Front Cover -- Front Matter -- Copyright -- Preface -- Preface to the fi rst edition -- List of Contributors -- Table of Contents -- From the Editors -- Fundamentals -- Chapter 1 - Basic properties and measuring methods of nanoparticles -- Size effect and properties ofnanoparticles -- Definition of nanoparticles -- Features of nanoparticles -- (1) Activation of particle surface -- (2) Increase of surface area -- Evaluation of size of nanoparticles -- Properties of nanoparticle and size effect -- Morphological/structural properties -- Thermal properties -- Electromagnetic properties -- Optical properties -- Mechanical properties -- Existing conditions of particles and theirproperties -- Particle size -- Definition of particle size -- Measuring methods -- Key points in the measurements - Referenceparticles for calibration -- Particle shape -- Two-dimensional particle projection image -- Three-dimensional particle image -- Particle shape index using particle diameter ratio -- Particle shape expression by fractal dimension -- Particle shape analysis by Fourier analysis -- Particle shape analysis of nanoparticle -- Particle density -- Density measurement of powders composed ofnanoparticles -- Definitions of powder density -- Material density -- Particle density -- Bulk density -- Material density -- Particle density -- Bulk density -- Measurement methods of powder density -- Density measurement of individual particles -- Effective density of individual particles -- Mass classification of aerosol particles -- Combined measurement of mobility and mass -- Combined measurement of mass and volume -- Combined measurement of mobility and aerodynamicdiameter -- Melting point, surface tension,wettability -- Melting point -- Surface tension -- Wettability -- Specific surface area and pore -- Composite structure -- Composite structure of nanoparticle.

Evaluation method of composite structure usingelectron microscopy -- Microstructure evaluation of several typesof nano composite particles -- Nano particle coating (Core-partial shell) compositestructure -- Internal dispersion composite structure -- Core-shell composite structure -- Porous body composite structure -- Crystal structure -- Particle size dependence of crystalline phasesof zirconia -- Size effect and crystalline phasesof ferroelectric materials -- Surface characteristics -- Mechanical property -- Electrical properties -- Introduction -- Novel characterization method for the dielectricproperty -- LST relation -- Measurement of the dielectric constant ofnanoparticles -- Introduction -- Magnetic properties -- Classification of magnetism -- Feeble magnetism -- Antiferromagnetism -- Ferromagnetism -- Magnetism of metal materials -- Magnetism of oxide material -- Monoxide -- Spinel oxide -- Perovskite oxide -- Garnet structure oxide -- Corundum structure oxide -- Rutile structure oxide -- Magnetoprumbite structure oxide -- Magnetic characteristics of nanosizedmaterials -- Optical property of nanoparticle -- Band structure of nanoparticles -- Measurement method of optical properties ofnanoparticles -- Chapter 2 - Structural control of nanoparticles -- Structure construction and functionadaptation of nanoparticles -- Structures of nanoparticles -- Hollow particles -- Core-shell particles -- Simple inorganic nanoparticles -- Simple organic nanoparticles -- Summary -- Particle size -- Gas-phase method -- Liquid-phase method -- Supercritical hydrothermal method -- Mechanochemistry and solid-state reaction -- Solid-phase method -- MC synthesis of nanoparticles -- Grinding method -- Particle shape -- Gas-phase process -- Liquid-phase method -- Factors controlling the shape and size of nanoparticles -- Composite structure -- Gas-phase method.

Solution method -- Supercritical approach -- Synthesis of nanoparticles using thesupercritical fluid -- Nanocomposite particles -- Mechanical processes -- Particle-composing process -- Factors to control the particle composing -- Examples of particle composing -- Pore structure -- Gas-phase method -- Preparation of porous structured particles byCVD method -- Preparation of porous structure particles byspray-pyrolysis method -- Preparation of porous structure particles byspray-drying method -- Liquid-phase synthesis -- Hollow particles -- Mesoporous structures -- Nanoparticle design for DDS -- Drug delivery with nanoparticle -- Design of nano drug carrier -- Design of nanoparticle surface and applicationfor DDS -- Pharmaceutical nanotechnology -- Nanotubes (CNT) -- Production of MWNT by arc discharge method -- Production of SWNT by arc discharge method -- Chapter 3 - Characteristics and behavior of nanoparticles and its dispersion systems -- Introduction of nanoparticledispersion and aggregation behavior -- Surface interaction between nanoparticles -- Difficulty in nanoparticle dispersion controlbased on DLVO theory -- Difficulty in nanoparticle dispersion, discussionbased on the effect of particle diameter and solidfraction on distance between particle surface -- Surface molecular-level structure ofnanoparticles [3] -- Basic approach to control nanoparticledispersion behavior -- Single nanoparticle motion in fluid -- Single particle motion -- Phoretic phenomena -- Phoretic phenomena in gas phase -- Electrokinetic effects in liquid -- Brownian diffusion -- Adsorption properties andwettability of nanoparticle surface -- Interactions between particles -- Interactions between particles in gases andcontrol of adhesion -- Control of interactions between particles inliquids -- Non-DLVO interactions.

