CONTENTS -- Characteristics and Micropatterning of Spin Self-Assembled Ultrathin Multilayers -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental -- 3. Results and Discussion -- 4. Conclusions -- References -- Bionanomagnet and Its Application -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Genetic Analyses of Magnetospirillum magneticum AMB-1 -- 3. Mechanism of BMP Formation -- 4. Molecular Architecture on BMP -- 5. Automization of Immunoassay Using BMPs -- 6. Conclusion -- References -- Effect of Lipid-Packaging on the Charge Transfer Characteristics of One-Dimensional Mixed-Valence Platinum Complexes -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Materials and Methods -- 3. Results and Discussion -- References -- Self-Organization of Metal Nanoparticles and Its Application to Syntheses of Pd/Ag/Rh Trimetallic Nanoparticle Catalysts with Triple Core/Shell Structures -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Self-Organization of Metal Nanoparticles Forming Bimetallic Nanoparticles -- 3. Design and Synthesis of Pd/Ag/Rh Trimetallic Nanoparticles with a Triple Core/Shell Structure -- 4. Catalytic Activity of Pd/Ag/Rh Trimetallic Nanoparticles -- References -- Lipophilic-Pullerene Derivative Monolayers at the Air-Water Interface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental -- 3. Results and Discussion -- References -- Nanostructured LB Films and Emission Light Due to Multiple Surface Plasmon Excitations in the Kretschmann Configuration -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental -- 3. Results and Discussion -- 4. Conclusions -- References -- "Honeycomb Films": Biointerface for Tissue Engineering -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Self-Supporting Honeycomb Films for Cell Culture Substrates -- 3. Three-Dimenslonal Culture System for Tissue Formation -- 4. Conclusions -- References.

Surface Structure and Properties of Multicomponent Micropatterned Organosilane Monolayers Prepared by Stepwise Photodecomposition and Chemisorption Process -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental -- 3. Results and Discussion -- References -- Mechanical Properties of Surfactant-Coating Carbon Nanofiber/Epoxy Composite -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental -- 3. Results and Discussion -- 4. Conclusion -- References -- High Density Diamond Whisker Fabrication and Suppression of Secondary Electron Emission by Whiskers -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental -- 3. Results and Discussions -- 4. Summary -- References -- Preparation of Cube-Shaped CdS Nanoparticles by Sonochemical Method -- References -- XANES Study of Copper Nanoparticles in the Electrochemical Reaction of Li with CuO -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental -- 3. Results and Discussion -- 4. Conclusion -- References -- Self-Assembled Nanostructures of a Bolaamphiphilic Diacid in the Spread Langmuir Film on the Aqueous Subphase Containing Lanthanum Ion -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental -- 3. Results and Discussion -- References -- Synthesis of Novel Manganese-Based Single-Molecule Nanomagnets -- References -- Size Effect of Cyanine Dye J-Aggregates in Micrometer-Sized Polymer "Domes" -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Results and Discussions -- References -- Molecule-Up Fabrication and Manipulation of Lipid Nanotubes -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental -- 3. Results and Discussion -- References -- Preparation and Stability of the Nanochains Consisting of Copper Nanoparticles and PVA Nanofiber -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental Method -- 3. Results and Discussion -- 4. Conclusion -- References.

Removal of the Surfactant Surrounding Ag Nanoclusters Synthesized by New Thermal Decomposition Method -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experiment -- 3. Result and Discussion -- References -- Synthesis of Thick Porphyrin Molecular Wires by a Palladium Catalyzed Oligomerization -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Results and Discussions -- References -- Synthesis and Properties of Meso-Tetraaryl Rhodium Porphyrin with an Axial Ligand of Molecular Wire -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Results and Discussions -- References -- Synthesis of ZnS:Mn2+ Nanocrystals and Luminescence Properties of LDPE Film Containing ZnS:Mn2+ -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experiment -- 3. Results and Discussion -- 4. Conclusion -- References -- A Study on a New Synthetic Method of CdS and CdSe Nanoparticles and Their Organic/Inorganic Nanocomposite -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experiment -- 3. Result and Discussions -- References -- Synthesis of Metal and Metal Oxide Nanoparticles in the Nanospace of Ultrathin TiO2-Gel Films: Role of the Ion-Exchange Site -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Results and Discussion -- 3. Concluding Remarks -- References -- Properties of ZnO Nanotetrapods -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental Details -- 3. Results and Discussion -- References -- "Proteosilica" a Novel Nanocomposite with Peptide Assemblies in Silica Nanospace: Photoisomerization of Spiropyran Doped in Chiral Environment -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental -- 3. Results and Discussion -- 4. Conclusion -- References -- Preparation and Properties of AlPdRe Icosahedral Quasicrystalline Thin Films by Molecular Beam Epitaxy -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental -- 3. Result and Discussion -- 4. Conclusions -- References -- Fabrications of Luminescent Polymeric Nanoparticles Containing Lanthanide (III) Ion Complexes -- 1. Introduction.

