Terpyridine-based materials : for catalytic, optoelectronic and life science applications / Ulrich S. Schubert, Andreas Winter and George R. Newkome. [electronic resource] Schubert, U. (Ulrich) Winter, Andreas. Newkome, George R. (George Richard) Wiley InterScience (Online service) Pyridine Derivatives. Supramolecular chemistry. Macromolecules. QD401 .S38 2011 547.593 22 Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record. The purposeful self-assembly of discrete molecules or atoms to form larger-scale, systematic structures is termed supramolecular chemistry - a field that earned the 1987 Nobel prize in chemistry for its pioneers Lehn, Pedersen, and Cram. Self-recognition and reproducible self-assembly are one of the great keys to life, with DNA and its information-carrying helix structure being the best example. A very promising approach to the creation of man-made materials with superior properties and perfectly defined structures is the imitation and harnessing of natural and unnatural self-assembly processe. Weinheim : Wiley-VCH, ©2011. ©2011. 2011 Text 1 online resource (xix, 522 pages) : http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9783527639625 eng Terpyridine-based materials. Terpyridine-based materials.