Metallosurfactants

Provides up-to-date coverage of the synthesis, properties, and applications of metallosurfactants

Metallosurfactants: From Fundamentals to Catalytic and Biomedical Applications is a thorough introduction to amphiphilic compounds that allow to incorporate metal ions in the surfactant system. This comprehensive reference and guide describes the fundamentals of metal surfactant complexes, highlights recent advances in the field, and explores current and future applications and research areas. Gradually progressing from basic to advanced topics, the authors first explain the classification and characterization of metallosurfactants before delving into more complex concepts and various catalytic, sensing, and biomedical applications.

The book begins with coverage of the synthesis of metallosurfactants and their surface, interfacial, and aggregation behavior. Subsequent chapters discuss applications of metallosurfactants in areas such as drug delivery, molecular machines, transfection, nanoparticle synthesis, and carbon monoxide-releasing molecules (CORMs). Other topics include the use of metallosurfactants as catalysts in organic reactions, and as anticancer and antimicrobial agents in drug delivery and formulation. This unique reference

• Provides an overview of the structure-function relationship, synthesis methods, and characterization of metallosurfactants
• Reviews current trends in metallosurfactant development and research
• Examines the use of metallosurfactants in a wide range of reactions, including esterolytic reactions and hydrogen generation
• Discusses advanced applications of metallosurfactants, e.g. as nanoreactors for nanoparticle synthesis, non-viral transfection vectors, and sensors

Metallosurfactants: From Fundamentals to Catalytic and Biomedical Applications is an excellent introduction to the growing field of metallosurfactant chemistry as well as a concise, highly useful reference for researchers and scientists in both academia and industry.

Surinder K. Mehta, Vice Chancellor, University of Ladakh, and Professor of Chemistry, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India. He has published more than 360 articles in international peer-reviewed journals and is the author of numerous books and book chapters. His research interests include metallosurfactant chemistry, nano electrochemical sensors, synthesis and application of semiconducting nanoparticles, colloidal chemistry, and nanodrug delivery systems.

Ravneet Kaur, Adjunct Professor of Chemistry and Physical Science, Ivytech Community College, Indiana, USA. She is the author of numerous scientific publications in the field of metallosurfactants chemistry and is a recipient of the All India UGC Postdoctoral Fellowship in Chemical Sciences at Panjab University, and a DAAD fellowship at Technical University Berlin, Germany, among several others.