Anisotropic and Shape-Selective Nanomaterials

Part I: Introduction and Fundamentals.- An Introduction to Nanotechnology.- Nanoscale Materials: Fundamentals and Emergent Properties.- Synthetic Strategies for Anisotropic and Shape-Selective Nanomaterials.- Characterization of Anisotropic and Shape-Selective Nanomaterials: Methods and Challenges.- Part 2: Effect of the morphology and the nanometric dimension of materials on their physico- chemical properties.- Anisotropic Metallic and Metallic Oxide Nanostructures – Correlation between their shape and properties.- Putting Nanoparticles to Work: Self-propelled Inorganic Micro- and Nanomotors.- Prospects for rational control of nanocrystal shape through successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction (SILAR) and related approaches.- Plasmon Drag Effect. Theory and Experiment.- Dimensional Variations in Nanohybrids: Property Alterations, Applications, and Considerations for Toxicological Implications.- Assemblies and Superstructures of Inorganic Colloidal Nanocrystals.- Nanostructured Catalysts for the Electrochemical Reduction of CO2.- Strategies for the Synthesis of Anisotropic Catalytic Nanoparticles.- Biomedical Applications of Anisotropic Gold Nanoparticles.- Application of Gold Nanorods in Cardiovascular Science.- Architectured Nanomembranes.- Summary and Final Thoughts.