Supramolecular Nanotechnology

Supramolecular Nanotechnology Provides up-to-date coverage of both current knowledge and new developments in the dynamic and interdisciplinary field of supramolecular nanotechnology

In recent years, supramolecular nanotechnology has revolutionized research in chemistry, physics, and materials science. These easily manipulated molecular units enable the synthesis of novel nanomaterials for use in a wide range of current and potential applications including electronics, sensors, drug delivery, and imaging.

Supramolecular Nanotechnology presents a state-of-the-art overview of functional self-assembling nanomaterials based on organic and polymeric molecules. Featuring contributions by an international panel of experts in the field, this comprehensive volume covers the design of self-assembled materials, their synthesis and diverse fabrication methods, the characterization of supramolecular architectures, and current and emerging applications in chemistry, biology, and medicine. Detailed chapters discuss the synthesis of peptide-based supramolecular structures and polymeric self-assembling materials, their characterization, advanced microscopy techniques, nanostructures made of porphyrins, polyelectrolytes, silica, their application in catalysis and cancer, atomistic and coarse-grained simulations, and more.

• Presents cutting-edge research on rationally designed, self-assembled supramolecular structures
• Discusses the impact of supramolecular nanotechnology on current and future research and technology
• Highlights applications of self-assembled supramolecular systems in catalysis, biomedical imaging, cancer therapies, and regenerative medicine
• Provides synthetic strategies for preparing the molecular assemblies and various characterization techniques for assessing the supramolecular morphology

• Describes theoretical modeling and simulation techniques for analyzing supramolecular nanostructures
  Supramolecular Nanotechnology: Advanced Design of Self-Assembled Functional Materials is essential reading for materials scientists and engineers, polymer and organic chemists, pharmaceutical scientists, molecular physicists and biologists, and chemical engineers.

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  Omar Azzaroni is Adjunct Professor of Physical Chemistry at the Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina. After his PhD in chemistry 2004, he carried out postdoctoral studies at the University of Cambridge, UK, and the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Germany. He is currently a fellow of the Argentinian National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET) and head of the Soft Matter Laboratory at the Universidad Nacional de La Plata. His research interests include nanostructured hybrid interfaces, supra- and macromolecular materials science and soft nanotechnology. Martin Conda-Sheridan is Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, USA. He received his BSc in chemistry from Brigham Young University, a MSc degree in chemistry from the University of Utah, and his PhD degree in medicinal chemistry and molecular pharmacology from Purdue University. Thereafter, he performed postdoctoral research at Northwestern University. He started his independent career at UNMC in 2015. Professor Conda-Sheridan has authored more than 30 scientific publications and is a recipient of the National Science Foundation Career Award.