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Recent titles on supramolecular chemistry

09 Sep 2013

Supramolecular systems in biomedical fields

Supramolecular chemistry is the study of molecular interactions beyond that of covalent bonds. This domain of chemistry is fundamental to the life sciences; how molecules engage in systems and larger scale organisation is key to understanding and developing molecular medicine amongst other important areas of the biosciences.

The latest title in the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Monographs in Supramolecular Chemistry Series is Supramolecular Systems in Biomedical Fields, edited by Hans-Jörg Schneider of the Universität des Saarlandes, Germany. This book covers a range of applications of current supramolecular chemistry, from the pharmaceutical uses of cyclodextrins to biomedical applications of molecular imprinted polymers.

Other titles in this area include Polymeric and self assembled hydrogels (2012) edited by Xian Jun Loh and Oren A. Scherman, Polymer-based nanostructures (2010) edited by Pavel Broz, and Calixarenes (2008) edited by C. David Gutsche.

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Recently Published Books on Nano, Polymer and Materials Science

02 Sep 2013

By Leanne Marle, Commissioning Editor.

Read the latest new title in the RSC Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Series:

Artificial Cilia edited by Jaap den Toonder and Patrick Onck

Just published in the RSC Polymer Chemistry Series:

Thiol-X Chemistries in Polymer and Materials Science edited by Andrew Lowe and Christopher Bowman

New books on Materials for Catalysis in the RSC Catalysis Series:

Metal Organic Frameworks as Heterogeneous Catalysts edited by Fransesc Llabrés i Xamena and Jorge Gascon

Environmental Catalysis over Gold-Based Materials edited by George Avgouropoulos and Tatyana Tabakova

Also of interest

Handbook of Chalcogen Chemistry edited by Francesco Devillanova and Wolf-Walther du Mont

Dendrimers in Biomedical Applications edited by Barbara Klajnert, Ling Peng and Valentin Cena

Biological and Biomimetic Adhesives edited by Romana Santos, Nick Aldred, Stanislav Gorb and Patrick Flammang

Look out for these forthcoming new titles

Natural Rubber Materials edited by Sabu Thomas, Chin han Chan, Laly Pothen, Jithin Joy, Rajisha K.R and Hanna Maria

Functional Molecular Gels edited by Beatriu Escuder and Juan F Miravet

Conjugated Polymers edited by Klaus Müllen, John R Reynolds and Toshio Masuda

Supramolecular Systems in Biomedical Fields edited by Hans-Jörg Schneider

Interested in writing a book? Contact the Materials Books Commissioning Editor, Leanne Marle for more information about publishing books with the RSC.

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Latest Books on Nano and Materials Science

12 Aug 2013

By Leanne Marle, Commissioning Editor.

From photonic nanomaterials and bioinspired materials to art conservation and self-assembly in water droplets, read the latest new titles on materials and nanoscience from RSC Books.

New books in the RSC Smart Materials Series:

Responsive Photonic Nanostructures edited by Yadong Yin, University of California, Riverside, USA

A comprehensive summary for postgraduates and researchers in academia and industry interested in the smart materials and their potential applications.

Materials Design Inspired by Nature edited by Peter Fratzl , John Dunlop and Richard Weinkamer, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Germany

The first book to address the relationship between inner architecture and properties of natural materials, essential reading for anyone in materials research.

The newest titles in the RSC Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Series:

Nanoscience for the Conservation of Works of Art edited by Piero Baglioni and David Chelazzi, University of Florence, Italy

Professional conservators and scientists alike will find this essential reading, as will postgraduate students in the fields of materials and colloid science, art restoration and nanoscience.

Polymer Nanofibers by Dario Pisignano, University of Salento, Italy

A comprehensive overview of the latest developments in the field from materials to applications.

Don’t forget you can freely access the table of contents, preface, front matter and first chapter of every eBook via the RSC Publishing website.

New to nanotechnology? Want to understand more about self-assembly?

Water Droplets to Nanotechnology by Plinio Innocenzi, Luca Malfatti, University of Sassari, Italy and Paolo Falcaro, CSIRO, Australia, uses everyday examples to give a simple and general overview of the different self-assembly processes in nanotechnology suitable for non-specialists.

Look out for these new forthcoming titles:

Artificial Cilia edited by Jaap den Toonder and Patrick Onck
Biological and Biomimetic Adhesives edited by Romana Santos, Nick Aldred, Stanislav Gorb and Patrick Flammang

Got an idea for a new book? Contact the Materials Books Commissioning Editor, Leanne Marle for more information about publishing books with the RSC.

