Designing Dendrimers

by Campagna, Sebastiano; Ceroni, Paola; Puntoriero, Fausto

• ISBN13: 9780470433553
• ISBN10: 0470433558
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-12-13
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Research on dendrimers has exploded in the last fifteen years, moving from the establishment of synthetic methodologies towards sophisticated applications. Designing Dendrimers covers both fundamental and applicative aspects of dendrimer research. Chapters devoted to basic principles, synthetic methods and strategies, and advanced characterization techniques are integrated by chapters illustrating the full potential of dendrimers in various fields, like artificial photosynthesis, multi-redox pool systems, diagnostics, and design of functional nanostructures. Emphasis on future developments makes this book perfect for scientists and graduate and postgraduate students in dendrimer research.

Author Biography

Sebastiano Campagna is Professor of Physical Chemistry at the University of Messina and is Chairman of the Gruppo Italiano di Fotochimica (GIF), the Italian branch of the European Photochemistry Association. His current research deals with supramolecular photochemistry and artificial photosynthesis. Paola Ceroni, PHD, is an Associate Professor at the University of Bologna. Her current research is focused on the photochemistry and electrochemistry of molecular and supramolecular systems, with an emphasis on photoactive dendrimers. Fausto Puntoriero, PHD, is a researcher at the University of Messina, where his research deals with the development of functional and photo- and redox-active multicomponent systems.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
List of Contributors	p. xi
Dendrimers as quantized nano-modules in the nanotechnology field	p. 1
Novel methods for dendrimer synthesis	p. 35
Designer monomers to tailored dendrimers	p. 57
Dendronized polymers: state of the art in Zurich	p. 95
Shape persistent polyphenylene-based dendrimers	p. 121
Dendrimer chemistry with fullerenes	p. 161
Redox and fluorescent open core dendrimers	p. 195
Redox-active organometallic dendrimers as electrochemical sensors	p. 219
Shape-persistent conjugated dendrimers for organic electronics	p. 263
Fine-controlled metal assembly in dendrimers	p. 303
Enlightening structure and properties of dendrimers by fluorescence depolarization	p. 341
Single-molecule spectroscopy of dendrimer systems	p. 367
Degradable dendrimers	p. 403
Porphyrin dendrimers as biological oxygen sensors	p. 463
Peptide dendrimers as artificial proteins	p. 505
Phosphorus-containing dendritic architectures: synthesis and applications	p. 529
Index	p. 563
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