Nanotechnology for Chemical and Biological Defense

• Main Author: Kosal, Margaret (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2009.
• Subjects: Materials science.; Political science.; Molecular biology.; Biomedical engineering.; Nanotechnology.; Materials Science.; Political Science.; Molecular Medicine.; Biomedical Engineering.

The pursuit of the minutely small – nanotechnology – is thriving in academia, in the private sector, and in global state science and technology programs. This work aims to better enable an informed national debate and to affect international dialogue on the role and impact of nanotechnology and emer...

Table of Contents:

• Framing the Opportunities and the Challenges
• Implementing the Process
• Applying Nanotechnology to Revolutionary Chemical and Biological Countermeasures
• Potential Malfeasant Cooption of Nanotechnology
• Strategic Research Priorities and Directions
• The Need to Foster Revolutionary Science.