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List of Contributors xiii1 Silanols as Building Blocks for Nanomaterials 1Masafumi Unno and Hisayuki Endo1.1 Introduction 11.2 Synthesis and Applications of Silanols 21.2.1 Silanetriols and Disiloxanetetraols 21.2.2 Cyclotetrasiloxanetetraol (Cyclic Silanols, All?]cis Isomer) 51.2.3 Cyclotetrasiloxanetetraol (Cyclic Silanols, Other Isomers) 141.2.4 Cyclotrisiloxanetriol 151.3 Structures and Properties of Nanomaterials Obtained from Silanols 201.3.1 Structure of Laddersiloxanes 201.3.2 Thermal Property of Laddersiloxanes 231.3.3 Thermal Property of Other Silsesquioxanes 261.3.4 Refractive Indices of Silsesquioxanes 281.4 Summary and Outlook 29References 292 Biomacromolecule?]Enabled Synthesis of Inorganic Materials 33Kristina L. Roth and Tijana Z. Grove2.1 Introduction 332.2 DNA 342.3 Proteins and Peptides 362.3.1 Cage Proteins 372.3.2 Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA) 382.3.3 Engineered Peptides 402.3.4 Engineered Protein Scaffolds 422.4 Polysaccharides 442.5 Methods of Characterization 462.6 Conclusion 50References 503 Multilayer Assemblies of Biopolymers: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications 57Jun Chen, Veronika Kozlovskaya, Daniëlle Pretorius, and Eugenia Kharlampieva3.1 Introduction 573.2 Assembly of Biopolymer Multilayers 583.2.1 Biopolymers and Their Properties 583.2.2 Growth and Thickness of Biopolymer Multilayers 593.2.3 Stability in Solutions and Enzymatic Degradation of Biopolymer Multilayers 743.2.3.1 Enzymatic Degradation 753.2.3.2 pH and Salt Stability 783.2.4 Hydration and Swelling of Biopolymer Multilayers 813.3 Properties of Biopolymer Multilayers 833.3.1 Surface Properties of Biopolymer Multilayers and Their Interaction with Cells 833.3.2 Antibacterial Properties 843.3.3 Immunomodulatory Properties 853.3.4 Mechanical Properties of Biopolymer Multilayers 873.3.5 Other Properties 903.4 Applications 913.5 Conclusion and Outlook 95Acknowledgments 96References 964 Functionalization of P3HT?]Based Hybrid Materials for Photovoltaic Applications 107Michèle Chevrier, Riccardo Di Ciuccio, Olivier Coulembier, Philippe Dubois, Sébastien Richeter, Ahmad Mehdi, and Sébastien Clément4.1 Introduction 1074.2 Design and Synthesis of Regioregular Poly(3?]Hexylthiophene) 1094.2.1 Metal?]Catalyzed Cross?]Coupling Reactions 1144.2.1.1 Nickel?]Catalyzed Cross?]Coupling Reactions 1144.2.1.2 Palladium?]Catalyzed Cross?]Coupling Reactions 1214.2.2 Functionalization of P3HT 1264.2.2.1 End?]Group Functionalization 1274.2.2.2 Side?]Chain Functionalization 1304.3 Morphology Control of P3HT/PCBM Blend by Functionalization 1324.3.1 Introduction 1324.3.2 End?]Group Functionalization 1344.3.2.1 Fluorinated Chain Ends 1354.3.2.2 Hydrophilic Chain Ends 1394.3.2.3 Aromatic Chain Ends 1394.3.2.4 Fullerene Chain Ends: Compatibilizer Case 1414.3.3 Side?]Chain Functionalization 1444.3.3.1 Thermal and Photo?]Cross?]Linking 1444.3.3.2 Fullerene Side?]Functionalization on Polythiophene Block Copolymers 1474.3.3.3 Cooperative Self?]Assembling 1494.4 Polymer-Metal Oxide Hybrid Solar Cells 1544.4.1 Anchoring Method 1564.4.2 Surface Modification Using End?] and Side?]Chain?]Functionalized P3HT 1584.4.2.1 End?]Group Functionalization 1584.4.2.2 Side?]Chain Functionalization 1614.5 Conclusion 163Acknowledgments 164References 1645 Insights on Nanofiller