Nanostructured Materials and Nanotechnology

Preface. Introduction. Fractionation of Nanocrystalline TiO2, by Coagulation of Hydrosols ( O.B. Pavlova Verevkina, L.A. Ozerina, S.N. Chvalun, and A.N. Ozerin ). Synthesis of Nanocrystalline Forsterite (Mg2,SiO4) Via Polymer Matrix Route ( Ali Saberi, Zahra Negahdari, Babak Alinejhad, Frarnarz Kazemi, and Ali Almasi ). Deformation Mechanisms of Natural Nano Laminar Composites: Direct TEM Observation of Organic Matrix in Nacre ( Taro Sumitomo, Hideki Kakisawa, Yusuke Owaki, and Yutaka Kagawa ). Photocatalytically Sensitive Materials for Water Splitting ( Marek Laniecki ). Biomimetic Synthesis of Hierachically Porous Materials and their Stabilization Effects on Metal Nanoparticles ( Junhui He and Shuxia Liu ). Electrospinning of Alumina Nanofibers ( Karin Lindqvist, Elis Carlstromn, Anna Nelvig, and Bengt Hagstrom ). Carbon Nanotube (CNT) and Carbon Fiber Reinforced High Toughness Reaction Bonded Composites ( P.G. Karandikar, G. Evans, and M.K. Aghajanian ). Investigations on the Stability of Platinum Nanostructures on Implantable Microelectrodes A First Approach ( Anup Ramachandran, Wigand Poppendieck, Klaus Peter Koch, Nicole Donia, and Sanjay Mathur ). Growth of Barium Hexaferrite Nanoparticle Coatings by Laser Assisted Spray Pyrolysis ( G. Dedigamuwa, P. Mukherjee, H. Srikanth, and S. Witanachchi ). Crack Extension Behavior in Nano Laminar Glass/Metal Composite ( Hideki Kakisawa, Taro Sumitomo, Yusuke Owaki, and Yutaka Kagawa ). Self Assembled Functional Nanostructures and Devices ( Cengiz S. Ozkan ). Composition Structure Properties Correlation in the SiO2 P2O5 Sol Gel Films Obtained with Different Precursors ( M. Zaharescu, L. Predoana, M. Gartner, M. Anastasescu, L. Todan, P. Osiceanu, C. Vasiliu, C. Grigorescu, and G. Pavelescu ). Preparation of Zeolite/Carbon Composites via LTA Zeolite Synthesis in the Macropores of Unmodified Carbon Supports ( S. Jones, E. Crezee, P.A. Sermon, and S. Tennison ). Rapid Inspection of Carbon Nanotube Quality ( S.A. Hooker, R.