Perspectives of Fullerene Nanotechnology

I. Plenary Lectures.- Past, Present and Future of Fullerene Nanotubes: Buckytubes.- Novel Nanostructures: from Metal-Filled Carbon Nanotubes to MgO Nanoferns.- II. Overview.- Some Aspects of Fullerene Application.- Commercial Production of Fullerenes and Carbon Nanotubes.- III. Nanotubular Structures.- Field Emission Microscopy of Carbon Nanotubes.- Carbon Nanotube Field Emission Display.- Thin Film Carbon Nanotube Cathodes for Field Emission Flat Panel Display and Light Source Application.- Pyrolytic Carbon Nanofibers and Nanotubes: Structure and Applications.- From Conducting Polymers to Carbon Nanotubes: New Horizons in Plastic Microelectronics and Carbon Nanoelectronics.- Self-assembly of Inorganic Nanotubes Synthesized by the Chemical Transport Reaction.- Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes and Single-Wall Carbon Nanohorns.- FT-ICR Reaction Experiments and Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Precursor Clusters for SWNTs.- IV. Medical Applications.- Application and Commercial Prospects of Fullerenes in Medicine and Biology.- Nanomedicine: Fullerene and Carbon Nanotube Biology.- Free Radical Scavenging and Photodynamic Functions of Micelle-like Hydrophile Hexa(sulfobutyl)fullerene (FC4S).- Sonodynamic Effect of Polyethylene glycol-conjugated Fullerene on Tumor.- V. Hard Carbons from C60.- Mechanical Properties of Polymerized, Amorphous, and Nanocrystalline Carbon Phases Prepared from Fullerite C60 under Pressure.- Ultrananocrystalline Diamond Films from Fullerene Precursors.- Properties and Applications of Superhard and Ultrahard Fullerites.- VI. New Source and Preparation of Fullerenes.- Role of Fullerene-like Structures in the Reactivity of Shungite Carbon as Used in New Materials with Advanced Properties.- Formation of Nanostructured Carbons under Hydrothermal Conditions.- VII. Developmental Reports.- Advanced Thermal Protection Coating Using Fullerenes.- Ablative and Flame-Retardant Properties of Fullerenes.- Gas-Phase Hydrogenation of Fullernes.- Hydrogenation of Alkali Metal-Doped Fullerenes.- Unique Fullerene-Based Highly Microporous Carbons for Gas Storage.- Use of Fullerenes and Carbon Nanotubes for Fabrication of Efficient Electron Field Emitters.- Aligned Carbon-Nanotubes for Sensor Applications.- Carbon Nanotube-Polycarbonate Composites.- Physical Hydrogen Storage on Nanotubes and Nanocarbon Materials.- Nanotubes as Anode Material for Lithium-ion Batteries.- Fullerene Materials for Lithium-ion Battery Applications.