Supramolecular Nanoassembly and Its Potential

Abstract

The principles and phenomena outlined within this chapter are based on the basic concepts of supramolecular nanochemistry. A blending of these phenomena can lead to intricate and complex designs that form the heart of the many facets of supramolecular nanoassembly, which have attracted signifi cant attention due to implications in variety of areas such as sensing and catalysis. In sensing, detection of chemical and biological agents plays a crucial role in medicinal fi eld, forensic, agricultural, and environmental and electronics. Th us, the challenges in development of novel detection systems have been concerned with getting better the recognition process as well as designing pioneering assemblies. Supramolecular nanoassemblies provide novel systems for the pursuit of new recognition and transduction processes, as well as increasing the signal-to-noise ratio through effi - ciency of the system components. Th is chapter provides recent research advances involving the use of supramolecule based nanoassemblies in the detection and diagnosis of analytes including metal ions, anions, large and small molecules. © 2015 Scrivener Publishing LLC. All rights reserved.