Note: Cover -- Functional Metallosupramolecular Materials -- Preface -- Contents -- Chapter 1 - Interaction of Metal Ions with Proteins as a Source of Inspiration for Biomimetic Materials -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Enzymes -- 1.2.1 Single Metal Ion Enzymes -- 1.2.1.1 Zinc Dependent Enzymes -- 1.2.1.2 Non-Haem Oxygenases -- 1.2.2 Binuclear Metallohydrolases -- 1.2.2.1 Purple Acid Phosphatases -- 1.2.2.2 Metallo-β-lactamases -- 1.2.3 Metal-Containing Organic Cofactors -- 1.2.3.1 Oxygen-Carrying Haem-Based Proteins -- 1.2.3.2 Cytochromes -- 1.2.4 Applications of Metallo-Enzymes -- 1.3 Structural Proteins -- 1.3.1 Silks -- 1.3.2 Mussel Byssus -- 1.4 Metal-Induced Protein Misfolding -- 1.5 Antimicrobial Peptides -- 1.6 Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 2 - DNA-Based Metallosupramolecular Materials -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 DNA Nanotechnology -- 2.3 Methods to Incorporate Metal Centers into DNA -- 2.4 Metal Binding to Natural DNA Nucleobases -- 2.5 Binding of Pre-Formed Metal Complexes to DNA -- 2.5.1 Metallointercalators -- 2.5.2 Non-Covalent Binding of Supramolecular Assemblies to DNA -- 2.5.3 DNA Covalently Modified with Metal Complexes as a Building Block for Higher-Order Assemblies -- 2.6 DNA Modified with Ligands -- 2.6.1 Artificial Metallo-Base Pairs -- 2.6.2 Attaching Metal-Binding Ligands to the DNA Backbone -- 2.6.2.1 Salen Complexes (Salen: N,N′-Bis(salicylidene)ethylenediamine) -- 2.6.2.2 Porphyrins -- 2.6.2.3 DNA 2D- and 3D-Metallosupramolecular Structures with Polypyridine Ligands -- 2.7 Locked Nucleic Acids (LNA) and Peptide Nucleic Acids (PNA) -- 2.8 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3 - Constitutionally Dynamic Metallosupramolecular Systems -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Dynamic Metallosupramolecular Libraries (DMLs)-General Considerations -- 3.3 Ligand-Driven Selection in Dynamic Metallosupramolecular Libraries. , 3.4 Metal-Driven Selection in Dynamic Metallosupramolecular Libraries -- 3.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4 - Functional Materials Based on Metal-Containing Polymers -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Conducting and Redox Active Metal-Containing Polymers -- 4.3 Magnetic Metal-Containing Polymers -- 4.4 Optical Metal-Containing Polymers -- 4.5 Conclusion and Future Outlook -- References -- Chapter 5 - Recent Advances in Immobilized Ferrocene-Containing Polymers -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Redox Switchable Polarity -- 5.3 Immobilized Ferrocene Polymers for Controlled Release and Permeability -- 5.4 Host-Guest Complexation of Ferrocene Polymers with Cyclodextrin -- 5.5 Electrodes Modified with Ferrocene-Containing Polymers -- 5.5.1 Layer-by-Layer (LBL) Technique Examples for Electrode Modifications -- 5.5.2 Grafting To and Grafting From Approaches for Electrode Modifications -- 5.5.3 Electropolymerization Strategies for Electrode Modification -- 5.6 Immobilized or Confined Ferrocene Polymers as Ceramic Precursors -- 5.7 Confined and Immobilized Ferrocene Polymers for Optical Applications -- 5.8 Conclusion and Outlook -- References -- Chapter 6 - Metallosupramolecular Soft Materials: Metallogels -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Silver -- 6.3 Copper -- 6.4 Iron -- 6.5 Cobalt -- 6.6 Rhenium -- 6.7 Palladium -- 6.8 Gold -- 6.9 Platinum -- 6.10 Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 7 - Metal-Organic Frameworks as Chemical Sensors -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.1.1 General Mechanisms of Luminescence Applicable to MOFs -- 7.1.1.1 Organic (Linker)-Based Emission -- 7.1.1.2 Metal (Node)-Based Emission and the Antenna Effect -- 7.1.1.3 Up-Conversion Emission -- 7.1.1.4 Charge-Transfer Luminescence -- 7.1.1.5 Vapochromism -- 7.1.1.6 Guest-Induced Luminescence -- 7.2 MOF Luminescence Sensing -- 7.2.1 Anion Sensing -- 7.2.2 Cation Sensing -- 7.2.2.1 pH Sensing. , 7.2.2.2 Metal Ion Sensing -- 7.2.3 Small Molecule Sensing -- 7.2.3.1 O2 Sensing -- 7.2.3.2 H2O Sensing -- 7.2.3.3 Organic Molecule Sensing -- Solvents.There are several reports of sensing of commonplace solvents by