776 Pages
by
CRC Press
776 Pages
by
CRC Press
776 Pages
by
CRC Press
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Supramolecular Polymers, Second Edition details assembly processes and structure-function correlation in natural and synthetic self-assembling materials, focusing on developments occurred over the past five years. The book highlights developments in the synthesis of complex structures, chemical design principles, and theoretical models of growth processes resulting in an increasingly accurate... Read more
PART I: THEORY AND STRUCTURE: Supramolecular Polymer Chemistry —Scope and Perspectives. Growth of Supramolecular Structures. Theory of Supramolecular Polymerization. Supramolecular Liquid Crystals: Simulation. Supramolecular Low-Molecular Weight Complexes and Supramolecular Side-Chain Polymers. Hydrogen-Bonded Supramolecular Polymers: Linear and Network Polymers and Self-Assembling Discotic Polymers. Dendrimeric Supramolecular and Supramacromolecular Assemblies. Polymers with Interwined Superstructures and Interlocked Structures. Theory of Block Copolymers. Assemblies in Complex Block Copolymer Systems. Microstructure and Crystallization of Rigid-Coil Comblike Polymers and Block Copolymers. PART II: PROPERTIES AND FUNCTIONS: DNA Structures and their Applications in Nanotechnology. Soluble Amphiphilic Nanostructures and Potential Applications. Supramolecular Properties of Polymers for Plastic Electronics. Supramolecular Polymers in Action. Columnar, Helical, and Tubular Supramolecular Polymers. Crystalline Bacterial Cell Surface Layers (S-Layers): A Versatile Self-Assembly System. Self-Assembled Monolayers (SAMs) and Synthesis of Planar Micro- and Nanostructures. Layered Polyelectrolyte Assemblies. Molecular Imprinting. Protein Polymerization and Polymer Dynamics Approach to Functional Systems. Force Generation by Cellular Polymers. Index.
Biography
Alberto Ciferri
