Nanostructures Micro and Nano Technologies Series

Nanostructures covers the main concepts and fundamentals of nanoscience emphasizing characteristics and properties of numerous nanostructures.

This book offers a clear explanation of nanostructured materials via several examples of synthesis/processing methodologies and materials characterization. In particular, this book is targeted to a range of scientific backgrounds, with some chapters written at an introductory level and others with the in-depth coverage required for a seasoned professional.

Nanostructures is an important reference source for early-career researchers and practicing materials scientists and engineers seeking a focused overview of the science of nanostructures and nanostructured systems, and their industrial applications.

1. Basic Concepts and Principles  Fabio Ruiz Simões and Humberto Hissashi Takeda 2. Supramolecular Systems Marli Leite de Moraes and Luciano Caseli 3. Electrochemical Synthesis of Nanotructured Materials  Francisco Trivinho-Strixino, Janaina Soares Santos and Mariana de Souza Sikora 4. Nanostructured Films: The Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) And Layer-by-Layer (LBL) Techniques Rafael Furlan de Oliveira, Anerise de Barros and Marystela Ferreira 5. Low-Dimensional Systems: Nanoparticles  Celina Massumi Miyazaki and Antonio Riul Junior 6. Magnetic Nanoparticles Maria Aparecida Godoy Soler and Leonardo Giordano Paterno 7. Nanocomposites of Polymer Matrices and Lamellar Clays Fabio Roberto Passador, Adhemar Colla Ruvolo Filho and Luiz Antonio Pessan 8. Mathematical Fundamentals of Nanotechnology Roberto Marchiori 9. Carbon-based Nanomaterials Jose R. Siqueira Jr. and Osvaldo N. Oliveira Jr.

Materials scientists and engineers, as well as those working in the natural and life sciences seeking a reference work outlining the essential principles of nanostructures and nanomaterials.

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Marystela Ferreira obtained her BSc in Chemistry in 1993, MSc and PhD in Physical Chemistry in 1996 and 2000, respectively, at the Universidade de São Paulo, São Carlos, Brazil. Her main fields of interest are preparation and characterization of nanostructured thin films for sensing, and Layer-by-Layer and Langmuir-Blodgett films of polymers for sensing different analytes in environmental and biological samples. She is a lecturer at the Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Sorocaba, Brazil, since 2007.
Alessandra Luzia Da Róz completed a degree in sciences, with a major in chemistry, and obtained her PhD in Materials Science and Engineering at the University of São Paulo, in São Carlos, Brazil. After post-doc and researcher positions at the São Carlos Institute of Physics, University of São Paulo, and at the Federal University of São Carlos, she is now a lecturer at the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology (IFSC) in Itapetininga, Brazil, where she works in the coordination for research and development. Her main areas of research include polymers and their applications, such as in t

• Presents an accessible overview of the science behind, and industrial uses of, nanostructures. Gives materials scientists and engineers an understanding of how using nanostructures may increase material performance
• Targeted to a wide audience, including graduate and postgraduate study with a didactic approach to aid fluid learning
• Features an analysis of different nanostructured systems, explaining their properties and industrial applications