The book series Nanomaterials for the Life Sciences, provides an in-depth overview of all nanomaterial types and their uses in the life sciences. Each volume is dedicated to a specific material class and covers fundamentals, synthesis and characterization strategies, structure-property relationships and biomedical applications. The series brings nanomaterials to the life scientists and life science to the materials scientists so that synergies are seen and developed to the fullest.

Volume 9: Carbon Nanomaterials

This volume describes Carbon Nanomaterials, from syntheses to characterization, as well as their application to the Life Sciences, Carbon Nanomaterials can be used in a variety of fields, from tissue engineering to cancer treatment.

Written by international experts of the various facets of this exciting field of research, the ten volumes of this single source of information comprehensively cover the complete range of nanomaterials for medical, biological and cybernetic applications. The series is aimed at scientists of the following disciplines: biology, chemistry, materials science, physics, bioengineering, and medicine, together with cell biology, biomedical engineering, pharmaceutical chemistry, and toxicology, both in academia and fundamental research as well as in pharmaceutical companies.