NEW NANOTECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENTS -- NEW NANOTECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENTS -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- BIDIMENSIONAL IONIC SOLUTIONS: A MOLECULAR DYNAMICS STUDY -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- THE SYSTEM -- MOLECULAR DYNAMICS METHOD -- SIMULATION DETAILS -- RESULTS -- CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS: SEEDS FOR A NEXT GENERATION OF NANOSCIENTISTS LOS NIÑOS Y LOS JÓVENES: SEMILLAS DE LA PRÓXIMA GENERACIÓN DE NANOCIENTÍFICOS -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 1.2. The Problematics of Nanoeducation -- 1.2.1. Economic Aspect -- 1.2.2. Social Perceptions About Science and Researchers -- 1.2.3. The Role of Educators and Nanoscientists -- 2. PROPOSAL -- 3. CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT -- REFERENCES -- PRESENTATION OF SOME CONCEPTS FOR THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE NANOWORLD -- ABSTRACT -- REFERENCES -- RESUMES OF THE AUTHORS -- CENTERS OF EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE IN NANOTECHNOLOGY: THE PROPOSED WORLD BANK SCIENTIFIC MILLENNIUM INITIATIVES AND NANOTECHNOGY IN LATIN AMERICA -- ABSTRACT -- 1. NANOTECHNOLOGY AND THE QUESTION OF DEVELOPMENT -- 2. WORLD BANK MILLENNIUM PROJECTS AND NANOTECHNOLOGY IN LATIN AMERICA -- 3. SUSTAINABILITY OF THE CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE AS CRUCIBLES FOR DEVELOPMENT -- REFERENCES -- ELEMENTAL IDENTIFICATION BY X-RAY FLUORESCENCE USING A PORTABLE PYRO-ELECTRIC GENERATOR AND A CDTE DETECTOR FOR AN ADVANCED LABORATORY COURSE -- ABSTRACT -- RESUMEN -- INTRODUCTION -- THEORY -- EXPERIMENTAL SETUP -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- PROPERTIES OF THE NEAR FIELD PRODUCED BY A CIRCULAR NANOAPERTURE USING THE BETHE FORMULATION -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. THEORETICAL BASIS -- 3. RESULTS OBTAINED -- 4. CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- TEACHING NANOSTRUCTURES USING THE SIMPLE INFINITE POTENTIAL WELL MODEL -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- THEORY -- CONCLUSION -- ABOUT THE AUTHORS -- REFERENCES.

SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF PT AND PT-AU NANOPARTICLES FOR CATALYSIS AND PEM FUEL CELLS APPLICATIONS -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. EXPERIMENTAL -- 2. A. Synthesis of Pt Nanoparticles -- 2. B. Synthesis of Bimetal Pt-Au Nanoparticles -- 2. C. Physicochemical Characterization -- 3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- 4. CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- ENHANCED ADSORPTION OF HEAVY METALS BY NANOSTRUCTURED COMPOSITES BASED UPON DENDRIMER-FUNCTIONALIZED MCM-41 -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- Materials -- Methods -- Preparation of Arsenate and Chromate Solutions -- MCM-41 Surface Modification -- Arsenic and Chromium Adsorption Isotherms -- Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) -- Surface Area and Pore Volume -- X-Ray Diffraction -- Infrared Spectroscopy -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- Scanning Electron Microscopy -- Surface Area and Pore Volume -- X-Ray Diffraction -- Diffuse Reflectance Infrared Spectroscopy -- Adsorption of Chromium/Arsenic -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- COGNITIVE LEVEL OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS AND ITS RELATION TO SOME CONCEPTUAL ASPECTS OF BERNOULLI PRINCIPLE -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- LAWSON TEST -- FLUIDS -- SCHOOL ACTIVITY (VID. APPENDIX) -- LAWSON TEST GLOBAL RESULTS -- ACTIVITIES GLOBAL RESULTS -- CONCLUSION -- APPENDIX: ACTIVITY FOR THIRD YEAR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS -- ACTIVITY 1 -- REFERENCES -- PHARMACEUTICAL BIONANOTECHNOLOGY: FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES* -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- NANOENCAPSULATED SUBSTANCES -- MANUFACTURING PROCESS -- EQUIPMENT -- SELECTION CRITERIA FOR MOLECULES TO BE NANOENCAPSULATED -- EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN -- EFFECTIVITY OF NANOENCAPSULATED DRUGS VERSUS DISSOLVED ONES -- ADMINISTERING DRUGS THROUGH THE MUCOSAL BARRIER -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- THE ORDER PARAMETER OF A BINARY ALLOY THIN FILM OF CU3AU -- ABSTRACT.

