Advanced nanomaterials /
In this first comprehensive compilation of review chapters on this hot topic, more than 30 experts from around the world provide in-depth chapters on their specific areas of expertise, covering such essential topics as:* Block Copolymer Systems, Nanofibers and Nanotubes * Helical Polymer-Based Supra...
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Table of Contents:
- Advanced Nanomaterials; Volume 1; Contents; Preface; List of Contributors; 1: Phase-Selective Chemistry in Block Copolymer Systems; 1.1 Block Copolymers as Useful Nanomaterials; 1.1.1 Introduction; 1.1.2 Self-Assembly of Block Copolymers; 1.1.3 Triblock Copolymers; 1.1.4 Rod-Coil Block Copolymers; 1.1.5 Micelle Formation; 1.1.6 Synthesis of Block Copolymers Using Living Polymerization Techniques; 1.1.6.1 Anionic Polymerization; 1.1.6.2 Stable Free Radical Polymerizations; 1.1.6.3 Reversible Addition-Fragmentation Chain Transfer (RAFT) Polymerization.
- 1.1.6.4 Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization1.1.6.5 Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization; 1.1.6.6 Group Transfer Polymerization; 1.1.7 Post-Polymerization Modifications; 1.1.7.1 Active-Center Transformations; 1.1.7.2 Polymer-Analogous Reactions; 1.2 Block Copolymers as Lithographic Materials; 1.2.1 Introduction to Lithography; 1.2.2 Block Copolymers as Nanolithographic Templates; 1.2.2.1 Creation of Nanoporous Block Copolymer Templates; 1.2.3 Multilevel Resist Strategies Using Block Copolymers; 1.3 Nanoporous Monoliths Using Block Copolymers.
- 1.3.1 Structure Direction Using Block Copolymer Scaffolds1.3.2 Nanopore Size Tunability; 1.3.3 Functionalized Nanoporous Surfaces; 1.4 Photo-Crosslinkable Nano-Objects; 1.5 Block Copolymers as Nanoreactors; 1.5.1 Polymer-Metal Solubility; 1.5.2 Cluster Nucleation and Growth; 1.5.3 Block Copolymer Micelle Nanolithography; 1.6 Interface-Active Block Copolymers; 1.6.1 Low-Energy Surfaces Using Fluorinated Block Copolymers; 1.6.2 Patterning Surface Energies; 1.6.3 Photoswitchable Surface Energies Using Block Copolymers Containing Azobenzene.
- 1.6.4 Light-Active Azobenzene Block Copolymer Vesicles as Drug Delivery Devices1.6.5 Azobenzene
- Containing Block Copolymers as Holographic Materials; 1.7 Summary and Outlook; References; 2: Block Copolymer Nanofibers and Nanotubes; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Preparation; 2.2.1 Nanofiber Preparation; 2.2.2 Nanotube Preparation; 2.3 Solution Properties; 2.4 Chemical Reactions; 2.4.1 Backbone Modification; 2.4.2 End Functionalization; 2.5 Concluding Remarks; Acknowledgements; References; 3: Smart Nanoassemblies of Block Copolymers for Drug and Gene Delivery; 3.1 Introduction.
- 3.2 Smart Nanoassemblies for Drug and Gene Delivery3.3 Endogenous Triggers; 3.3.1 pH-Sensitive Nanoassemblies; 3.3.1.1 Drug Delivery; 3.3.1.2 Gene Delivery; 3.3.2 Oxidation- and Reduction-Sensitive Polymeric Nanoassemblies; 3.3.3 Other Endogenous Triggers; 3.4 External Stimuli; 3.4.1 Temperature; 3.4.2 Light; 3.4.3 Ultrasound; 3.5 Future Perspectives; References; 4: A Comprehensive Approach to the Alignment and Ordering of Block Copolymer Morphologies; 4.1 Introduction; 4.1.1 Motivation; 4.1.2 Organization of the Chapter; 4.2 How to Help Phase Separation; 4.3 Orientation by External Fields.
