Part of this book adapted from Introduction aux nanosciences et aux nanotechnologies published in France by Hermes Science/Lavoisier in 2006
First published in Great Britain and the United States in 2008 by ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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Nouailhat, Alain.
An introduction to nanoscience and nanotechnology / Alain Nouailhat.
p. cm.
Part of this book adapted from Introduction aux nanosciences et aux nanotechnologies published in
France by Hermes Science/Lavoisier in 2006.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 978-1-84821-007-3
1. Nanoscience. 2. Nanotechnology. I. Title.
QC176.8.N35N68 2007
620'.5--dc22
2007021734

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