Download or read book Nanorods, Nanotubes, and Nanomaterials Research Progress written by Wesley V. Prescott and published by Nova Publishers. This book was released on 2008 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nanotechnology is a 'catch-all' description of activities at the level of atoms and molecules that have applications in the real world. A nanometer is a billionth of a meter, about 1/80,000 of the diameter of a human hair, or 10 times the diameter of a hydrogen atom. Nanotechnology is now used in precision engineering, new materials development as well as in electronics; electromechanical systems as well as mainstream biomedical applications in areas such as gene therapy, drug delivery and novel drug discovery techniques. This new book presents the latest research from around the world on nanorods, nanotubes and nanomaterials.