Non-DLVO interactions in solutions and the relationwith the stability of nanoparticles -- Characterization techniques for interactionsbetween particles -- Surface forces measurement -- Flowability of powder bed -- Aggregation and dispersion,characterization and control -- Aggregation and dispersion in gas phase -- Aggregation and dispersion mechanisms in gas phase -- Characterization of aggregation and dispersion -- Control of aggregation and dispersion -- Liquid phase -- Mechanical dispersion -- Colloidal method -- Evaluation of surface electric potential -- Control with dispersants -- Various factors related to dispersion stability -- Dispersion in organic solvent and polymer resin -- Function and application of nanoparticle compositematerial -- In-situ synthesis of nanoparticles during polymerizationprocess of monomer -- Dispersion of synthesized nanoparticles into organicsolvent and polymer resin -- Rheology of slurry -- Fundamentals of suspension rheology -- Viscosity behavior of non-interacting suspensions -- Rheology of flocculated suspensions -- Dynamic viscoelasticity -- Viscosity behavior -- Rheological property of nanoparticle dispersedsuspension -- Simulation of colloidal dispersionsystem -- Space-time mapping of simulation methods -- A gap lying in the mesoscale -- A possible pathway from microscale properties tomacroscopic dynamics -- Brownian dynamics -- Simulation methods in nano/mesoscale -- Recent simulation methods includinghydrodynamic interaction -- Closing remark -- Chapter 4 - Control of nanostructure of materials -- Assembly of nanoparticles andfunctionalization -- Nanoparticles arranged structures -- Photonic fractal -- Nanoparticle patterning by nanobiotechnology:Peptide -- Preparation of ceramic films by liquid-phaseprocessing: Electrophoresis -- Kinetics of EPD processing -- Preparation and evaluation of suspension.

Synthesis of novel materials via EPD -- Nanopore structure -- Microporous material: Zeolite -- Formation of microporous structure of zeolite -- Preparation of nanoporous material by dryprocessing -- Example of production of nanoporous materials -- Ordered porous structures -- Micelle template method -- (2) Colloid crystal template method -- 4.3.4 Nanoporous materials (Titania nanotubes) -- Preparation methods of titania nanotubes -- The replica method -- The soft-chemical method -- Nanocomposite structure -- Catalyst microstructure -- Percolation structure -- Realization of percolation clusters -- Structure of filler orientation in matrix -- Aspect ratio is close to unity -- Aspect ratio is approximately 100 -- Aspect ratio ranges from 10 to10,000 -- In situ particle polymerization -- Polymerization in the presence of particles -- Simultaneous syntheses of particles and polymers -- ECAP -- ECAP Process -- Nanostructure control of alloy -- Structure control of nanoparticlecollectives by sintering and bonding -- Sintering of nanoparticles -- Low temperature cofired ceramics (LTCC) -- Nanostructure control of a joined interface -- Joining by FSW -- Aerosol deposition method for nanostructuringof crystal layer and its applications -- Deposition properties and film patterning -- Electrical properties and recovering properties byheat treatment -- Application to MEMS devices -- Future prospects for using AD methods in materialintegration technology -- Suppression of particle growth in sinteringnanoparticles -- Two-step sintering -- Pressure sintering -- Fabrication of nanoceramics by colloidalprocessing -- Self-assembly -- Self-organization of nanoparticles -- Self-organization process of nanoparticles in colloidalsuspensions -- Self-ordering modeling under drying process -- Assembling and patterning of particles -- Liquid-phase pattering.

Drying patterning.