Carbon Nanofibers

15 Chapter 15Figure 15.1 Schematic representation of the use of tissue engineering on a scaff...Figure 15.2 (a) Single-walled carbon nanotube and (b) Multi-walled carbon nanotu...Figure 15.3 Standard Raman spectra of SWCNT showing RBM, D-Mode and HEM (Source:...Figure 15.4 Starch-iodine complex with CNT.Figure 15.5 Schematic illustrating the biocompatibility of platelets with carbon...Figure 15.6 Osteoblast cells cultured on SWNTs (Source: Zanello et al. , 2006).

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2 Table of Contents

3 Title Page

4 Copyright

5 Dedication

6 Foreword

7 Preface

8 Begin Reading

9 Index

10 Also of Interest

11 End User License Agreement

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