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Silicon Versus Carbon

Fundamental Nanoprocesses, Nanobiotechnology and Risks Assessment

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 2009

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Editors:
  1. Yuri Magarshak

    1. MathTech, Inc., Brooklyn, USA

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  2. Sergey Kozyrev

    1. Center for Advanced Studies of Saint Petersburg State Polytechnical University, Saint Petersburg, Russia

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  3. Ashok K. Vaseashta

    1. Nanomaterials Processing and Characterization Laboratories, Graduate Program in Physical Sciences, Huntington, USA
      Institute of Advanced Sciences Convergence, Huntington, USA

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  • Will be of considerable value as a secondary text for universities currently offering courses in nanotechnology
  • Constitutes a valuable source of information on nanostructured materials for those interested in the related aspects of the field, such as nano-biotechnology, environmental friendly nanotechnologies, environmental and biological risks of nanobiotechnology, nanobionics and hybrid organic-silicon nanodevices

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Table of contents (26 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Is “Silicate Life” Possible?

    • L. Gribov, V. Baranov, Yu. Magarshak
    Pages 1-8

  3. Nanocarbon Technologies: Prospects and Risks

    • S. Kozyrev, P. Yakutseni
    Pages 9-18

  4. Advanced Environment Friendly Nanotechnologies

    • O. Figovsky, D. Beilin, N. Blank
    Pages 19-30

  5. Novel Environment Friendly Method of Preparing Nanoreinforced Composites Based on Metallic, Ceramic and Polymer Matrixes – Superdeep Penetration

    • S. Usherenko, O. Figovsky
    Pages 31-54

  6. Sdp Technology for “Green” Technology of Metallic Reinforced Nanocomposites

    • J. Owsik, S. Usherenko
    Pages 55-75

  7. Substantiation of International Nanomaterials Security Group Creation

    • A. Sosnov, S. Sadovnikov, S. Panfilov, Yu. Magarshak
    Pages 77-84

  8. Matter Structuring in Nano Scales and Fundamental Constants of Physics

    • E. Kapuscik
    Pages 85-94

  9. Size Evolution of Nanoclusters: Comparison Between the Phase Diagram and Properties of MO–S and Carbon Nanoparticles

    • R. Tenne
    Pages 95-104

  10. Nanomaterials Nexus in Environmental, Human Health, and Sustainability

    • A. Vaseashta
    Pages 105-118

  11. Nanotechnology and Quasicrystals: From Self-Assembly to Photonic Applications

    • R. Lifshitz
    Pages 119-136

  12. Oscillations of Polarized Charge in Solution of Salt in Polar Dielectric: Possible Application in Element and Isotope Separation in Biology and Nanotechnology

    • M. Kazaryan, I. Shamanin, N. Melnik, I. Lomov, S. Dolgopolov, A. Lobanov
    Pages 137-148

  13. On the Possible Influence of Resonance Conversion on Formation of the Organic Structures

    • F. Karpeshin, Yu. Magarshak
    Pages 149-164

  14. Field Driven Current in Nonlinear Low-Dimensional Nanosystems

    • L. Brizhik, A. Eremko, B. Piette, W. Zakrzewski
    Pages 165-184

  15. The Impact of Novel Technologies on the Environment Throughout History

    • P. Ilyinskii
    Pages 185-198

  16. Nanotechnoscience as a Cluster of the Different Natural and Engineering Theories and Nanoethics

    • V. Gorokhov, H. Lenk
    Pages 199-222

  17. Risk in Decision-Oriented and Self-Changing Society

    • G. Bechmann
    Pages 223-238

  18. Technology-Induced Risks in History

    • Ya. Rabkin
    Pages 239-248

  19. Nanotechnology: Perspective for Future and Nanorisks

    • V. Gorokhov, V. Stepin
    Pages 249-268

  20. Evaluation of Sustainability of the Carbon and Silicon Ecosystem: From Nanoparticles to Macroworld

    • V. Dolin
    Pages 269-283
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Even though there is no generally accepted definition of nanotechnologies to be defined as distinct discipline there is an emerging consensus that their advent and development is a growing in importance factor of the contemporary and future technological civilization. One of these most fundamental issues we are confronted with is the compatibility with life itself. From single cell organisms to humans, carbon is a key building block of all molecular structures of life. In contrast the man created electronic industry to build on other elements, of which silicon is the most common. Both carbon and silicon create molecular chains, although different in their internal structure. All life is built from carbon-based chains. As long as the man built technological products do not directly interfere with the physiology of life the associated risks from them are relatively easy to identify. They are primarily in the environmental pollution and the possibility of upsetting the natural balance of biocoenosis, on a planetary scale. The basic life functions are still not directly subverted. We can use TV, computers, drive cars and use other technological utilities without fear of direct interference with our cellular functions. This is in particular because all these technological utilities are many orders of magnitude larger than typical scales of biological activity. Most of biological activity, from fermentative catalysis to DNA replication takes place on nanoscale. The situation is radically different when the technological goals are building nanoscale size products. All biological processes take place on nanoscale.

Editors and Affiliations

  • MathTech, Inc., Brooklyn, USA

    Yuri Magarshak

  • Center for Advanced Studies of Saint Petersburg State Polytechnical University, Saint Petersburg, Russia

    Sergey Kozyrev

  • Nanomaterials Processing and Characterization Laboratories, Graduate Program in Physical Sciences, Huntington, USA

    Ashok K. Vaseashta

  • Institute of Advanced Sciences Convergence, Huntington, USA

    Ashok K. Vaseashta

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