Book Description A unique overview of the manufacture of and applications for materials nanoarchitectonics, placing otherwise hard-to-find information in context. Edited by highly respected researchers from the most renowned materials science institute in Japan, the first part of this volume focuses on the fabrication and characterization of zero to three-dimensional nanomaterials, while the second part presents already existing as well as emerging applications in physics, chemistry, biology, and biomedicine. Show and hide more
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Cover Title Page Copyright Chapter 1: Change Thinking toward Nanoarchitectonics 1.1 From Nanotechnology to Nanoarchitectonics 1.2 Way of Nanoarchitectonics 1.3 Materials Nanoarchitectonics References Part I: Zero- and One-Dimensional Nanoarchitectonics Chapter 2: Architectonics in Nanoparticles 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Soft Nanoparticles 2.3 Hierarchical Architecturing of Solid Nanoparticles 2.4 Janus (Asymmetric) Nanoparticles 2.5 Functional Architectures on the Surface of Nanoparticles 2.6 Summary References Chapter 3: Aspects of One-Dimensional Nanostructures: Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Synthesis of NCs 3.3 Growth Mechanisms of 1D Nanocrystals 3.4 Post-Synthetic Modification 3.5 Essential Characterization Techniques 3.6 Promising Applications of 1D NCs 3.7 Summary and Conclusions References Chapter 4: Tubular Nanocontainers for Drug Delivery 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Carbon Nanotubes for Drug Delivery 4.3 Halloysite-Nanotube-Based Carriers for Drug Delivery 4.4 Tubular Nanosized Drug Carriers: Uptake Mechanisms 4.5 Conclusions References Part II: Two-Dimensional Nanoarchitectonics Chapter 5: Graphene Nanotechnology 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Electronic States of Graphene 5.3 Graphene Nanoribbons and Edge States 5.4 Spintronic Properties of Graphene 5.5 Summary References Chapter 6: Nanoarchitectonics of Multilayer Shells toward Biomedical Application 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Hollow-Structured Multilayers 6.3 Multilayer Shells on Template 6.4 Summary and Outlook Acknowledgments References Chapter 7: Layered Nanoarchitectonics with Layer-by-Layer Assembly Strategy for Biomedical Applications 7.1 Layer-by-Layer Assembly Technique 7.2 LbL-Assembled Layer Architectures with Tunable Properties 7.3 The Application of the LbL-Assembled Layer Architectures in Biomedicine 7.4 Summary and Outlook Acknowledgment References Chapter 8: Emerging 2D Materials 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Revisiting Uniqueness of Graphene as the Archetype of 2D Materials Systems 8.3 Emerging 2D Materials 8.4 Remarks Acknowledgment References Part III: Three-Dimensional and Hierarchic Nanoarchitectonics Chapter 9: Self-Assembly and Directed Assembly 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Amphiphile Self-Assembly 9.3 π-Conjugated Molecule Self-Assembly 9.4 Peptide Self-Assembly 9.5 Self-Assembly of Block Polymers 9.6 DNA-Directed Self-Assembly 9.7 Directed Self-Assembly of Nanoparticles 9.8 LB-Technique-Directed Alignment of Nanostructures 9.9 Conclusions References Chapter 10: Functional Porous Materials 10.1 Introduction 10.2 Classification of Porous Materials 10.3 Functional Frameworks: from Inorganic, through Organic, to Inorganic–Organic 10.4 Summary and Outlook References Chapter 11: Integrated Composites and Hybrids 11.1 3D Hybrid Nanoarchitectures Assembled from 0D and 2D Nanomaterials 11.2 3D Hybrid Nanoarchitectures Assembled from 1D and 2D Nanomaterials 11.3 3D Hybrid Nanoarchitectures Assembled from 2D and 2D Nanomaterials 11.4 Other Approaches to 3D Hybrid Nanoarchitectures 11.5 Conclusion References Chapter 12: Shape-Memory Materials 12.1 Introduction 12.2 Fundamentals of Shape-Memory Effect in Polymers 12.3 Categorization of Shape-Memory Polymers on the Basis of Nanoarchitectonics 12.4 Shape-Memory Polymers with Different Architectures 12.5 New Directions in the Field of Shape-Memory Polymers 12.6 Conclusions References Part IV: Materials Nanoarchitectonics for Application 1: Physical and Chemical Chapter 13: Optically Active Organic Field-Effect Transistors 13.1 Introduction 13.2 Phototransistors 13.3 Photochromism in OFETs 13.4 Summary and Perspectives References Chapter 14: Efficient Absorption of Sunlight Using Resonant Nanoparticles for Solar Heat Applications 14.1 Introduction 14.2 Electromagnetic Analysis for Finding the Resonance Conditions of Nanoparticles 14.3 Plasmon Resonance Nanoparticles for Sunlight Absorption 14.4 Mie Resonance Nanoparticles for Sunlight Absorption 14.5 Applications of Resonant Nanoparticles 14.6 Summary Acknowledgments References Chapter 15: Nanoarchitectonics Approach for Sensing 15.1 Introduction 15.2 Layered Mesoporous Carbon Sensor 15.3 Layered Graphene Sensor 15.4 Hierarchic Carbon Capsule Sensor 15.5 Cage-in-Fiber Sensor 15.6 Summary References Chapter 16: Self-Healing 16.1 Introduction 16.2 History of Self-Healing Materials 16.3 Dynamic Cross-links to Construct a Self-Healing Hydrogel Network 16.4 Further Applications of Self-Healing Materials 16.5 Conclusion References Part V: Materials Nanoarchitectonics for Application 2: Biological and Biomedical Chapter 17: Materials Nanoarchitectonics: Drug Delivery System 17.1 Introduction 17.2 Conclusion and Future Trends References Chapter 18: Mechanobiology 18.1 Introduction 18.2 Micropatterning Cellular Shape and Cluster Geometry 18.3 Dynamic Micropatterning Single Cells and Cell Collectives 18.4 Nanopatterning Cell–Extracellular Matrix Interactions 18.5 Concluding Remarks References Chapter 19: Diagnostics 19.1 Introduction 19.2 Immunoassays 19.3 Nucleic Acid Tests 19.4 Stimuli-Responsive Biomarker Separations 19.5 Stimuli-Responsive Diagnostics in the Developing World 19.6 Conclusions References Chapter 20: Immunoengineering 20.1 Introduction 20.2 Immunoevasive Biomaterials 20.3 Immune-Activating Biomaterials 20.4 Immunosuppressive Biomaterials 20.5 Conclusions References Index End User License Agreement