Bücher der Reihe Advances in Silicon Science

For fifty years, Hydrosilylation has been one of the most fundamental and elegant methods for the laboratory and industrial synthesis of organosilicon and silicon related compounds.

This book explores the properties and behavior of silicone surfaces, including polydimethylsiloxane, spread monolayers, self-assembled monolayers, hydrophobicity and super-hydrophobicity, surfactants, fluorosilicones, surface treatments and more.

This book explores the properties and behavior of silicone surfaces, including polydimethylsiloxane, spread monolayers, self-assembled monolayers, hydrophobicity and super-hydrophobicity, surfactants, fluorosilicones, surface treatments and more.

During the last two decades silicon-containing dendritic polymers have become one of the fastest growing areas of development in polymer science.

Focusing on the best-selling nanomaterials on the market today, this volume describes the advantages of POSS as a major building block in nanotechnology. Cutting-edge industrial applications are presented, applicable to areas including plastics, fuel, cells, sensors, catalysis, and more.

During the last two decades silicon-containing dendritic polymers have become one of the fastest growing areas of development in polymer science.

Focusing on the best-selling nanomaterials on the market today, this volume describes the advantages of POSS as a major building block in nanotechnology. Cutting-edge industrial applications are presented, applicable to areas including plastics, fuel, cells, sensors, catalysis, and more.

The contributed volume addresses a wide range of topics including, but not limited to, biotechnology, synthetic chemistry, polymer chemistry and materials chemistry. Researchers studying biologically inspired silicon materials chemistry will find this volume invaluable.