chapter 1 Structures and Properties of Carbon Nanotubes / chapter 2 Computational Nanotechnology of Carbon Nanotubes / chapter 3 Growth of Carbon Nanotubes by Arc Discharge and Laser Ablation -- chapter 4 Growth: CVD and PECVD / chapter 5 Characterization Techniques in Carbon Nanotube Research / chapter 6 Applications in Scanning Probe Microscopy / chapter 7 Nanoelectronics Applications / chapter 8 Field Emission / chapter 9 Carbon Nanotube Applications: Chemical and Physical Sensors / chapter 10 Applications: Biosensors / chapter 11 Applications: Composites / chapter 12 Other Applications