Nanostructured Polymers : New Frontiers in the Field of 'Nanochemistry'

It is this ability to design and characterize materials at the nanoscale that distinguishes modern nanotechnology from previous activities in materials science and chemistry. The drive behind nearly all these efforts is the continued development of nanostructured materials, and the constant stream of new properties and capabilities that are being discovered. By being able to fabricate and control the structures of nanoparticles, the scientist and engineer can influence the resulting properties, and ultimately, design materials with desired characteristics. The undertaken synthesis and characterization work of the nanosized materials encompasses the advantage of better perceptive of the underlying chemical functionality of the molecules that can be controlled and almost infinitely varied, which shall enable to achieve this goal easier and form the ground for future nanotechnological devices.