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Nanotechnology : the future is tiny / Michael Berger (Nanowerk LLC, Berlin, Germany)

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Main Author: Berger, Michael (Founder of Nanowerk) (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK : The Royal Society of Chemistry, [2016]
Subjects:
Nanotechnology.
Nanotechnology > Forecasting.
Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Generating Energy Becomes Personal
  • 1.1.Forget Batteries, Let a T-Shirt Power Your Smartphone
  • 1.1.1.Self-Powered Smartwear
  • 1.1.2.Cotton T-Shirts As Batteries
  • 1.1.3.Graphene Yarns Turn Textiles into Supercapacitors
  • 1.1.4.Silky Substrate Makes Flexible Solar Cells Biocompatible
  • 1.1.5.Folding Origami Batteries
  • 1.1.6.Towards Self-Powered Electronic Papers
  • 1.1.7.Light-Driven Bioelectronic Implants Don't Need Batteries
  • 1.1.8.A Stretchable Far-Field Communication Antenna for Wearable Electronics
  • 1.1.9.Reversibly Bistable Materials Could Revolutionize Flexible Electronics
  • 1.1.10.Nanogenerators for Large-Scale Energy Harvesting
  • 1.2.A Much More Sophisticated Way to Tap into the Sun's Energy
  • 1.2.1.Solar Cell Textiles
  • 1.2.2.Complete Solar Cells Printed by Inkjet
  • 1.2.3.Solar Paint Paves the Way for Low-Cost Photovoltaics
  • 1.2.4.Paper Solar Cells
  • 1.2.5.Recharging Wearable Textile Battery by Sunlight
  • Note continued: References
  • Nanotechnology: The Future is Tiny By Michael Berger © Michael Berger 2016 Published by the Royal Society of Chemistry, www.rsc.org
  • ch. 2 No More Rigid Boxes
  • Fully Flexible and Transparent Electronics
  • 2.1.Ultra-Stretchable Silicon
  • 2.2.Rewritable, Transferable and Flexible Sticker-Type Organic Memory
  • 2.3.Roll-to-Roll Production of Carbon Nanotube-Based Supercapacitors
  • 2.4.Foldable Capacitive Touch Pad Printed with Nanowire Ink
  • 2.5.Computer Memory Printed on Paper
  • 2.6.Nanopaper Transistors
  • 2.7.Approaching the Limits of Transparency and Conductivity with Nanomaterials
  • 2.8.Adaptive Electronics for Implants
  • 2.9.Integrating Nanoelectronic Devices onto Living Plants and Insects
  • 2.10.Nanoelectronics on Textiles, Paper, Wood and Stone
  • References
  • ch. 3 Nanofabrication
  • 3.1.Fabricating Complex Micro-and Nanostructures
  • 3.1.1.Assembling Nanoparticles into 3D Structures with Microdroplets
  • Note continued: 3.1.2.A Design Guide to Self-Assemble Nanoparticles into Exotic Superstructures
  • 3.1.3.3D Nanopatterning with Memory-Based, Sequential Wrinkling
  • 3.1.4.Spraying Light
  • the Fabrication of Light-Emitting 3D Objects
  • 3.1.5.Microfabrication Inspired by LEGO[™]
  • 3.1.6.Atomic Calligraphy
  • 3.1.7.Complex Assemblies Based on Micelle-Like Nanostructures
  • 3.1.8.Precise Manipulation of Single Nanoparticles with E-Beam Tweezers
  • 3.1.9.Trapping Individual Metal Nanoparticles in Air
  • 3.1.10.Plant Viruses Assist with Building Nanoscale Devices
  • 3.1.11.Sculpting 3D Silicon Structures at the Single Nanometer Scale
  • 3.1.12.Probing the Resolution Limits of Electron-Beam Lithography
  • 3.1.13.Foldable Glass
  • 3.1.14.Plasmonic Biofoam Beats Conventional Plasmonic Surfaces
  • 3.1.15.Nanotechnology in a Bubble
