02220cam a22002897a 450000100090000000300040000900500170001300800410003001000170007101600180008802000180010602000150012403500240013904000490016304200140021205000220022608200190024810000210026724501410028825000200042930000450044950400510049450501560054552011700070165000200187165000390189118165575OSt20150408114230.0140527t20142014ne a     b    001 0 eng d  a  20134549667 a0164729722Uk  a9781455731893  a1455731897  a(OCoLC)ocn868887995  aINDcINDdYDXCPdBTCTAdUKMGBdCUDdDLCerda  alccopycat00aT174.7b.R36 201404a620.5223bRJA1 aRamsden, Jeremy.10aApplied nanotechnology :bthe conversion of research results to products /cJeremy J. Ramsden, University of Buckingham, Buckingham, UK.  aSecond edition.  axvi, 217 pages :billustrations ;c24 cm  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.0 aPart I. Technology basics -- part II. Nanotechnology products -- part III. Organizing nanotechnology business -- part IV. Wider and longer-term issues.  aApplied Nanotechnology takes an integrated approach to the scientific, commercial and social aspects of nanotechnology, exploring: The relationship between nanotechnology and innovationThe changing economics and business models required to commercialize innovations in nanotechnology Product design case studies Applications in various sectors, including information technology, composite materials, energy, and agriculture The role of government in promoting nanotechnology The potential future of molecular self-assembly in industrial production In this 2e, new chapters have been added on energy applications and the role of nanotechnology in sustainability. The section on the safety of nanoproducts has also been updated, and material on funding and commercialization has been updated and expanded, with new case studies illustrating the experience of new startups in a challenging economic environment. A route map for the commercialization of nanotechnology researchDiscusses product design challenges, regulatory issues, and ethical and social implications of nanotechnologyFeatures new case studies on nanotechnology startups in challenging economic times. 0aNanotechnology. 0aNanostructured materials industry.