Book description
Research on dendrimers has exploded in the last 15 years, moving from
the establishment of synthetic methodologies, particularly in the early
years up to the end of nineties, towards sophisticated and wide-ranging
applications. Dendrimers play an important role in many different areas,
spanning from basic synthetic approaches to artificial photosynthesis,
to medicine, to catalysis. The great potential of dendrimers is
well-recognized by the hundreds of papers in the field and the
increasing number of patents, and stimulated developments in other areas
of knowledge, including new characterization techniques. However, some
basic principles and methods still continue to give a unity to the
field. Although several books on dendrimers have been published during
these 15 years, the very recent progresses in new areas now requires a
new point of view, trying to give a unifying and comprehensive outlook
of the field. Since the first dendrimer was synthesized by Vögtle in
1978, dendrimers have experienced an explosion of scientific interest
because of their unique molecular architecture. This resulted in over
5,000 scientific papers and patents published by the end of 2005. The
proposed book will cover both fundamental and applicative aspects of
dendrimer research. Chapters devoted to basic principles, synthetic
methods and strategies, and advanced characterization techniques will be
integrated by chapters illustrating the full potential of dendrimers in
various fields, like artificial photosynthesis, multi-redox pool
systems, diagnostics, biomedical and sensing purposes, design of
functional nanostructures. Particular emphasis will be devoted to
possible future developments.
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.