  • 3.1.16.Self-Assembly Machines
  • A Vision for the Future of Manufacturing
  • 3.2.Nanotechnology and 3D Printing
  • Note continued: 3.2.1.Getting Closer to 3D Nanoprinting
  • 3.2.2.The Emergence of 3D-Printed Nanostructures
  • 3.2.3.Printing in Three Dimensions with Graphene
  • 3.2.4.Fully 3D-Printed Quantum Dot LEDs to Fit a Contact Lens
  • 3.2.5.3D-Printed Programmable Release Capsules
  • 3.2.6.Embedded 3D-Printing for Soft Robotics Fabrication
  • References
  • ch. 4 The Future is Flat
  • Two-Dimensional Nanomaterials
  • 4.1.Graphene
  • 4.1.1.New Synthesis Method for Graphene Using Agricultural Waste
  • 4.1.2.Inkjet Printing of Graphene
  • 4.1.3.Graphene from Fingerprints
  • 4.1.4.Graphene Laminate Drastically Changes Heat Conduction of Plastic Materials
  • 4.1.5.Graphene Quantum Dot Band-Aids Disinfect Wounds
  • 4.1.6.A Nanomotor that Mimics an Internal Combustion Engine
  • 4.1.7.The Most Effective Material for EMI Shielding
  • 4.1.8.Eavesdropping on Cells with Graphene Transistors
  • 4.1.9.Graphene Beats Polymer Coatings in Preventing Microbially-Induced Corrosion
  • Note continued: 4.1.10.Janus Separator: A New Opportunity to Improve Lithium-Sulfur Batteries
  • 4.2.Beyond Graphene
  • 4.2.1.MAX Phases Get Two-Dimensional as Well
  • 4.2.2.Transistor Made from A11-2D Materials
  • 4.2.3.Novel Mono-Elemental Semiconductors: Arsenene and Antimonene Join 2D Family
  • 4.2.4.Vanadium Disulfide
  • A Monolayer Material for Li-Ion Batteries
  • 4.2.5.Chemically Enhanced 2D Material Makes Excellent Tunable Nanoscale Light Source
  • References
  • ch. 5 The Medicine Man of the future is Tiny
  • 5.1.Honey, I Swallowed the Doctor
  • 5.1.1.Magnetic Nanovoyagers in Human Blood
  • 5.1.2.Microrobots to Deliver Drugs on Demand
  • 5.1.3.First Demonstration of Micromotor Operation in a Living Organism
  • 5.1.4.Multiplexed Planar Array Analysis from Within a Living Cell
  • 5.1.5.Self-Powered Micropumps Respond to Glucose Levels
  • 5.1.6.Sneaking Drugs into Cancer Cells
  • 5.1.7.Nanoparticle-Corked Nanotubes as Drug Delivery Vehicles
  • Note continued: 5.1.8.Plasmonic Nanocrystals for Combined Photothermal and Photodynamic Cancer Therapies
  • 5.1.9.Remotely Activating Biological Materials with Nanocomposites
  • 5.1.10.Pre-Coating Nanoparticles to Better Deal with Protein Coronas
  • 5.2.Sensors and Nanoprobes for Everything
  • Down to Single Molecules
  • 5.2.1.A Quick and Simple Blood Test to Detect Early-Stage Cancer
  • 5.2.2.Nanoparticles Allow Simple Monitoring of Circulating Cancer Cells
  • 5.2.3.Multiplexing Biosensors on a Chip for Human Metabolite Detection
  • 5.2.4.Multimodal Biosensor Integrates Optical, Electrical, and Mechanical Signals
  • 5.2.5.Detecting Damaged DNA with Solid-State Nanopores
  • 5.2.6.Wearable Graphene Strain Sensors Monitor Human Vital Signs
  • 5.2.7.Biosensor Detects Biomarkers for Parkinson's Disease
  • 5.2.8.Breath Nanosensors for Diagnosis of Diabetes
  • 5.2.9.Ultrafast Sensor Monitors You While You Speak
  • 5.2.10.Detecting Flu Viruses in Exhaled Breath
  • Note continued: 5.2.11.Nanosensor for Advanced Cancer Biomarker Detection
  • 5.2.12.Optical Detection of Epigenetic Marks
  • 5.2.13.Nanosensor Tattoo on Teeth Monitors Bacteria in Your Mouth
