Nanoscience: The Science of the Small in Physics, Engineering, Chemistry, Biology and Medicine

The goal of the book is to cover the interdisciplinary field of nanoscience beginning with the physical principles and extending to synthesis (chemistry), materials sicnece, nanoelectronics, nanobiology, and nanomedicine -- in a concise manner but also taking into account the recent significant developments. Based on lecture courses given by the author at his university and other universities abroad, this volume features many figures reproduced from the original papers, which are selected in order to give a convenient and rapid insight into the various fields. The bibliography encompasses the most recent papers so the reader can find there reference to earlier work, and a subject index is included.