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NMR spectroscopy across the disciplines

05 Aug 2013

By Janet Freshwater.

‘a reliable source of information in this important field for many years to come’

NMR spectroscopy is a remarkable and invaluable tool with diverse applications from within food science to pharmaceutical research. With over 17,000 articles concerning NMR published per year, keeping up to date with the latest developments and applications of this technique can prove time-consuming. Now in its 42nd volume, the Specialist Periodical Report on NMR provides a digest of the current literature, compiled by experts in the field.

Further adding to the literature in this field, the second book in the RSC New Developments in NMR has just been published.

Starting with a Preface by the Nobel Prize winner Richard R Ernst, ETH Zurich he says ‘New Applications of NMR in Drug Discovery and Development represents an important addition to the bookshelf of anybody seriously interested in drug discovery and development. It will remain a reliable source of information in this important field for many years to come.’

This volume demonstrates the enormous breadth of MRI applications in biomedicine which becomes even more impressive when you realise that biomedicine is only one of the fields benefitting from the application of magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Other recently published books from the RSC in this area include NMR Spectroscopy in Food Analysis authored by Apostolos Spyros and Photis Dais from the University of Crete and Recent Developments in Biomolecular NMR edited by Marius Clore, NIH, Maryland, USA and Jennifer Potts, University of York, UK.

The RSC will be attending the SCIX meeting in Milwaukee, Wisconson from 29 September to 4 October so look out for us there and take a look at our comprehensive selection of titles that will keep you up to date with the latest developments in this exciting field!

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Medicinal Chemistry: Books, conferences and prizes

10 Jul 2013

By Cara Sutton, Commissioning Editor.

Poster prize judge Andy Davis presents Madura Jayatunga, from the University of Oxford, with a RSC Drug Discovery book prize at the RSC Medicinal Chemistry Summer School

It has been a busy month for medicinal chemistry publications in the Royal Society of Chemistry Books office, with three interesting and informative new scholarly books being published.

Successful Strategies for the Discovery of Antiviral Drugs, edited by Manoj C Desai and Nicholas A Meanwell, and Comprehensive Biomarker Discovery and Validation for Clinical Application, edited by Peter Horvatovich and Rainer Bischoff, were both published in early June, followed just a week later by Dendrimers in Biomedical Applications, edited by Barbara Klajnert, Ling Peng and Valentin Cena.

The 2013 RSC Medicinal Chemistry Summer School was held at Loughborough University on the 17-21^st June. A poster session was held for the first time and expertly judged by Roger Griffin and Andy Davis, editor of the forthcoming RSC book The Handbook of Medicinal Chemistry, to be published in 2014. The winners won either a years’ subscription to MedChemComm or a Royal Society of Chemistry book from the RSC Drug Discovery Series.

I recently attended the European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists (EAPCCT) Annual Congress in Copenhagen. The congress saw excellent contributions on a wide range of topics from delegates travelling from across the globe. I will also soon be attending International Conference on Bioinorganic Chemistry (ICBIC 16) to be held in Grenoble, France from the 22^nd-26^th July.

Finally, I would like to mention the RSC/BMOS Young Investigator Award. Awards will be allocated to four outstanding researchers (two from the UK and two from Latin American) to attend the highly awaited 15th Brazilian Meeting on Organic Synthesis (10-13 November 2013) which includes lectures from leaders in the field covering new and emerging aspects of organic synthesis. Please visit the website for more information and to apply: http://rsc.li/bmos15. The closing date for entries is the 15^th July 2013.

If you have an idea for a book or you would like to find out more about the RSC Drug Discovery, Issues in Toxicology or RSC Metallobiology Series please contact the medicinal chemistry Commissioning Editor, Cara Sutton.

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RSC Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Series Celebrates 30 Titles

12 Jun 2013

By Leanne Marle, Commissioning Editor.

With the publication of its latest title, Artificial Cilia edited by Jaap den Toonder and Patrick Onck, the RSC Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Series celebrated publishing 30 books in the Series.

Nanoscience and nanotechnology research has grown considerably in recent years and the Series provides a comprehensive resource of the latest developments in the area. As well as covering key topics in nanoscience, including the characterisation, performance and properties of nanostructured materials and technologies, the books also reflect the different fields’ nanoscience covers, from energy and environmental applications to health and medicine.