  • 5.2.14.Tracking Nanomedicines Inside the Body
  • 5.2.15.Measuring Femtoscale Displacement for Photoacoustic Spectroscopy
  • 5.2.16.Reduced Graphene Oxide Platform Shows Extreme Sensitivity to Circulating Tumor Cells
  • 5.3.Analyzing and Manipulating Single Cells Becomes Possible
  • 5.3.1.Untethered Active Microgripper for Single-Cell Analysis
  • 5.3.2.New Technique Precisely Determines Nanoparticle Uptake into Individual Cells
  • 5.3.3.Optical Sensor Detects Single Cancer Cells
  • 5.3.4.Catch and Release of Individual Cancer Cells
  • 5.3.5.Sensing of Single Malaria-Infected Red Blood Cells
  • 5.3.6.Novel Mechanobiological Tool for Probing the Inner Workings of a Cell
  • 5.3.7.Snail-Inspired Nanosensor Detects and Maps mRNA in Living Cells
  • Note continued: 5.3.8.Silicon Chips Inserted into Living Cells Can Feel the Pressure
  • 5.3.9.Direct Observation of How Nanoparticles Interact with the Nucleus of a Cancer Cell
  • 5.3.10.A Precise Nanothermometer for Intracellular Temperature Mapping
  • 5.3.11.Direct Observation of Drug Release from Carbon Nanotubes in Living Cells
  • 5.3.12.Functionalizing Living Cells
  • 5.4.A Glimpse at the Numerous Benefits that Nanomedicine Has in Store for Us
  • 5.4.1.High-Tech Band-Aids
  • 5.4.2.Surface-Modified Nanocellulose Hydrogels for Wound Dressing
  • 5.4.3.Curcumin Nanoparticles as Innovative Antimicrobial and Wound Healing Agents
  • 5.4.4.Multifunctional RNA Nanoparticles to Combat Cancer and Viral Infections
  • 5.4.5.Replacing Antibiotics with Graphene-Based Photothermal Agents
  • 5.4.6.Nanotechnology Against Acne
  • 5.4.7.Biofunctionalized Silk Nanofibers Repair the Optic Nerve
  • 5.4.8.Move Over Chips
  • Here Come Multifunctional Labs on a Single Fiber
  • Note continued: 5.4.9.Nanoparticles Accelerate and Improve Healing of Burn Wounds
  • 5.4.10.A Nanoparticle-Based Alternative to Viagra
  • 5.4.11.Light-Triggered Local Anesthesia
  • 5.4.12.Toward Next-Generation Nanomedicines for Cancer Therapy
  • References
  • ch. 6 A Foray into the Multifaceted World of Nanotechnologies
  • 6.1.Nanorobotics
  • Motors and Machines at the Nanoscale
  • 6.1.1.A Nanorobotics Platform for Nanomanufacturing
  • 6.1.2.Graphene-Based Biomimetic Soft Robotics Platform
  • 6.1.3.How to Switch a Nanomachine On and Off
  • 6.1.4.Understanding Springs at the Nanoscale
  • 6.1.5.Fast Molecular Cargo Transport by Diffusion
  • 6.1.6.Micro- and Nanomotors Powered Solely by Water
  • 6.1.7.Self-Propelled Microrockets Detect Dangerous Bacteria
  • 6.1.8.Repair Nanobots on Damage Patrol
  • 6.2.Inspired by Nature, the Greatest Nanotechnologist of All
  • 6.2.1.Smart Materials Become "Alive" with Living Bacteria in Supramolecular Assemblies
  • Note continued: 6.2.2.From Squid Protein to Bioelectronic Applications
  • 6.2.3.An Octopus Might Point the Way to Stealth Coatings
  • 6.2.4.Battery Parts Grown on a Rice Field
  • 6.2.5.Turning Trash into Treasure
  • Bioinspired Colorimetric Assays
  • 6.2.6.Flesh-Eating Fungus Produces Cancer-Fighting Nanoparticles
  • 6.2.7.Upconverting Synthetic Leaf Takes Its Cues from Nature
  • 6.2.8.Replicating Nacre Through Nanomimetics
  • 6.3.DNA Nanotechnology
  • 6.3.1.DNA-Templated Nanoantenna Captures and Emits Light One Photon at a Time
