Contents
1. INTRODUCTION
2. IDENTIFYING Nanotechnology :
Scope of Nanotechnology, Threats and Futures and Politics, What's in a Name? Definitions ad Infinitum, Perspectives from Science, Cold or Hot, Quantum or Not, Nano in Nanoparticles, Not Nanotechnology, Conclusions
3. LABORATORY METHODS :
Scanning Tunneling Microscope, Holy Grail of Atomic Resolution, Novelty of the Scanning Tunneling Microscope, Hyping of the Scanning Tunneling Microscope, Science Fiction, Technological Futures, Role of Visions, Technological and Scientific Aspects, Top-down Technique, Bottom-up Technique, Monolayer Techniques, Scanning Microscopes, Nanoelectronics. Material Science, Health Sciences
4. APOCALYPTIC NANOTECHNOLOGY :
Nanotechnology, Terminology and Basic Idea, Practical Development, Theoretical Development, State of the Field at Present, Utopian Dreams and Apocalyptic Nightmares, Utopian Dreams, Apocalyptic Nightmares, Toward a More Balanced Ethical View, Specific Field of Nanotechnology, Objectives of Specific Field Nanotechnology, Objectives Ethics, Development of the Field, Ethical Problems, Surmountable Ethical Problems, Politics of Technology, A Lesson from Space Policy, Players in the Government, Influencing the Government, Industrial Policy
5. REVOLUTIONARY NANOTECHNOLOGY :
Defining Nanotechnology, Nanotechnology's Place in an Age of Ages, Military and Technological Development, Lessons from the Past, Nanofuture, Current Medical Practice, Evolution of Scientific Medicine, Volitional Normative Model of Disease, Treatment Methodology, Evolution of Bedside Practice, Changing View of the Human Body, Nanomedical Perspective, Nanomedicine and Molecular Nanotechnology, Nanomedicine : History of the Idea, Biotechnology and Molecular Nanotechnology, Naturophilia
6. REPLICATORS AND NANOTECHNOLOGY :
Diatom Motility, Diatom Morphogenesis, Diatom Nanotechnology, The Future
7. NANOTECHNOLOGY AND Cancer :
Imaging to Detect Cancer Cells, Hyperthermia to Kill Cancer Cells, Gene Therapy/Hyperthermia Combination, Hyperthermia with Dendritic Cell Addition, Drug Delivery Using Nanoparticles Tumour Necrosis Factor and Colloidal Gold, Localized Chemotherapy, Doxorubicin, Paclitaxel, Gene Delivery using Nanoparticles, MDA-7, Discussion, Treatment of Cancer with Rna Nanotechnology
8. NANO-NETWORK :
Mend the Gap, Building a Broader Nano-network, Conclusion
9. NANOTECHNOLOGY AND Dialysis :
Nanotechnology, Potential of Nanomedicine in Renal Diseases, Does Nanotechnology Apply to Dialysis? Conclusions
10. IMPLICATION OF NANOTECHNOLOGY :
Three Routes to Nanotechnology, Potentials, Nanotechnology Scenario, Organization of the Paper, Open Source in Information Commons, Open Source Software, Open Source for Nanotechnology, Opening up Intellectual Property, Strategy of Openness, Open Source and Biotechnology, Implication of Abundance, Elementary Recycling, From Flow to Stock, Atmospheric Commons, Paper Problems, Diamonds and Water, Inclusive Entitlements, Innovation and Abundance, Constituting Quasi-commons, Quasi-commons, Stakeholder Monitoring, Coevolving Communities of Choice, Constituting Governance in Quasi-commons, Grafting Commons for Millennia, Healthy, Wealthy and Wise, Collective Enterprises, Visions, Institutional Architecture, Conclusions
11. Genetics AND NANOTECHNOLOGY :
Introduction : "Eppur si muove", The Lords of Creation, Short List of "Catastrophic Risks", What is Different Today? Conclusion
12. NANOMATCRIALS :
Nanoparticle-catalyzed Growth of Semiconductor Nanowire, Answers from the Past, From VLS to SLS, Quantum Wires to Nanophotonics, Nanomaterials in Organic Photovoltaic Devices, Polymer-fullerene Heterojunctions, Organic-nanocrytsal Solar Cells, Dye-sensitized Cells, Tandem Cells, Coatings, Optically Transparent Conductive Coatings, Optically Transparent Abrasion-resistant Coatings, Carbon Nanotube-Based Biosensors, Bioconjugates, Future Opportunities, Layer-by-Layer Nanoassembly for Drug Delivery, Antibacterial Applications, Nanomaterials in Fuel Cells, Nanomaterials in Other Energy Applications, Environmentally Friendly Energy Sources, Nanotube-Polymer Composites for Ultra Strong Materials, Exceptional Strength, Looking Ahead, Metal Matrix Nanocomposites for Structural Applications, Improved Properties, Low Cost Solutions, Clusters and Nanoparticles, Scalable Effects, Quantum Effects, Feynman's Vision