| Chapter No. | Chapter Title | Chapter Author | Page No. |
| Section A | | |
| Basics of Nanotechnology | | |
| 1 | Nanotechnology --Introduction | | 1 |
| 2 | Scope of Nanotechnology | | 11 |
| 3 | Nanoparticle Synthesis | | 29 |
| 4 | Biosafety and Ethical Concern with Nanotechnology | | 46 |
| Section B | | |
| Techniques of Nanoparticles Characterization | | |
| 5 | Ultraviolet and Visible Absorption Spectroscopy | | 58 |
| 6 | Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy | | 70 |
| 7 | Particle Size Analyzer | | 87 |
| 8 | Ultrasonication | | 100 |
| 9 | Ultracentrifuge | | 106 |
| 10 | Transmission Election Microscopy | | 113 |
| 11 | Scanning Electron Microscope | | 134 |
| 12 | Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry | | 148 |
| 13 | X-ray Diffraction | | 161 |
| 14 | Atomic Force Microscopy | | 182 |
| 15 | Lithography | | 198 |
