Molecules at Work - Selfassembly, Nanomaterials, Molecular Machinery

This book contains the contributions of selected young chemists from the field of nanotechnology and material sciences. The contributionsare grouped under the following umbrella topics:Self assemblyNanomaterialsMolecular MachineryThis volume is an indispensable read for all materials scientists, organic, and inorganic chemists, Ph.D. students in chemistry andmaterial sciences interested in seeing what tomorrow's chemistry will look like.

List of contents

PREFACEPART I: Self AssemblyYOCTOLITER-SIZED VESSELS AS POTENTIAL BIOLOGICAL MODELSIntroductionCavities on Glass Plates and Gold SurfacesPreparation and Confirmation of Rigid Yoctowell CavityMolecular SortingYoctowell-Based Molecular Recognition EventsConclusionSWITCHABLE HOST-GUEST INTERACTIONS OF SUPRAMOLECULAR RINGS AND CAGESIntroductionHost - Guest ChemistrySwitching in Supramolecular SystemsNatural ParagonsTypes of External Input and Methods for AnalysisConclusionPART II: Nano MaterialsTAILORED GRAPHENE-TYPE MOLECULES BY CHEMICAL SYNTHESISIntroductionSynthetic Concepts toward Expanded PAHs - NanographenesConclusion and OutlookANALYZING THE SURFACE AREA PROPERTIES OF MICROPOROUS MATERIALSIntroductionMicroporous MaterialsPorosity Porous Materials and Calculating Surface AreasSummaryNANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS BASED ON CORE-SUBSTITUTED NAPHTHALENE DIIMIDESIntroductionSynthesis of Novel cNDI DerivativesElectron TransferSupramolecular Self-Assembly of cNDIConclusionMETAL PHOSPHIDES: FROM CHEMIST'S ODDITIES TO DESIGNED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALSIntroductionBulk Metal Phosphides: A Long HistoryWhite Phosphorus for the Low-Temperature Synthesis of Metal Phosphide Nanoparticles'ARTIFICIAL SUPERMOLECULE': PROGRESS IN THE STUDY OF II - V COLLOIDAL SEMICONDUCTOR NANOCRYSTALSIntroductionOptical Properties of II - V NanocrystalsSynthesis of II - V NanocrystalsConclusions and OutlookLUMINESCENT DENDRIMERSIntroductionIntrinsic Photochemical and Photophysical Properties of Organic DendrimersEnergy Transfer and Energy Upconversion in Multichromophoric DendrimersDendrimers as Ligands for Metal IonsSelf-AssemblyDendrimers as Photoswitchable HostsConclusion and PerspectivesFABRICATION OF ULTRAMICROPOROUS SILICA MEMBRANES FOR PERVAPORATION AND GAS SEPARATIONUltramicroporous Silica MembranesMxOy - Silica MembraneHybrid Organic-Silica MembranesPerspectives in the Fabrication and Application of Silica MembranesNEW DIRECTIONS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CANCER: FROM METAL COMPLEXES TO NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALSIntroductionMetal Complexes in Cancer TreatmentNanostructured Materials in Cancer TreatmentsPART III: Molecular MachineryMOLECULAR ROTORS IMAGING INTRACELLULAR VISCOSITYIntroductionTheoretical Background Biological Applications of Molecular RotorsConclusions and OutlookSURFACE-FUNCTIONALIZED INORGANIC COLLOIDAL NANOCRYSTALS IN FUNCTIONALNANOCOMPOSITE MATERIALS FOR MICROFABRICATIONIntroductionColloidal Nanocrystals: Properties, Synthesis, and Surface FunctionalizationNC-Based Nanocomposites for Microfabrication Conclusions and Future PerspectivesFLUORESCENCE SENSING OF TEMPERATURE AND OXYGEN WITH FULLERENESIntroductionThermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence: Fundamental AspectsSensing ApplicationsConclusions and Future PerspectivesGOING BEYOND GLUCOSE SENSING WITH BORONIC ACID RECEPTORSIntroductionIndicator Displacement Assays for the Detection of Sugars Glucose Sensing with Boronic Acid ReceptorsSolution-Phase Sensor Arrays with Boronic-Acid-Appended Bipyridinium SaltsCarbohydrate-Active Enzyme AssaysBoronic-Acid-Appended Bipyridinium Salts at Work - NOVOSIDESConclusions and PerspectivesDESIGN OF NOVEL IRIDIUM COMPLEXES TO OBTAIN STABLE AND EFFICIENT LIGHT-EMITTING ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLSBrief History of Electroluminescence and Optoelectronic DevicesLight-Emitting Electrochemical Cells: Motivation and DefinitionIonic Transition-Metal Complexes Based on Ir(III) Metal Core for LECsStrategies to Design Iridium(III) Complexes for Highly Efficient LECsStrategies to Design Iridium(III) Complexes for Highly Stable LECsOutlook and ConclusionsPHOTOCHEMICALLY DRIVEN MOLECULAR DEVICES AND MACHINESIntroductionSwitches and Logic GatesMolecular MachinesConclusions

About the author

Bruno Pignataro, born in Bologna in 1972, is Professor of Physical Chemistry at the University of Palermo. He received his degree in chemistry in 1995 from the University of Catania and his PhD in materials science five years later. He has helped establish a wide network of international collaborations and organized more than 10 meetings at national and international level, including coordinating the Young Chemists Group of the Italian Chemical Society and chairing the 1st and the 2nd European Young Chemist Award. He is a referee for several leading chemistry and materials journals, has more than 50 scientific publications and about 80 conference communications to his name, along with several invited lectures.§Professor Pignataros research interests focus on the related fields of the physical chemistry of molecular surfaces and soft nanotechnologies. He is in the Editorial Board of Chemistry Central Journal, is editing by La Chimica e l'Industria a new heading on Critical Reviews and also acted as the editor of the recently published book, 'Tommorow's Chemistry Today: Concepts in Nanoscience, Organic Materials and Environmental Chemistry', which provides an overview of rising young scientists in the fields of organic materials, nanotechnology and environmental chemistry.

Summary

This book contains the contributions of selected young chemists from the field of nanotechnology and material sciences. The contributions
are grouped under the following umbrella topics:

Self assembly
Nanomaterials
Molecular Machinery

This volume is an indispensable read for all materials scientists, organic, and inorganic chemists, Ph.D. students in chemistry and
material sciences interested in seeing what tomorrow's chemistry will look like.

Product details

• Authors: Bruno Pignataro
• Assisted by: Brun Pignataro (Editor), Bruno Pignataro (Editor)
• Publisher: Wiley-VCH
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.04.2012
• EAN: 9783527330935
• ISBN: 978-3-527-33093-5
• No. of pages: 392
• Dimensions: 172 mm x 245 mm x 24 mm
• Weight: 912 g
• Illustrations: 150 SW-Abb., 30 Farbabb., 12 Tabellen
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Chemistry; Chemie, Nanotechnologie, Anorganische Chemie, Organische Chemie, ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, chemistry, Materialwissenschaften, Nanotechnology, Materials science, Inorganic Chemistry, Nanomaterialien, Nanomaterials, Nanomaterial, Nanostrukturiertes Material, Poröser Stoff, Poröse Materialien, Porous Materials