Mechanically Interlocked Materials: Polymers, Nanomaterials, MOFs, and more - Emil...

Mechanically Interlocked Materials Comprehensive one-stop resource on the emerging world of mechanically interlocked materials (MIMats)
Mechanically Interlocked Materials provides a thorough overview of the new emerging field in supramolecular chemistry.
Edited by one of the leading researchers in the field, Mechanically Interlocked Materials includes information on:

[*]Types of MIMats, such as metal organic frameworks, polymers, carbon nanotubes, nanoparticles, and others
[*]Main advantages/disadvantages of the mechanical bond of MIMats with respect to covalent or supramolecular alternatives
[*]Mechanically interlocked (MI) electronics, molecular materials, nano and micro particles, nucleic acids, and proteins
[*]Force in MIMs, MIMs on surfaces, polycatenanes, sliding ring gels, and potential applications of MIMats as molecular switches and binary materials

With comprehensive coverage of an important emerging field, Mechanically Interlocked Materials is an essential resource for students and professionals in a variety of scientific fields, including organic, inorganic, supramolecular, and physical chemistry, physics, materials science, and nanotechnology.