1. Contents

   Table of Contents Pages: 1 - 4

2. Nanotechnology in Australia – Towards a National Initiative

   • Vijoleta Braach-Maksvytis

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1 - 7

3. Coherence and Divergence of Megatrends in Science and Engineering

   • M.C. Roco

   OriginalPaper Pages: 9 - 19

4. Mixing and Characterization of Nanosized Powders: An Assessment of Different Techniques

   • Dongguang Wei
   • Rajesh Dave
   • Robert Pfeffer

   OriginalPaper Pages: 21 - 41

5. Gas-phase Crystallization of Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles

   • P.P. Ahonen
   • A. Moisala
   • E.I. Kauppinen

   OriginalPaper Pages: 43 - 52

6. Preparation of Aromatic Polycarbonate Nanoparticles using Supercritical Carbon Dioxide

   • Jun-Young Lee
   • Cheong-Hun Song
   • Jung-Hyun Kim

   OriginalPaper Pages: 53 - 59

7. A Hybrid Sectional-moment Model for Coagulation and Phase Segregation in Binary Liquid Nanodroplets

   • Y. Efendiev
   • H. Struchtrup
   • M.R. Zachariah

   OriginalPaper Pages: 61 - 72

8. Preparation and Characterization of P(MAA-g-EG) Nanospheres for Protein Delivery Applications

   • Madeline Torres-Lugo
   • Nicholas A. Peppas

   OriginalPaper Pages: 73 - 81

9. Structure of Carbon-coated or Silicon-oxide-coated ZnTe, ZnSe and ZnS Nanoparticles Produced by Gas Evaporation Technique

   • T. Tanigaki
   • Y. Saito
   • C. Kaito

   OriginalPaper Pages: 83 - 90

10. Characteristics of Fe₂O₃ Nanoparticles Prepared by Heat Treatment of a Nonaqueous Powder Precipitate

    • P. Deb
    • T. Biswas
    • S. Mazumder

    OriginalPaper Pages: 91 - 97

11. Melting Behavior of Organic Nanocrystals Grown in Sol–gel Matrices

    • N. Sanz
    • A. Boudet
    • A. Ibanez

    OriginalPaper Pages: 99 - 105

12. Preparation and Mechanical Properties of Fe₃Al Nanostructured Intermetallics

    • Hao Chuncheng
    • Cui Zuolin
    • Zhang Zhikun

    OriginalPaper Pages: 107 - 110

13. Spray Freeze-drying – The Process of Choice for Low Water Soluble Drugs?

    • H. Leuenberger

    OriginalPaper Pages: 111 - 119

14. Enzymatic Degradation of Dynasan 114 SLN – Effect of Surfactants and Particle Size

    • Carsten Olbrich
    • Oliver Kayser
    • Rainer Helmut Müller

    OriginalPaper Pages: 121 - 129

15. A Scalable Process for Production of Single-walled Carbon Nanotubes (SWNTs) by Catalytic Disproportionation of CO on a Solid Catalyst

    • D.E. Resasco
    • W.E. Alvarez
    • A. Borgna

    OriginalPaper Pages: 131 - 136

16. Hybrid Nanoparticle Film Material

    • B. Raguse
    • J. Herrmann
    • V. Braach-Maksvytis

    OriginalPaper Pages: 137 - 143

17. Microscopic and Macroscopic Structures of Carbon Nanotubes Produced by Pyrolysis of Iron Phthalocyanine

    • Shaoming Huang
    • Liming Dai

    OriginalPaper Pages: 145 - 155

18. Nanoparticle-doped Polymer Foils for Use in Solar Control Glazing

    • G.B. Smith
    • C.A. Deller
    • W.K. Fisher

    OriginalPaper Pages: 157 - 165

19. Degradation Studies of Polyolefins Incorporating Transparent Nanoparticulate Zinc Oxide UV Stabilizers

    • A. Ammala
    • A.J. Hill
    • T.W. Turney

    OriginalPaper Pages: 167 - 174

20. Nanoscience in Latin America

    OriginalPaper Pages: 175 - 177

21. Fine Particles: Synthesis, Characterization, and Mechanisms of Growth. Edited by T. Sugimoto, Surfactant Science Series, Vol. 92

    • Dinesh O. Shah

    BookReview Pages: 179 - 179

22. Future Conferences and Symposia (June 2002–)

    Announcement Pages: 181 - 183