Advanced Macromolecular and Supramolecular Materials and Processes

The area of macromolecular and supramolecular science and engineering has gained substantial interest and importance during the last decade and many applications can be envisioned in the future. The rapid developments in this interdisciplinary area justify a snapshot of the state-of-the-art in the research of materials and processes that is given in this monograph. This monograph is based primarily on synthetic architectures and systems covered by the contents of selected plenary and invited lectures delivered at the 1st International Symposium on Macro- and Supramolecular Architectures and Materials (MAM-01): Biological and Synthetic Systems, which was held from 11-14 April 2001 on the international campus of the Kwangju Institute of Science and Technology (K-JIST) in Kwangju, South Korea. In addition, it contains several complementing contributions in this novel field of science dealing with synthetic architectures and represents a unique compilation of reviewed research accounts of the in-depth knowledge of macromolecular and supramolecular materials and processes. It comprises 22 pioneering chapters written by 64 renowned experts from 13 different countries.

Auteur
Kurt Geckeler is Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at the Gwangju Institute of Science & Technology (GIST), South Korea. Having obtained his academic degrees in Germany, he spent sabbatical leaves in the USA (Harvard University and the University of Montana) and in France (University of Montepellier). He is also Associate Editor and member of the Executive Editorial Board of the journal "Polymer International", published by John Wiley & Sons. He has published more than 300 journal articles, over 40 patents, and 4 books. He is member of the American Chemical Society and several other scientific societies.

Contenu
Macromolecular And Supramolecular Architectures Based On Fullerenes.- Recent Developments In Langmuir-Blodgett Films Containing Fullerene Derivatives.- Polymerization In Aqueous Medium Using Cyclodextrin As Host Component.- Supramolecular Compounds Of Cyclodextrins With [60]Fullerene.- Structure And Function Of Polymeric Inclusion Complex Of Molecular Nanotubes And Polymer Chains.- Receptive And Responsive Molecules: Design, Synthesis, And Evaluation.- Preparation, Morphology, And Application Of Mono-Disperse Polymeric Spheres.- Supramolecular Assemblies Consisting Of Naphthalene-Containing Anionic Amphiphiles And One-Dimensional Halogen-Bridged Platinum Complexes.- Directly Linked And Fused Oligoporphyrin Arrays.- Electric Field Effects On Absorption And Emission Spectra Of Endphenylethynylated Meso-Meso-Linked Porphyrin Arrays In A Polymer Film.- Design, Structure, And Behavior Of Interpolymer Complex Membranes.- Optimisation Of Membrane Materials For Pervaporation.- Biofuel Cells Based On Monolayer- Functionalized Biocatalytic Catalytic Electrodes.- Oscillating Excitation Transfer In Dithiaanthraceno-Phane-Quantum Beat In A Coherent Photochemical Process.- Biodegradable Block Copolymers, Star-Shaped Polymers, And Networks Via Ring-Expansion Polymerization.- Amphiphilic Polyethers Of Controlled Chain Architecture.- Blends Of Waste Poly(Ethylene Terephthalate) With Polystyrene And Polyolefins.- The Chemical Progress Of Multicomponent Reactions (MCRs).- Water-Soluble Polymer-Metal Interaction.- Bovine Serum Albumine Complexation With Some Polyampholytes.- Fluorescence Quenching Technique For Study Of Dna-Containing Polvelectrolyte Complexes.- Dna-Cleaving And Adduct Formation By Fullerenes.- Author Index.