ABSTRACT
It is now well-established that the unique combination of small size, exotic properties and processability of nanoparticles and nanocomposites open the possibility to their use in many technological applications.1 Furthermore, as the size reduces into the nanometer range, the materials have sizes that place them at dimensions comparable to those of a virus, a protein or a gene (Fig. 10.1).2 It seems, thus, rather normal the growing interest in the emerging field of bionanotechnology.3
