Applied Nanotechnology: The Conversion of Research Results to Products

Applied Nanotechnology takes an integrated approach to the scientific, commercial and social aspects of nanotechnology, exploring:

The relationship between nanotechnology and innovationThe changing economics and business models required to commercialize innovations in nanotechnology Product design case studies Applications in various sectors, including information technology, composite materials, energy, and agriculture The role of government in promoting nanotechnology The potential future of molecular self-assembly in industrial production

In this 2e, new chapters have been added on energy applications and the role of nanotechnology in sustainability. The section on the safety of nanoproducts has also been updated, and material on funding and commercialization has been updated and expanded, with new case studies illustrating the experience of new startups in a challenging economic environment.

A route map for the commercialization of nanotechnology researchDiscusses product design challenges, regulatory issues, and ethical and social implications of nanotechnologyFeatures new case studies on nanotechnology startups in challenging economic times

Part I Technology Basics
1 What is Nanotechnology?
2 Science, Technology and Wealth
3 Innovation
4 Why Nanotechnology?
Part II Nanotechnology Products
5 The Nanotechnology Business
6 Miscellaneous Applications
7 Energy
8 Information Technologies
9 Health
Part III Organizing Nanotechnology Business
10 The Business Environment
11 The Fiscal Environment
12 Regulation
13 Nanotechnology companies
14 The Geography of Nanotechnology
15 Design of Nanotechnology Products
IV Wider and Longer-Term Issues
16 The Future of Nanotechnology
17 Society’s Grand Challenges
18 Ethics and Nanotechnology