Many efforts have been made in the last two decades using novel nanotechnology and nanoscience knowledge in order to get nanomaterials with determined functionality. This book focuses on polymer ...

Nanotechnology has the potential to play a significant role in environmental protection and sustainability by enabling new and improved methods for monitoring, cleaning up, and mitigating ...

Table 2 The institutions that published the most patents in nanotechnology with the USPTO (1976–2006), EPO (1978–2006) and JPO (1976–2006) ranked according to number of patents.