Timescales
12.10. Generic Business Models
12.11. Why Nanotechnology Companies Often Fail
Chapter 13: The Fiscal Environment of Nanotechnology
13.5. Geographical Differences Between Nanotechnology Funding
Chapter 14: The Safety of Nanofacture and Nanomaterials
14.1. Public Perception of the Safety of Nanoproducts
14.3. Evaluating the Toxicity of Nanomaterials
14.4. Characteristic Features of Nano-Objects
14.6. Penetrability and clearance
14.8. Variability of Individual Response
14.9. Risks to Vital Ecosystems
14.10. “Natural” Exposure to Nanoparticles
14.11. A Rational Basis for Safety Measures
Chapter 16: Some Successful and Unsuccessful Nanotechnology Companies
Chapter 17: Global Nanotechnology
17.2. Locating Research Partners
17.3. Locating Supply Partners
Part 4: Wider and Longer-Term Issues
Chapter 18: The Future of Nanotechnology
18.2. Self-Assembly and Directed Assembly
Chapter 19: Society's Grand Challenges
19.1. Material and Social Crises
19.2. Is Science Itself in Crisis?
19.3. Nanotechnology-Specific Challenges
Chapter 20: Ethics and Nanotechnology