Molecular Switches - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 3527299653 ISBN 13 : 9783527299652

Editeur : Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH, 2001

Synopsis

Every day we use switches to turn electric appliances on and off and no computer could function without them. Molecular switches work in the same way, changing from state one to another depending on environmental influences. However, as opposed to normal switches, molecular switches are extremely tiny and their application in nanotechnology, biomedicine and computer chip design opens up whole new horizons. In this manual, the editor and authors describe molecular switches made of catenanes and rotaxanes, dihydroazulenes, fulgides, liquid crystals and polypeptides. The spectrum of topics discussed ranges from chiroptical switches via multifunctional systems to molecular logic systems and biomolecular switches. A wealth of information for chemists and materials scientists in industry and academia interested in one of the most innovative branches of their discipline.

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

Ben L. Feringa is the Distinguished Jacobus Van′t Hoff Professor of Organic Chemistry at the University of Groningen, where he is also the director of the Stratingh Institute for Chemistry. His research career spans four decades and covers topics as diverse as materials science, total synthesis, homogeneous catalysis and of course molecular photochemistry with chirality as the core guiding theme in his research career which includes over 500 scientific papers published to date. For his contributions to research he has received numerous awards including the Spinoza award of the Netherlands Organization for Scientific research and the ACS Norrish Award and is a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences and Honorary Foreign member of the National Academy of Sciences (USA). He was appointed recently as an Academy Professor of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences.

Wesley R. Browne is Assistant Professor of Molecular Systems & Interfaces at the University of Groningen. He completed his undergraduate and doctoral studies (under Prof. Han Vos) at Dublin City University, Ireland in 2002 for which he was awarded the Prize for Young Chemists by the Royal Irish Academy, before taking up a postdoctoral position first in Queens University Belfast (NI, under Prof. John McGarvey) and then at the University of Groningen. In 2007 he was awarded a VIDI fellowship from the Netherlands Organization for Scientific research and in 2008 was appointed to his present position as Assistant Professor. His research interests are diverse and include electrochemistry and Raman spectroscopy applied to both studying mechanisms in oxidation catalysis and to the photochemistry of molecular materials and polymers. He has published over 70 research papers to date.

Quatrième de couverture

Providing principles and applications this two–volume work brings you everything you need to know about molecular switches – a hot topic in the nanoworld. The major classes of molecular switches including catenanes, rotaxanes, azobenzenes together with polymer and biomolecular switching systems and DNA based switches are covered. Chemists, biochemists and materials scientists interested in one of the most innovative areas of their science will benefit greatly from reading the new edition of this highly acclaimed book.

From reviews of the first edition:

"This book will appeal most to organic chemists, because of the way new structures are introduced through their synthesis, but it will also
provide a useful introduction for other scientists, provided they are conversant with molecular structures." (Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry)

"... a comprehensive and up–to–date insight ..." (Chemistry & Industry)

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH
• Date d'édition: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 3527299653
• ISBN 13: 9783527299652
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 476
• Éditeur: Feringa B. L.
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible