1. Edition - September 2006
169.- Euro
2006. XIX, 428 Pages, Hardcover
240 Fig. (31 Colored Fig.), 6 Tab. 
- Practical Approach Book -
ISBN-10: 3-527-31309-5
ISBN-13: 978-3-527-31309-9 - Wiley-VCH, Weinheim








Short description
This first detailed account provides both an introductory view as well as in-depth knowledge. Adopting a multidisciplinary approach, it covers all stages from chemical synthesis and characterization, presenting such applications as micro- and nanolithography, membranes, optical labeling, drug delivery, as well as sensory and analytical uses.

From the contents
An Introduction to Block Copolymer Applications: State-of-the-art and Future Developments
Guidelines for Synthesizing Block Copolymers
Block Copolymer Vesicles
Block Copolymer Micelles for Drug Delivery in Nanoscience
Stimuli-responsive Block Copolymer Assemblies
Self-assembly of Linear Polypeptide-based Block Copolymers
Synthesis, Self-assembly and Applications of Polyferrocenylsilane (PFS) Block Copolymers
Supramolecular Block Polymers Containing Metal-Ligand Binding Sites: From Synthesis to Properties
Methods for the Alignment and the Large-scale Ordering of Block Copolymer Morphologies
Block Copolymer Nanofibers and Nanotubes
Nanostructured Carbons from Block Coplymers
Block Copolymers at Interfaces
Block Copolymers as Templates for the Generation of Mesostructured Inorganic Materials
Mesostructured Polymers-Inorganic Hybrid Materials from Blocked Macromolecular Architectures and Nanoparticles
Block Ionomers for Fuel Cell Application
Structure, Properties and Applications of Crystallizable ABA and ABC Triblock Copolymers with Hydrogenated Polybutadiene Blocks
Basic Understanding of Phase Behavior and Structure of Silicone Block Copolymers and Surfactant-Block Copolymer Mixtures