Zn(ii)-based MOFs, including methanol,107,143-145 ethan... -- Nitroaromatics and Explosives.The rapid detection of nitroaromatics and related high-energy materials is increasingly important ... -- 7.2.4 Sensing of Biomolecules -- 7.2.5 Temperature Sensing -- 7.3 Electromechanical Sensors -- 7.3.1 Preparation of MOF Thin Films -- 7.3.1.1 Substrates for Thin Film Growth -- 7.3.1.2 Common Techniques for Polycrystalline Thin Film MOF Growth -- Solvothermal Synthesis.Despite some of the property-related drawbacks associated with polycrystalline thin films, they remain at... -- Room Temperature Synthesis.MOF thin films are most commonly synthesized by heating (e.g., solvothermal,211 microwave,212 ultraso... -- 7.3.1.3 SURMOFs -- The Langmuir-Blodgett Method Applied to SURMOFs.The LBM is by far the oldest technique known for oriented thin film growth, with... -- Liquid-Phase Epitaxy Applied to SURMOFs.LPE is a newer method for thin film growth that dates back to the early 1990s and was or... -- 7.3.2 MOF Thin Films and QCMs -- 7.3.3 Microcantilever-Based MOF Sensing Devices -- 7.3.4 MOF-Functionalised SAW Sensors -- 7.4 Summary and Outlook -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 8 - Anchoring Metallosupramolecular Materials on Solid Substrates: Specific Surface-Molecule Interactions and Self-Assembly -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Electronic Structure of Metallosupramolecules on Surfaces -- 8.3 Surface-Confined Supramolecular Coordination Chemistry -- 8.4 Hierarchical Assembly of Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) -- 8.5 Metallosupramolecular Complexes in Devices -- 8.6 Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References. , Chapter 9 - Metallosupramolecular Materials for Electronic Applications: Molecular Boolean Computation -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 One/Two-Input One-Output Logic -- 9.3 Two-Input Two-Output Logic -- 9.4 Three-Input One-Output Logic -- 9.5 Four-Input One-Output Logic -- 9.6 Complex Computation -- 9.7 Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 10 - Metallosupramolecular Materials for Magnetic Applications: Spin-Crossover -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.1.1 Brief Introduction to SCO -- 10.1.2 Metallosupramolecular SCO Materials -- 10.2 Dinuclear -- 10.2.1 Short Bridging Ligands -- 10.2.1.1 One Compartment Ligands -- 10.2.1.2 Two Compartment Ligands -- 10.2.2 Longer Bridging Ligands -- 10.2.2.1 Monodentate Ligands -- 10.2.2.2 Two Compartment Ligands -- 10.2.2.3 Triple Helicates -- 10.3 Trinuclear -- 10.3.1 Linear Trinuclear Materials -- 10.3.2 Non-Linear Trinuclear Materials -- 10.4 Tetranuclear -- 10.4.1 Poly-Aromatic Square Grids -- 10.4.2 Cyano-Bridged Tetranuclear Materials -- 10.4.3 Tetranuclear Cages -- 10.5 Higher Nuclearity Discrete -- 10.5.1 Clusters -- 10.5.2 Cages -- 10.6 Polymeric Materials -- 10.6.1 1-D Materials -- 10.6.2 2-D and 3-D Frameworks -- 10.6.2.1 Hofmann-Type Frameworks -- 10.6.2.2 SCO Frameworks (SCOFs) -- 10.7 Outlook -- References -- Chapter 11 - Metallosupramolecular Materials for Energy Applications: Light Harvesting -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Light-Harvesting Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) -- 11.3 Energy Transfer in Self-Assembled Coordination Polymers -- 11.4 Metallo-Gels as Light-Harvesting Scaffolds -- 11.5 Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 12 - Metallosupramolecular Assemblies for Application as Photocatalysts for the Production of Solar Fuels -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Background -- 12.3 The Importance of Experimental Conditions and Parameters. , 12.4 Photocatalytic Assemblies for Hydrogen Generation -- 12.4.1 The Supramolecular Concept -- 12.4.2 The Effect of Structural Parameters on Photocatalytic Behaviour -- 12.4.3 Intermolecular vs. Intramolecular Photocatalysis -- 12.5 Photocatalytic Assemblies for CO2 Reduction -- 12.5.1 Introduction -- 12.5.2 Photocatalytic Assemblies for CO2 Reduction -- 12.5.2.1 Intermolecular Assemblies -- 12.5.3 Supramolecular Photocatalysts -- 12.6 Concluding Remarks -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Subject Index.