The Series is led by Editor-in-Chief Paul O’Brien FRS, University of Manchester, UK with Series Editors Ralph Nuzzo, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA; Joao Rocha, University of Aveiro, Portugal and Xiaogang Liu, National University of Singapore.

Paul O’Brien FRS, the founding Editor, commented that ‘I had high hopes for the Series when we launched it in 2005, it has far exceeded my expectations. The success is due to the enthusiasm of both authors and readers for the Series, many titles sell out and are reprinted! It’s a great opportunity to thank all the team – my other Board members, the authors and the ever dependable team at the RSC’.

Recent Titles include:

Nanoscience for the Conservation of Works
Polymer Nanofibers
Polymer-Graphene Nanocomposites

Popular Titles include:

Nanotubes and Nanowires
Fullerenes
Nanocharacterisation
Nanofluidics
Nanotechnologies in Food

Don’t forget you can freely access the table of contents, preface, front matter and first chapter of every eBook in the Series via the RSC Publishing website.

If you have an idea for a book in the Series or just want to know more then please contact Commissioning Editor Leanne Marle.

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New Books on Smart Materials and Polymer Chemistry

07 Jun 2013

By Leanne Marle, Commissioning Editor.

Need to get an overview of the latest topics in Polymer Chemistry? Read the latest titles in the RSC Polymer Chemistry Series:

Fundamentals of Controlled/Living Radical Polymerizaion edited by Nicolay V. Tsarevsky, Southern Methodist University, USA and Brent S. Sumerlin, University of Florida, USA.

Provides an in-depth history, description, and mechanistic understanding of each of the controlled/living radical polymerization techniques and practical details necessary to carry out the reactions.

Functional Polymers for Nanomedicine edited by Youqing Shen, Zhejiang University, China

A complete overview of the different strategies for designing polymers for targeted gene therapy and drug delivery for researchers in polymer science, nanotechnology and pharmacy.

Interested in the latest developments in functional materials and their applications in biomedicine and energy? Find out more from the latest titles in the RSC Smart Materials Book Series:

Smart Materials for Drug Delivery (Volume 1 and Volume 2) edited by Carmen Alvarez-Lorenzo and Angel Concheiro, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Written by leading experts in the field, the book provides both an introduction to the key areas for graduate students and new researchers in the stimuli-responsive field as well as serving as a reference for those already working on fundamental materials research or their applications.

Look out for the following forthcoming new titles in Nano, Polymer and Materials Science:

Responsive Photonic Nanostructuresedited by Yadong Yin, Unversity of California, Riverside, USA
Materials Design Inspired by Nature edited by Peter Fratzl , John Dunlop and Richard Weinkamer, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Germany
Nanoscience for the Conservation of Works of Art edited by Piero Baglioni and David Chelazzi, University of Florence, Italy
Water Droplets to Nanotechnology by Plinio Innocenzi, Luca Malfatti, University of Sassari, Italy and Paolo Falcaro, CSIRO, Australia
Polymer Nanofibers by Dario Pisignano, University of Salento, Italy

Don’t forget you can freely access the table of contents, preface, front matter and first chapter of every eBook via the RSC Publishing website

Book Reviews

Chemistry World says “It is impossible to do justice here to the immense amount of useful information this book contains.” about Materials for a Sustainable Future edited by Trevor M Letcher and Janet L Scott – read more in the article.

Meet the Team

Commissioning Editor Leanne Marle will be attending the 11th International Conference on Materials Chemistry (MC11), University of Warwick, UK, 8^th-11^th July. Do let me know if you are attending and would like to arrange a meeting to discuss book publishing with the Royal Society of Chemistry.

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Medicinal Chemistry and Biochemistry Book Releases

21 May 2013

By Cara Sutton, Commissioning Editor.

The Royal Society of Chemistry publishes book titles across a wide range of areas, in the area of medicinal chemistry and drug discovery we have recently published the following title:

Smart Materials in Drug Discovery, published in the RSC Smart Materials Series

Edited by Angel Concheiro and Carmen Alvarez-Lorenzo.

Smart Materials for Drug Delivery brings together the recent findings in the area and provides a critical analysis of the different materials available and how they can be applied to advanced drug delivery systems.

