Molecular Building Blocks for Nanotechnology

Introduction.- Thermodynamic properties of diamondoids.- Development of composite materials based on improved nanodiamonds.- Diamondoids as molecular building blocks.- Surface modification and application of functionalized polymer nanofibers.- Zinc oxide nanorod arrays: properties and hydrothermal synthesis.- Nanoparticles, nanorods and other nanostructures assembled on inert substrates.- Thermal properties of carbon nanotubes.- Chemical vapor deposition of organized architectures of carbon nanotubes for applications.- Online size characterization of nanofibers and nanotubes.- Theoretical investigations in retinal and cubane.- Polyhedral heteroborane clusters for nanotechnology.- Squeezing germanium nanostructures.- Nanoengineered biomimetic bone-building blocks.- Use of nanoparticles as building blocks for bio-applications.- Polymer nanofibers for biosensors applications.- High pressure synthesis of carbon nanostructured superhand materials.