Applications of Supramolecular Chemistry
Features
- Provides a comprehensive overview of supramolecular chemistry applications
- Covers the most significant technologies, including biotechnology, decontamination, environmental control, and intelligent materials
- Presents a comprehensive introduction for both newcomers to the field and for specialists
- Describes promising as well as already established techniques
Summary
Applications of Supramolecular Chemistry introduces the use of non-covalent interactions and molecular recognition for many fields. Applications include the analysis of technically, medically, and environmentally important chemical compounds, their separation, purification and removal, and the design of new materials, including supramolecular electronics. The book also explores biological interactions and applications in the food and textile industries.
Table of Contents
Introduction and Overview
Hans-Jorg Schneider
Inorganic Analytes and Sensors
Enrique Garcia-Espana, M. Teresa Albelda, and Juan C. Frias
Organic and Biological Analytes
Hans-Jorg Schneider
Potentiometric Ion Sensors: Host–Guest Supramolecular Chemistry in Ionophore-Based Ion-Selective Membranes
Erno Lindner, Robert E. Gyurcsanyi, and Erno Pretsch
Supramolecular Self-Assembly Governed Molecularly Imprinted Polymers for Selective Chemical Sensing
Agnieszka Pietrzyk-Le, Chandra K. C. Bikram, Francis D’Souza, and Wlodzimierz Kutner
Supramolecular Chromatography
Volker Schurig
Industrial and Environmental Applications: Separation and Purification
Hans-Jorg Schneider
Chemomechanical Materials
Hans-Jorg Schneider
Supramolecular Structures in Organic Electronics
Dirk Beckmann and Klaus Mullen
Molecular Tectonics: An Approach to Crystal Engineering
Mir Wais Hosseini
Supramolecular Complex Design and Function for Photodynamic Therapy and Solar Energy Conversion via Hydrogen Production: Common Requirements for Molecular Architectures for Varied Light-Activated Processes
Jing Wang, Shamindri Arachchige, and Karen J. Brewer
Supramolecular Polymers
Brent E. Dial and Ken D. Shimizu
Supramolecular Hydrogels for Soft Nanotechnology
Hsin-Chieh Lin and Bing Xu
Supramolecular Drug-Delivery Systems
Andreas Mohr and Rainer Haag
Proteins and Nucleic Acids Targeting
Laura Baldini, Francesco Sansone, Alessandro Casnati, and Rocco Ungaro
Gadolinium(III) Complexes–Based Supramolecular Aggregates as Magnetic Resonance Imaging Contrast Agents
Antonella Accardo, Diego Tesauro, and Giancarlo Morelli
Applications in the Food and Textile Industries
Hans-Jurgen Buschmann
Index
Author Bio(s)
Hans-Jorg Schneider is a Professor of Organic Chemistry at the Universitat des Saarlandes, Germany.
Editorial Reviews
"The time is ripe for the present volume, which gathers thorough presentations of the numerous actually realized or potentially accessible applications of supramolecular chemistry by a number of the leading figures in the field. The variety of topics covered is witness to the diversity of the approaches and the areas of implementation…a broad and timely panorama of the field assembling an eminent roster of contributors."
—Jean-Marie Lehn, 1987 Noble Prize Winner in Chemistry
