NanoCarbon 2011: Selected works from the Brazilian Carbon Meeting (Carbon Nanostructures Book 3)

This book presents highlighted results coming up from NanoCarbon2011, a Brazilian Carbon event. The topics cover the latest advances in Brazilian basic and applied research related to different carbon materials. The chapters address reviews on their fundamental and outstanding properties and describe various classes of new promising high-tech applications for carbon materials. Front Matter....Pages i-viii Review of Field Emission from Carbon Nanotubes: Highlighting Measuring Energy Spread....Pages 1-32 Synthesis and Characterisation of Carbon Nanocomposites....Pages 33-47 Performance of Ni/MgAl 2 O 4 Catalyst Obtained by a Metal-Chitosan Complex Method in Methane Decomposition Reaction with Production of Carbon Nanotubes....Pages 49-63 The Use of Nanostructures for DNA Transfection....Pages 65-76 Applications of Carbon Nanotubes in Oncology....Pages 77-96 CNTs/TiO 2 Composites....Pages 97-111 Synthesis of Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotubes by CVD Technique: A Review....Pages 113-124 Thermoset Three-Component Composite Systems Using Carbon Nanotubes....Pages 125-140

Preface Review of Field Emission from Carbon Nanotubes: Highlighting measuring energy spread Synthesis and characterisation of carbon nanocomposites Performance of Ni/MgAl2O4 Catalyst Obtained by a Metal-Chitosan Complex Method in Methane Decomposition Reaction with Production of Carbon Nanotubes The use of nanostructures for DNA transfection Applications of Carbon Nanotubes in Oncology CNTs/TiO2 composites Synthesis of vertically aligned carbon nanotubes by CVD Technique: A Review Thermoset Three-Component Composite Systems using Carbon nantoubes.

. Annotation This book presents results from NanoCarbon2011, a Brazilian Carbon event, covering advances in basic and applied research in various carbon materials. It reviews fundamental and outstanding properties and describes promising new applications for carbon materials