In this first comprehensive compilation of review chapters on this hot topic, more than 30 experts from around the world provide in-depth chapters on their specific areas of expertise, covering such essential topics as:* Block Copolymer Systems, Nanofibers and Nanotubes* Helical Polymer-Based Supramolecular Films* Synthesis of Inorganic Nanotubes* Gold Nanoparticles and Carbon Nanotubes* Recent Advances in Metal Nanoparticle-Attached Electrodes* Oxidation Catalysis by Nanoscale Gold, Silver, and Copper* Concepts in Self-Assembly* Nanocomposites* Amphiphilic Poly(Oxyalkylene)-Amines* Mesoporous Alumina* Nanoceramics for Medical Applications* Ecological Toxicology of Engineered Carbon Nanoparticles* Molecular Imprinting* Near-Field Raman Imaging of Nanostructures and Devices* Fullerene-Rich Nanostructures* Interactions of Carbon Nanotubes with Biomolecules* Nanoparticle-Cored Dendrimers and Hyperbranched Polymers* Nanostructured Organogels via Molecular Self-Assembly* Structural DNA Nanotechnology With its coverage of all such important areas as self-assembly, polymeric materials, bionanomaterials, nanotubes, photonic and environmental aspects, this is an essential reference for materials scientists, engineers, chemists, physicists and biologists wishing to gain an in-depth knowledge of all the disciplines involved.