"The 2nd International Symposium on Nanostructured Materials and Nanotechnology was held during the 32nd International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites, in Daytona Beach, FL during January 27-February 1, 2008"--P. ix.

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One-dimensional, nanostructured ceramics for healthcare, energy and sensor applications / S. Ramakrishna, Ramakrishnan Ramaseshan, Rajan Jose, Liao Susan, Barhate Rajendrakumar Suresh, Raj Bordia -- What makes a good TiO₂ photocatalyst? / Lars Österlund, A. Mattsson, P.O. Andersson -- Manufacturing of ceramic membranes consisting of ZrO₂ with tailored microporous structures for nanofiltration and gas separation membranes / Tim Van Gestel, Wilhelm A. Meulenberg, Martin Bram, Hans-Peter Buchkremer -- Electrical, mechanical, and thermal properties of multiwalled carbon nanotube reinforced alumina composites / Kaleem Ahmad, Wei Pan -- Microstructure and dielectric properties of nanostructured TiO₂ ceramics processed by tape casting / Sheng Chao, Vladimir Petrovsky, Fatih Dogan -- The simulation in the real conditions of antibacterial activity of TiO₂ (Fe) films with optimized morphology / M. Gartner, C. Anastasescu, M. Zaharescu, M. Enache, L. Dumitru, T. Stoica, T.F. Stoica, C. Trapalis -- Polyethylene/boron containing composites for radiation shielding applications / Courtney Harrison, Eric Burgett, Nolan Hertel, Eric Grulkel -- Synthesis and optical properties of SiCnc/SiO₂ nanocomposite thin films / A. Karakuscu, R. Guider, L. Pavesi, G.D. Soraru -- Strength and related phenomenon of bulk nanocrystalline ceramics synthesized via non-equilibrium solid state P/M processing / Hiroshi Kimura -- Properties of nanostructured carbon nitride films for semiconductor process applications / Jigong Lee, Choongwon Chang, Junam Kim, Sung Pil Lee -- Applying nickel nanolayer coating onto BB₄BC particles for processing improvement / Xiaojing Zhu, Kathy Lu, Hongying Dong, Chris Glomb, Elizabeth Logan, Karthik Nagarathnam -- Effect of carbon nanotubes addition on matrix microstructure and thermal conductivity of pitch based carbon : carbon composites / Lalit Mohan Manocha, Rajesh Pande, Harshad Patel, S. Manocha, Ajit Roy, J.P. Singh -- Microstructure and properties of carbon nanotubes reinforced titania matrix composites prepared under different sintering conditions / S. Manocha, L.M. Manocha, E. Yasuda, Chhavi Manocha -- Elaboration of alumina-YAG nanocomposites from pressureless sintered Y-doped alumina powders / Paola Palmero, Laura Montanaro, Claude Esnouf, Gilbert Fantozzi -- Nanoscale pinning media in bulk melt-textured high-Tc, superconductors and their importance for super-magnet applications / M. Muralidhar, N. Sakai, M. Jirsa, M. Murakami, I. Hirabayashi -- Novel nano-material for opto-electrochemical application / P.C. Pandey, Dheeraj. S. Chauhan -- Kaolinite-dimethylsulfoxide nanocomposite precursors / Jefferson Leixas Capitaneo, Valeska da Rocha Caffarena, Flavio Teixeira da Silva, Magali Silveira Pinho, Maria Aparecida Pinheiro dos Santos -- Raman spectroscopy of anatase coated carbon nanotubes / Georgios Pyrgiotakis, Wolfgang M. Sigmund -- Structural and optical properties of sol-gel derived hydroxyapatite films in different stages of crystallization and densification processes / Stoica Tionica, Gartner Mariuca, Ianculescu Adelina, Anastasescu Mihai, Slav Adrian, Pasuk Iulianal, Stoica Toma, Zaharescu Maria -- Evaluation of aggregate breakdown in nanosized titanium dioxide via mercury porosimetry / Navin Venugopal, Richard A. Haber -- Enrichment and vacuum-sinterincg activity of colloidal carbon submicro-spheres / Jianjun Hu, Zhong Lu, Qiang Wang -- Nitrogen doped diamond like carbon thin films on PTFE for enhanced hemocompatibility / S. Srinivasan, Q. Yang, V.N. Vasilets -- Nanostructured nitride surface via advanced plasma nitriding and its applications / Sehoon Yoo, Yong-Ki Cho, Sang Gweon Kim, Sung-Wan Kim.