Hybrid Materials – Synthesis, Characterization and Applications 2e - Hardcover

Retaining the proven concept, this new edition of the well-received reference has been updated and expanded with 20% additional material to reflect new developments and such hot topics as nanocarbon hybrid materials. The book is divided into three sections, starting with an introductory chapter that describes basic chemical principles as well as the characterization of hybrid materials. The second part provides an overview of specific types of hybrid materials, including nanocomposites and nanoparticles, natural and artificial hybrid materials, as well as porous hybrid materials. The final section then discusses various applications of hybrid materials, including medical, optical, electronic and electrochemical uses. With its combination of theory and examples taken from real-life applications, this will appeal to newcomers to the field as well as specialized researchers.

Guido Kickelbick is professor of inorganic chemistry at Saarland University (Germany). He obtained his PhD in the group of Ulrich Schubert at the University of Wurzburg and the Vienna University of Technology (Austria) on sol-gel derived surface-modified metal oxo clusters. He spent one year as a postdoc in the group of Krzysztof Matyjaszewski at the Center for Macromolecular Engineering at the Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh (USA). In 2003 he was appointed as assistant professor at the Vienna University of Technology and in 2009 full professor at the Saarland University (Germany). His research interests are in the field of hybrid materials and nanocomposites as well as surface-functionalized nanoparticles, while focusing on the combination of organic polymers and inorganic components. He has authored more than 200 publications on different aspects of inorganic, polymer and materials chemistry.