2. Preparations and Characterizations of Luminescent PEG-Coated PSt Nanoparticles Containing Lanthanide (III) Ion Complexes -- 3. Luminescence Properties of the Lanthanide Complexes and the Nanoparticles Containing the Complexes -- 4. Conclusions -- References -- Preparation and Characterization of SiO2 Nanoparticle and Mesoporous Silicate Molecular Sieve MCM-48 -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experiment -- 3. Result and Discussion -- References -- Second Hyperpolarizabilities of Molecular Aggregates: Intermolecular Orbital-Interaction and Spin-Configuration Effects -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Calculated Systems and Calculation Methods -- 3. Results and Discussion -- 4. Summary -- References -- Fabrication of CdS Dot Array Using Polymer Honeycomb Template -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Fabrication of Polymer Honeycomb Films -- 3. Introduction of CdS Nanopartlcles Into Polymer Honeycomb Films -- 4. Fabrication of CdS Dots -- 5. Conclusion -- References -- Formation of Gold Nanoparticles/Oligothiophene Dithiols Composite Thin Films Between Microgapped Gold Electrodes and Their Electronic Properties -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Results and Discussion -- References -- Preparation of ZnO Nanoparticles by Precipitation/Mechanochemical Method -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental Section -- 3. Results and Discussions -- 4. Conclusions -- References -- Imprint of Honeycomb Pattern on PDMS Elastomer -- References -- Manipulation of Carbon Nanotube Bundles with Contact Mode Atomic Force Microscopy -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experiments -- 3. Results and Discussions -- 4. Conclusion -- References -- Synthesis of CdTe Nanoparticle by Y-Irradiation -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experiment -- 3. Result and Discussion -- 4. Conclusion -- References.

Fabrication and Characterization of Quinacridones Nanocrystals by High-Temperature and High-Pressure Crystallization Method -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental -- 3. Result and Discussion -- References -- The Electrochemical Studies on a Self-Assembled Viologen Monolayer Using Quartz Crystal Microbalance -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental Analysis -- 3. Results and Discussion -- 4. Conclusion -- References -- Controlled Aggregation of Azobenzene Based on DNA-Mimetics at the Air-Water Interface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experiments -- 3. Results and Discussion -- 4. Conclusion -- References -- Two-Dimensional Patterned Nanocrystalline Si Array Prepared by Laser Interference Crystallization of Ultra-Thin Amorphous Si:H Single-Layer -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental -- 3. Results and Discussion -- 4. Conclusion -- References -- Deep UV Photopatterning of Self-Assembled Monolayer and Its Application in Bioelectronic Device -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Materials and Experiment -- 3. Results and Discussion -- 4. Conclusions -- References -- Preparation of Hollow Structures Composed of Titania Nanocrystal Assembly -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental Procedure -- 3. Results and Discussion -- References -- Micro-Phase Separation in Binary Mixed Langmuir Monolayers: Correlation Between Molar Fraction and Area Fraction -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental -- 3. Results and Discussion -- References -- Pressure Effect on Conductivity in Au(dmit)2 Langmuir-Blodgett Films -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental -- 3. Results and Discussion -- References -- Synthesis of Novel Nanometer Size Ruthenium Complexes for Single Electron Charging Devices and Their Electrochemical Properties -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Results and Discussion -- 3. Conclusion -- References.

Nanosurface Modification Using Reactive Langmuir-Blodgett Films.