Inspired by analogous chemical modification of fullerene and carbon nanotubes, researchers have performed the same with graphene to similar success. This book presents a comprehensive description of this carbon nanostructure's characteristics, reactions, derivatives, and current and potential applications, which include tethering of antibodies, grafting of peptides and enzymes, drug delivery, gene delivery, and radioimaging and biosensing, among many others. Annotation ©2014 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
All set to become the standard reference on the topic, this book covers the most important procedures for chemical functionalization, making it an indispensable resource for all chemists, physicists, materials scientists and engineers entering or already working in the field. Expert authors share their knowledge on a wide range of different functional groups, including organic functional groups, hydrogen, halogen, nanoparticles and polymers.