  • 6.3.2.DMA Nanopyramids Detect and Combat Bacterial Infections
  • 6.3.3.3D-Printed "Smart Glue" Leverages DNA Assembly at the Macroscale
  • 6.3.4.DNA Origami Nanorobot with a Switchable Flap
  • 6.3.5.Fuzzy and Boolean Logic Gates Based on DNA Nanotechnology
  • 6.4.Sensors for Everything, Everywhere
  • 6.4.1.Cheap Paper-Based Gas Sensors
  • 6.4.2.Plasmonic Smart Dust to Probe Chemical Reactions
  • 6.4.3.A Human-Like Nanobioelectronic Tongue
  • Note continued: 6.4.4.Electronic Sensing with Your Fingertips
  • 6.4.5.Electronic Skin Takes Your Temperature
  • 6.4.6.Nanocurve-Based Sensor Reads Facial Expressions
  • 6.4.7.Selective Gas Sensing with Pristine Graphene
  • 6.4.8.Detecting Single Nanoparticles and Viruses with a Smartphone
  • 6.4.9.Smartphone Nano-Biosensors for Early Detection of Tuberculosis
  • 6.4.10.One-Step Detection of Pathogens and Viruses with High Sensitivity
  • 6.4.11.A Nanosensor for One-Step Detection of Bisphenol A
  • 6.4.12.Optical Sensor Platform Based on Nanopaper
  • 6.4.13.Ultrahigh-Resolution Digital Image Sensor Achieves Pixel Size of 50 Nanometers
  • 6.5.Metamaterials
  • 6.5.1.Topological Transitions in Metamaterials for More Efficient Solar Cells, Sensors, and LEDs
  • 6.5.2.New Cloaking Material Hides Objects Otherwise Visible to the Human Eye
  • 6.5.3.The Thinnest Possible Invisibility Cloak
  • 6.5.4.Novel Nanosphere Lithography to Fabricate Tunable Plasmonic Metasurfaces
  • Note continued: 6.6.Nanotechnology Research Knows No Boundaries
  • 6.6.1.Superlubricity
  • 6.6.2.Microfluidics Without Channels and Troughs
  • 6.6.3.Truly Blond
  • Hair As a Nanoreactor to Synthesize Gold Nanoparticles
  • 6.6.4.A Virus-Sized Laser
  • 6.6.5.High-Resolution Holograms with Nanoscale Pixels
  • 6.6.6.Exploring the Complexity of Nanomaterial/Neural Interfaces
  • 6.6.7.Skin-Inspired Haptic Memory Devices
  • 6.6.8.Light-Emitting Nanofibers Shine the Way for Optoelectronic Textiles
  • 6.6.9.Protecting Satellite Electronics with Reinforced Carbon Nanotube Films
  • 6.6.10.A Nanoscale Color Filter
  • 6.6.11.Self-Healing Hybrid Gel System
  • 6.6.12.Nanowire Structures Lead to White-Light and AC-Operated LEDs
  • 6.6.13.Spiders Inspire Better Adhesives for High-Humidity Environments
  • 6.6.14.Studying Phase Transformations of a Single Nanoparticle at the Atomic Level
  • References
  • ch. 7 Nanotechnology to the Rescue
  • Environmental Applications
  • Note continued: 7.1.A Simple Test Kit for the Detection of Nanoparticles
  • 7.2.Low-Cost Nanotechnology Water Filter
  • 7.3.Carbon Nanotube Ponytail Cleanser
  • 7.4.Just Shake It! A Simple Way to Remove Nanomaterial Pollutants from Water
  • 7.5.The Challenge of Testing Nanomaterial Ecotoxicity in Aquatic Environments
  • 7.6.Water Quality Testing with Artificial "Microfish"
  • 7.7.Microscale Garbage Trucks
  • 7.7.1.About Fenton Reactions
  • 7.8.Nanomaterials that Capture Nerve Agents
  • 7.9.Replacing Chemical Disinfectants with Engineered Water Nanostructures
  • 7.10.Nanotechnology Could Make Battery Recycling Economically Attractive
  • 7.11.Bioinspired Nanofur Reduces Underwater Drag of Marine Vessels
  • 7.12.Risk-Ranking Tool for Nanomaterials.

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