Other forthcoming titles include:

Mechanisms and Metal Involvement in Neurodegenerative Diseases, the first title to be published in the RSC Metallobiology Series and edited by Roberta Ward, Robert Crichton and David Dexter
Readily accessible information on each of the neurodegenerative diseases written by acknowledged experts in the field.
Advances in Dermatological Sciences (set), to be published in the Issues in Toxicology Series and edited by Robert Chilcott and Keith Brain.
These books present cutting-edge advances in the field of dermatological sciences.
Chemical Toxicity Prediciton, to be published in the Issues in Toxicology Series authored by Mark Cronin, Judith Madden, Steven Enoch and David Roberts
The aim of this book is to provide the scientific background to using the formation of chemical categories, or groups, of molecules to allow for read-across i.e. the prediction of toxicity from chemical structure.

Cara Sutton will be attending the European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists (EAPCCT) Congress in Copenhagen from the 28th to the 31st May 2013.

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New Nano, Polymer and Materials Science Books

26 Apr 2013

By Leanne Marle, Commissioning Editor.

To help you keep up-to-date with key topics in nano, polymer and materials Science, we are delighted to announce the publication of the following RSC Books.

Healable Polymer Systems In the RSC Polymer Chemistry Series:

Healable Polymer Systems edited by Wayne Hayes and Barnaby Greenland, University of Reading, UK

With contributions from leading experts, the book provides a reference text on self-healing polymers from a chemist’s perspective.

In the RSC Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Series:

Carbon Nanotube-Polymer Composites edited by Dimitrios Tasis, University of Patras, Greece

Summarizes the basic chemical aspects for obtaining multifunctional carbon nanotube-based polymer composites and highlights recent advances in the field.

Coming Soon:

Fundamentals of Controlled/Living Radical Polymerizaion edited by Nicolay V. Tsarevsky, Southern Methodist University, USA and Brent S. Sumerlin, University of Florida, USA.
Functional Polymers for Nanomedicine edited by Youqing Shen, Zhejiang University, China
Smart Materials for Drug Delivery edited by Carmen Alvarez-Lorenzo and Angel Concheiro, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Don’t forget you can freely access the table of contents, preface, front matter and first chapter of every eBook via the RSC Publishing Website.

If you have an idea for a book or would like more information about our materials titles please contact the Materials Books Commissioning Editor, Leanne Marle

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Global Change and Biosphere Interactions, University of York, 8th – 9th April

05 Mar 2013

By jeevesr.

The RSC Issues in Environmental Science and Technology (Series Editors: R E Hester, University of York and R M Harrison, University of Birmingham) series tackles important environmental topics in response to the rapid growth of interest in this area and the need for authoritative reviews of such topics.

We’ve hand-picked recently published volumes including Soils and Food Security, Environmental Impacts of Modern Agriculture and Ecosystem Services to feature at the forthcoming Global Change and Biosphere Interactions scientific meeting.

On 8-9 April 2013 the British Ecological Society (BES) and the York Environmental Sustainability Institute (YESI) will be hosting a major international scientific meeting, Global Change and Biosphere Interactions as part of our centenary and celebrating the launch of YESI.

Focused on sustainable solutions to global environmental change, the conference will feature major international speakers covering current advances in our understanding of the past, present and future consequences of human impacts on the earth system. Contributions will reach across disciplines, spanning physical, natural, social sciences and humanities to address the causes and consequences of global change and the implications for policy. There will be extensive opportunities for discussing the role of interdisciplinary research in understanding the impacts of global change and identifying new research which will allow us to mitigate and adapt to these impacts. For details of the programme and speaker please see the BES website.

The Monday afternoon’s programme is followed by a public lecture Professor Georgina Mace and wine reception (please indicate attendance at these when registering).

Early bird registration is now open until Friday 8 March at £75 for BES and YESI members and £95 for non-members, which includes all sessions, lunch and refreshments over the two days. Accommodation and dinner can be booked on top of this. We are now also offering a day rate of £50.

For further information please contact Amy Everard.

British Ecological Society

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Recent titles on supramolecular chemistry

Recently Published Books on Nano, Polymer and Materials Science

Latest Books on Nano and Materials Science

NMR spectroscopy across the disciplines

Medicinal Chemistry: Books, conferences and prizes

RSC Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Series Celebrates 30 Titles

New Books on Smart Materials and Polymer Chemistry

Medicinal Chemistry and Biochemistry Book Releases

New Nano, Polymer and Materials Science Books

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