This first truly comprehensive work on this hot topic in divided into two easy-to-follow and clearly structured volumes. The first covers the fundamentals while the second volume illustrates a wide range of different applications, including self-cleaning glass, tiles, textiles, paints, and antibacterial materials.
A one-stop guide to the field for PhD students and postdocs, as well as researchers in academia and industry.

Akira Fujishima is the President of the Science University of Tokyo. He received his Ph.D. at the University of Tokyo in 1971, then taught at Kanagawa University for four years and then moved to the University of Tokyo, becoming a Full Professor in 1986. In 2003, he took on the position of Chairman at the Kanagawa Academy of Science and Technology. He has published over 750 original papers, 440 review articles and holds 280 patents. His awards include the Heinz Gerischer Award (European Section, Electrochemical Society, 2003), the Medal with a Purple Ribbon (2003), the Japan Prize (2004), the National Commendation for Invention Award (2006), and the Kanagawa Culture Award (2006). In 2005, he was appointed a Special University Professor Emeritus of the University of Tokyo. From 2006 to 2008, he was the President of the Chemical Society of Japan. In 2009, he was appointed as a member of Academiae Europaeae.

Hiroshi Irie is a Professor in the Clean Energy Research Center at the University of Yamanashi, Kofu, Japan. He received his B.E. and M.E. degrees from Tokyo Institute of Technology in 1992 and 1994, respectively. He then worked at Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd. as a research engineer. In 2000, he received his Ph.D. degree from the University of Tokyo in the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies. He then was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Tokyoand a research staff member at Kanagawa Academy of Science and Technology. He joined University of Tokyo as a Research Associate in 2001 and became an Associate Professor at the University of Tokyo from 2006 and 2008, respectively. He was promoted to a full professor in 2009 at Clean Energy Research Center in University of Yamanashi.

Xintong Zhang is a Professor of Materials Physics and Chemistry at Northeast Normal University, Changchun, China. He obtained his Ph.D. in 1998 from Jilin University. He joined the group of Professor Akira Fujishima, at the University of Tokyo in 2001, and spent six years with Professor Fujishima, including four years at Kanagawa Academy of Science and Technology.

Donald A. Tryk is a Professor in the Fuel Cell Nanomaterials Center at the University of Yamanashi, Kofu, Japan. He obtained his Ph.D. in 1980 from the University of New Mexico (USA) and joined Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (USA), working with the late Prof. Ernest Yeager. Starting in 1995, he spent six fruitful years in the research group of Professor Akira Fujishima. Later, he worked with Professors Carlos Cabrera and Yasuyuki Ishikawa at the University of Puerto Rico and with Professor Haruo Inoue at Tokyo Metropolitan University.

VOLUME I
Introduction: Photoprocesses Overview
Mechanisms of Photo-Induced Oxidative Decomposition
Reaction Mechanisms for TiO2 Powder Photocatalyzed Systems
Mechanism of Photoinduced Superhydrophilicity
Theoretical Investigation on Optical Signatures and Photochemical Properties of Photocatalytic Tio2 Surfaces
Scientific Evaluation Methods in Photocatalysis
Photocatalyst Activity Indicator Inks (PAII's)
Fabrication of TiO2 Thin Films By Solution Processes and Preparation of Coating Solutions
Morphology Control of TiO2 Particles Towards Highly Active Decomposition Under UV or Visible Light
Development of Visible-Light-Driven Superhydrophilic Thin Films
Nitrogen Doping Into TiO2 and Loading of Cocatalysts Towards Enhanced Photooxidation Under Visible Light
Electronic States in Pure and Doped Anatase Tio2
Visible Light Photocatalysis Through Transition Metal Halide Modification
Metal Ion Grafts Towards Visible-Light Response
Lotus Effect and Related Surface Phenomena -
Discovering A Biological Key Innovation for Biomimetic Super-Hydrophobicity and Self-Cleaning
Self-Cleaning of Plant Leaves and Bioinspired Super-Antiwetting Surfaces
Self-Cleaning Dry Adhesives

VOLUME II
Self-Cleaning Glass in Urban Environment
Self-Cleaning Glass
Nbxoy Nanosheet Film for Self-Cleaning Glass
Self-Cleaning Coated Fabrics for Architectural Membrane Structures
Photocatalytic Mediated Self-Cleaning of Natural and Artificial Fibers Under Daylight Irradiation at Ambient Temperature
Application of Self-Cleaning Ceramic and Glass Insulators for Electricity Transmission
Tio2-Ag Antibacterial Coating for Biomedical Uses
Tio2 Nanotubes and Their Photocatalytic Applications
Anti-Bioadhesive Materials
No Ice Left Behind
Surface Factors for Static/Dynamic Hydrophobicity and Their Evaluation
Superhydrophobic Anticorrosion Coatings
Regenerable Hydrophobic-Hydrophilic Patterned Surfaces for Printing