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A.Ciferri(2005)776pp.
ThisSecondEditiondetailsassemblyprocessesandstructure-functioncorrelationinnaturalandsyntheticself-assemblingmaterials,focusingondevelopmentsoccurredoverthepast fiveyears.Thebookhighlightsdevelopmentsinthesynthesisofcomplexstructures,chemicaldesignprinciples,andtheoreticalmodelsofgrowthprocessesresultinginanincreasinglyaccuratepredictionofstABIlity,degreeofpolymerization,andshapeofvariousassemblies.Itfocusesontherichvarietyofproperties,functions,andapplicationsofself-assemblingsupramolecularpolymers.Theeditiontiestogetherpotentialapplicationssuchasthoseofnanostructureswithdynamic-combinatorial-adaptiveself-healingfeatures,opto-electronicdevices,supramolecularamphiphiles,hydrogels,organic/inorganicnanocomposites,molecularbiosensors,molecularimprinting,molecularengines,templatesforsuperlatticeswithprescribedsymmetry.Severalchaptersofthefirsteditionhavebeenupdatedorrewritten,andanequalnumberofnewchaptershavebeenadded.Morethan500drawings,photographs,micrographs,equations,andtablesenhanceandreinforceessentialconceptspresentedinthebook.
Authoredbyanexpertinpolymermechanics,biopolymers,liquidcrystals,andsupramolecularassemblies, thisbookemphasizesfundamentalprinciplesatthebasisofbottom-upunifiedandcutting-edgeaccountofthefield.