Perspectives of Fullerene Nanotechnology

Forewords; E. Osawa.
Plenary Lectures. 1. Past Present and Future of Fullerene Nanotubes: Buckytubes; D.T. Colbert, R.E. Smalley. 2. Novel Nanostructures: From Metal-Filled Carbon Nanotubes to MgO Nanoferns; N. Grobert, et al.
Overview. 3. Some Aspects of Fullerene Application; A. Ya. Vul'.
Nanotubular Structures. 4. Field Emission Microscopy of Carbon Nanotubes; Y. Saito, et al. 5. Carbon Nanotube Field Emission Display; S. Uemura. 6. Thin Film Carbon Nanotube Cathodes for Field Emission Flat Panel Display and Light Source Application; A.N. Obraztsov. 7. Pyrolytic Carbon Nanofibers and Nanotubes-Structure and Applications; M. Endo, et al. 8. From Conducting Polymers to Carbon Nanotubes: New Horizons in Plastic Microelectronics and Carbon Nanoelectronics; L. Dai. 9. Self-assembly of Inorganic Nanotubes Synthesized by the Chemical Transport Reaction; M. Remskar, et al. 10. Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes and Single-Wall Carbon Nanohorns; M. Yudasaka. 11. FT-ICT Reaction Experiments and Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Precursor Clusters for SWNTs; S. Maruyama.
Medical Applications. 12. Application and Commercial Prospects of Fullerenes ... etc.; U. Sagman. 13. Free Radical Scavenging and Photodynamic Functions of Micelle-like Hydrophilic Hexa(sulfobutyl)[60]fullerene (FC4S); Y. Chi, et al. 14. Nanomedicine: Fullerence and Carbon Nanotube Biology; S.R. Wilson. 15. Sonodynamic Effect of Polyethylene glycol-conjugated Fullerene on Tumor; Y. Tabata, et al.
Hard Carbons from C60. 16. Mechanical Properties of Polymerized, Amorphous, and Nanocrystalline Carbon Phases Prepared from Fullerite C60 under Pressure; A.G. Lyapin. 17. Ultrananocrystalline Diamond Films from Fullerene precursors; D.M. Gruen. 18. Properties and Applications of Superhard and Ultrahard Fullerites; V. Blank, et al.
New Source and Preparation of Fullerenes. 19. Role of Fullerene-like Structures in the Reactivity of Shungite Carbon as Used in New Materials with Advanced Properties; N.N. Rozhkova. 20. Formation of Nano-structured Carbons under Hydrothermal Conditions; Y. Gogotsi, et al.