1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. THEORY -- 3. RESULTS -- 4. CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENT -- REFERENCES -- GREEN'S FUNCTION TIGHT-BINDING FORMALISM FOR LINE-SHAPE DESCRIPTION OF VIRTUAL ELECTRONIC STATES -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE NUMERICAL SCHEME -- 2.1. Bound States -- 2.2. Extended States -- 2.3. VIRTUAL STATES -- 3. APPLICATION TO VIRTUAL STATES IN SOME QUANTUM WELLS STRUCTURES -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- GENDER AND SOCIAL INTERACTION IN MEXICAN NANOTECHNOLOGY AND NANOSCIENCES RESEARCH GROUPS -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- METHODOLOGY -- RESULTS -- REFERENCES -- APPENDIX -- ON THE MANIPULATION OF MICROSCOPIC PARTICLES BY OPTICAL TWEEZERS: FLATNESS BASED APPROACH -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. PHYSICAL MODEL OF THE OPTICAL TWEEZERS -- 3. A FEEDBACK CONTROL STRATEGY -- 3.1. Solving the control of a tracking problem -- 4. SIMULATIONS RESULTS -- 5. CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- 6. APPENDIX -- REFERENCES -- STRUCTURAL FEATURES AND CATALYTIC ACTIVITY OF CE1-X(LAX, RUX)O2/BI2MO0.9W0.1O6 NANOSTRUCTURED SOLID SOLUTIONS -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- CHARACTERIZATION -- EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- X-ray diffraction analysis -- SEM MICROSCOPY -- SURFACE AREA -- CATALYTIC ACTIVITY -- CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- SILVER NANOPLATES: SYNTHESIS, GROWTH AND FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. SYNTHESIS METHODS -- 2.1. Nanosphere Lithography Method -- 2.2. Photoinduced Method -- 2.3. Templating Method -- 2.4. Solvothermal Reduction Method -- 2.5. Hydrothermal Reduction Method -- 3. GROWTH MECHANISMS -- 3.1. Experimental Observations -- 3.1.1. Stacking Faults Mechanism -- 3.1.2. Photoinduced Fusion Mechanism -- 3.1.3. Surface Selective Adsorption Mechanism -- 3.2. Molecular Modeling -- DFT Simulation. -- MD Simulation.

4. FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES AND APPLICATIONS -- 4.1. Optical Property -- 4.1.1. Surface Plasmon Resonance -- 4.1.2 Numerical Simulations -- 4.2 Potential Applications -- 4.2.1 Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy -- 4.2.2 Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance -- 4.2.3 Sensing Detection of Inorganic Ions -- 4.3. Stability and Chemical Reactivity -- 4.3.1 Stability -- 4.3.2 Chemical Reactivity -- 5. SUMMARY -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- STUDY OF THE PROPERTIES OF IRON OXIDE NANOSTRUCTURES -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 1.1. Nanostructures of Iron Oxides -- 1.2. Other Ferrites -- 2. PREPARATION OF IRON OXIDES NANOSTRUCTURES -- 2.1. Synthesis of Nanoparticles -- 2.2. Thin Film Growth -- 3. CHARACTERIZATION TECHNIQUES FOR IRON OXIDES NANOSTRUCTURES -- 3.1. Magnetic and Electrical Properties -- 3.2. Optical Properties -- 3.3. Mossbauer Spectroscopy and X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) -- REFERENCES -- INDEX.