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Molecular Materials
Preparation, Characterization, and Applications
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Book Description
The field of molecular materials research looks at the preparation and characterization of potentially useful materials with enhanced physical, chemical, and biomedical properties. Molecular Materials: Preparation, Characterization, and Applications discusses the cutting-edge interdisciplinary research in the area of advanced molecular-based materials. This book explores multiple aspects of molecular materials, including their synthesis and characterization, and gives information on their application in various fields.
Table of Contents
Contents
Preface
Editors
Contributors
Section I Polymers (Organic/Inorganic)
Chapter 1 Polyelectrolyte-Templated Langmuir/Langmuir–Blodgett Films
Lasya Maganti, Sonika Sharma, and T. P. Radhakrishnan
Chapter 2 Porphyrin-Based Functional Nanomaterials and Their Functionalities
Sadananda Mandal and Amitava Patra
Chapter 3 Solubility of Conjugated Polymers: Current Status and Future Prospects and Strategies
Crystal A. Young, Andrew C. Jamison, and T. Randall Lee
Section II Self-Assembly of Nanocrystals/Supramolecular Architectures
Chapter 4 Geometry and Entropy: New Tools for Assembling Hierarchical Mesoscale Structures from Nanoscale Assemblies of Molecules
Timothy S. Gehan and D. Venkataraman
Chapter 5 Assemblies of Organic and Inorganic Molecular Systems on Solid Substrates
K. Chakrapani and S. Sampath
Chapter 6 Nanoparticles of Organic Conductors
Dominique de Caro, Christophe Faulmann, and Lydie Valade
Section III Nanostructures/Metal Oxides
Chapter 7 Metal Silicate and Phosphate Nanomaterials
Pratap Vishnoi and Ramaswamy Murugavel
Chapter 8 Molecular Tools for Controlling Nanoparticle Size/Morphologies
Puspanjali Sahu, Jayesh Shimpi, and B. L. V. Prasad
Chapter 9 Synthesis of Nano- and Microcrystallites of Metals Using Metal-Organic Precursors
Giridhar U. Kulkarni, Gangaiah Mettela, and S. Kiruthika
Section IV Devices
Chapter 10 Molecular Materials for Organic Field-Effect Transistors
Takehiko Mori
Chapter 11 Biomedical Microdevices
Sharon Y. Wong, Mario Cabodi, and Catherine M. Klapperich
Chapter 12 Nanotemplated Materials for Advanced Drug Delivery Systems
Erica Schlesinger, Daniel A. Bernards, Rachel Gamson, and Tejal A. Desai
Index
Editor(s)
Biography
Sanjay V. Malhotra, Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University, USA
B. L. V. Prasad, Synthesis Assembly and Applications of Materials (SAAM) Group, Physical/Materials Chemistry Division, National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL), India
Jordi Fraxedas, Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Spain