Nanomanufacturing handbook / Ahmed Busnaina, [editor].

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to nanomanufacturing / Ahmed Busnaina and Manish Mehta -- Surface-programmed assembly for nanomanufacturing / Seunghun Hong ...[et al.] -- Fabrication and applications of single-walled carbon nanotube (SWNT) fabrics / Darren K. Brock ... [et al.] -- Controlled synthesis of carbon nanotubes using chemical vapor deposition methods / Yung Joon Jung -- Reconfigurable CMOS electronic microarray system for the assisted self-assembly of higher-order nanostructures / Dietrich Dehlinger ...[et al.] -- Manufacturing electrical contacts to nanostructures / Loucas Tsakalakos -- Nanofabrication techniques with high-resolution molded rubber stamps / Etienne Menard and John Rogers -- Room-temperature nanoimprint and nanocontact technologies / Ken-ichiro Nakamatsu and Shinji Matsui -- Antistiction layers for nano imprinting lithography / Nam-Goo Cha, Jin-Goo Park -- Nanocontacts and switch reliability / George G. Adams and Nicol E. McGruer -- Nanoscale defects and surface preparation in nanomanufacturing / Ahmed Busnaina and Kaveh Bakhtari -- Improved carbon materials for nanomanufacturing applications / Patrick Lemoine ... [et al.] -- Nanomanufacturing processes using polymeric materials / Carol Barry, Julie Chen, and Joey Mead -- Patterned electrospray fiber structures / Phil Gibson and Heidi Schreuder-Gibson -- Patenting nanotechnology / Rouget F. (Ric) Henschel and Stephen B. Maebius -- Leaving the laboratory: regulatory and societal issues confronting nanotechnology commercialization / Christopher J. Bosso ... [et al.] -- R&D activities for nanoscale manufacturing processes and enabling equipment in Korea / Chang-Soo Han ... [et al.].

Analyzing the challenges of commercializing nanotechnologies, this handbook presents a broad survey of the research being done to bring nanotechnology out of the laboratory and into the factory. It also includes a survey of the state of nanomanufacturing in the US.