Calixarenes in the Nanoworld

Calixarenes have been widely exploited in all areas of supramolecular chemistry over the past three decades and many recent developments have concerned their applications in the production of chemical entities with the dimensions of nanometres, as in "nanochemistry".

Calixarenes in the Nanoworld....

• Relates calixarenes to nanochemistry key information for industries engaged in the production of high-tech materials.
• Provides a timely review of both what is known and the exciting prospects provided by calixarenes
• Contains several review articles which define the importance of calixarenes as reagents in nanochemistry.
  Calixarenes in the Nanoworld will be invaluable to students, academics, research institutions, and industries engaged in the production of high-tech materials.

Relates calixarenes to nanochemistry key information for industries engaged in the production of high-tech materials A timely review of both what is known and the exciting prospects provided by calixarenes Chapters define the importance of calixarenes as reagents in nanochemistry Calixarenes are used in many applications of supramolecular chemistry as the "molecules of choice" (useful reagents for nanochemistry), e.g. syntheses of calixarene derivatives functioning as molecular reactors, molecular syringes, molecular tubes,dendrimers,catenands, rotaxanes

Inhalt
Introductory chapter.- Calixdendrimers.- Molecular tubes derived of calixarenes.- Catenated calixarenes.- Capsules and catenands.- Calixarenes as Cluster Keepers.- Calixarenes and C60.- Calixarene-Based Nanoporous Supramolecular Architectures.- Calixarenes on molecular printboards: multivalent binding, surface patterning, and capsule formation.- Calixarene-based Supramolecular Materials for Sensing and Fixation of Gases.- Enzyme models.- Supramolecular and Biomimetic Properties of Peptido- and Glycocalixarenes.- Fluorescent calixarene-based sensors.- Nanoprotein sensing.- Pharmaceutical applications of calixarenes.