The supramolecular chemistry of organic-inorganic hybrid materials edited by Knut Rurack and Ramon Martinez-Manez

Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: <li>Hybrid (Nano)Materials meet Supramolecular Chemistry: A brief introduction to basic terms and concepts</li> <li>Supramolecular Chemistry at the Mesoscale</li> <li>Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Nanomaterials. Silica-Based Mesoporous Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Materials</li> <li>Modified Gold Nanoparticles and Surfaces</li> <li>Organically Functionalized Semiconductor Nanocrystals: Synthesis, Properties and System Design for Optoelectronic Applications</li> <li>Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes for Bioapplications</li> <li>Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) and Coordination Polymers</li> <li>Improvement of Signaling and Sensing by Organization on Surfaces. Nanoparticle and Biomolecular-Nanoparticle Hybrid Supramolecular Complexes for Electrochemical Signaling</li> <li>Modified Nanoparticles as Nanoelectrocatalysts and Amplifying Sensors</li> <li>Signal Generation with Gold Nanoparticles: Photophysical Properties for Sensor and Imaging Applications</li> <li>Optical Signaling with Silica Nanoparticles</li> <li>Organically Modified Quantum Dots in Chemical and Biochemical Analysis</li> <li>Control of Supramolecular Nanofabrication, Motion, and Morphology. Chemically Directed Self-Assembly of Nanoparticle Structures on Surfaces</li> <li>Immobilization and Patterning of Biomolecules on Surfaces</li> <li>Switchable Host-Guest Chemistry on Surfaces</li> <li>Nanogated Mesoporous Silica Materials</li> <li>Building Molecular Machines on Surfaces</li> <li>Control of Morphology in Mesoporous and Mesostructured Hybrid Materials</li> <li>Biomimetic Chemistry. Biomimetically Inspired Signaling</li> <li>Imprinted Functionalized Silica</li> <li>Bioinspired Block Copolymer-Based Hybrid Materials</li> <li>Interfacial Chemistry, Multifunctionality, and Interdisciplinarity. Emerging Concepts in Interfacial Chemistry of Hybrid Materials: Nanocontainer-Based Self-Healing Coatings</li> <li>Molecular Schizophrenics: Switchable Materials with Multiple Functions</li> <li>Hybrid Nanomaterials Research: Is It Interdisciplinary?</li> <li>Supramolecular Chemistry Meets Hybrid (Nano)Materials: A Brief Look Ahead.</li>