Making and Exploiting Fullerenes, Graphene, and Carbon Nanotubes

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-vii

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2. Solubilization of Fullerenes, Carbon Nanotubes, and Graphene

   • Alain Pénicaud

   Pages 1-35

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3. Incorporation of Balls, Tubes, and Bowls in Nanotechnology

   • Derek R. Jones, Praveen Bachawala, James Mack

   Pages 37-52

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4. Exploiting Nanocarbons in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

   • Ladislav Kavan

   Pages 53-93

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5. Supramolecular Chemistry of Carbon Nanotubes

   • Gildas Gavrel, Bruno Jousselme, Arianna Filoramo, Stéphane Campidelli

   Pages 95-126

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6. Fullerene-Stoppered Bistable Rotaxanes

   • Aurelio Mateo-Alonso

   Pages 127-137

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7. Catalysis-Material Crosstalk at Tailored Nano-Carbon Interfaces

   • Michele Melchionna, Marcella Bonchio, Francesco Paolucci, Maurizio Prato, Paolo Fornasiero

   Pages 139-180

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8. Carbon Nanotubes in Tissue Engineering

   • Susanna Bosi, Laura Ballerini, Maurizio Prato

   Pages 181-204

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9. Folds and Buckles at the Nanoscale: Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of the Bending Properties of Graphene Membranes

   • Vittorio Morandi, Luca Ortolani, Andrea Migliori, Cristian Degli Esposti Boschi, Emiliano Cadelano, Luciano Colombo

   Pages 205-236

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10. Graphene and Graphene Oxide Materials for Chemo- and Biosensing of Chemical and Biochemical Hazards

    • Piyush Sindhu Sharma, Francis D’Souza, Wlodzimierz Kutner

    Pages 237-265

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11. Back Matter

    Pages 267-270

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The series Topics in Current Chemistry presents critical reviews of the present and future trends in modern chemical research. The scope of coverage is all areas of chemical science including the interfaces with related disciplines such as biology, medicine and materials science. The goal of each thematic volume is to give the non-specialist reader, whether in academia or industry, a comprehensive insight into an area where new research is emerging which is of interest to a larger scientific audience. Each review within the volume critically surveys one aspect of that topic and places it within the context of the volume as a whole. The most significant developments of the last 5 to 10 years are presented using selected examples to illustrate the principles discussed. The coverage is not intended to be an exhaustive summary of the field or include large quantities of data, but should rather be conceptual, concentrating on the methodological thinking that will allow the non-specialist reader to understand the information presented. Contributions also offer an outlook on potential future developments in the field. Review articles for the individual volumes are invited by the volume editors. Readership: research chemists at universities or in industry, graduate students.

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