Reinforced Polysiloxane Hybrids 179Debarshi Dasgupta, Alok Sarkar, Dieter Wrobel, and Anubhav Saxena5.1 Properties of Silicone (Polysiloxane) 1795.2 Nanofiller Composition and Chemistry 1835.2.1 Fumed Silica 1835.2.2 Aerogel Silica 1855.2.3 Carbon Black 1875.3 Polymer [Poly(dimethylsiloxane)]-Filler Interaction 1875.4 Polymer- Filler Versus Filler-Filler Interactions 1905.5 PDMS Nanocomposite with Anisotropic Fillers 1945.6 PDMS- Molecular Filler Nanocomposite 196Acknowledgment 198References 1986 Nanophotonics with Hybrid Nanostructures: New Phenomena and New Possibilities 201Noor Eldabagh, Jessica Czarnecki, and Jonathan J. Foley IV6.1 Introduction 2026.2 Theoretical Nanophotonics 2046.2.1 Mie Theory for Spherical Nanostructures 2056.2.2 Transfer Matrix Methods for Planar Structures 2086.2.3 The Finite?]Difference Time?]Domain Method 2146.2.4 The Discrete Dipole Approximation 2156.3 Hybrid Nanostructures 2166.3.1 Emergent Electrodynamics Phenomena: Inhomogeneous Surface Plasmon Polaritons 2166.3.2 Advancing Imaging Beyond the Diffraction Limit with ISPPs 2206.3.3 Emergent Material?]Dependent Optical Response in Hybrid Nanostructures 2226.3.4 Perspective on the Horizon of Health Applications of Hybrid Nanostructures 2286.3.5 Photodynamic Therapy 2286.3.6 In Vivo Light Sources 2316.4 Concluding Remarks 233References 2337 Drug Delivery Vehicles from Stimuli?]Responsive Block Copolymers 239Prajakta Kulkarni and Sanku Mallik7.1 Introduction 2397.2 Block Copolymers for Drug Delivery 2417.3 Polymeric Nanoparticles 2417.3.1 Micelles 2417.3.2 Hydrogels 2437.3.3 Polymersomes 2447.4 Stimuli?] Responsive Drug Delivery 2457.4.1 Physical/External Stimuli?]Responsive Polymers 2467.4.1.1 Temperature 2467.4.1.2 Electro?]Responsive Polymers 2477.4.1.3 Light?]Responsive Polymers 2477.4.1.4 Ultrasound?]Responsive Polymers 2487.4.2 Chemical/Internal Stimuli?]Responsive Polymers 2487.4.2.1 PH?]Responsive Polymers 2487.4.2.2 Ionic Strength?]Responsive Polymers 2517.4.2.3 Enzyme?]Responsive Polymers 2517.4.2.4 Reduction?]Sensitive Polymers 2517.5 Challenges and Prospects 2527.6 Summary 252References 2538 Mechanical Properties of Rubber?]Toughened Epoxy Nanocomposites 263B. Zewde, I. J. Zvonkina, A. Bagasao, K. Cassimere, K. Holloway, A. Karim, and D. Raghavan8.1 Introduction 2638.2 Epoxy Resins 2658.3 Rubber?] Toughened Epoxy Resin 2668.4 Nanoparticle Filled Epoxy Nanocomposites 2698.5 Carbon Nanotubes 2708.6 Rubber?]Toughened CNT Filled Epoxy Nanocomposites 2758.7 Nanoclay Filled Epoxy Nanocomposites 2778.8 Rubber?]Toughened Nanoclay Filled Epoxy Nanocomposites 2828.9 Silicon Dioxide Nanoparticles 2848.10 Rubber?]Toughened Nanosilica Filled Epoxy Nanocomposites 2868.11 Conclusions 289Acknowledgments 280References 2809 Metal Complexes in Reverse Micelles 301Marc A. Walters9.1 Introduction 3019.2 Location of Metal Complex Probes in the RM Core 3029.3 Metal Complexes in Confinement 3049.3.1 Substitution Reactions and Physical Methods 3049.3.2 Redox Reactions in Reverse Micelles 3099.3.3 Metal Ion Binding 3119.4 Conclusions 320References 32010 Heterogenized Catalysis on Metals Impregnated Mesoporous Silica 323Fatima Abi Ghaida, Sébastien Clément, and Ahmad Mehdi10.1 Introduction 32310.2 Mesoporous Silica in Catalysis 32710.3 Modified Mesoporous Silica 32910.4 Recent Advances in SBA Applied to Catalysis 33210.5 Conclusion 341References 342Index 351