Nanosponges: Synthesis and Applications

An excellent overview of the field, covering in detail a wide range of different types of constituent materials, such as polymers, metals and metal oxides. It discusses their production and synthetic routes, as well as applications in several areas, including catalysis, drug delivery and environmental science.
A must-have for scientists in academia and industry, as well as a valuable resource for both newcomers and more established researchers working in the field.

Francesco Trotta is Full Professor of Industrial Chemisty at the Department of Chemistry at the University of Torino, Italy and Associate Researcher at ITM-CNR, Italy. After having obtained his academic degree at University of Torino, he got his Ph.D at the university consortium of Torino, Genova and Pavia. He is the president of the Italian Association for Chemistry and Technology of Cyclodextrins and vice-president of the European Cyclodextrin Society. He is the author of more than 175 scientific papers and almost 20 patents. He is a member of several editorial boards of scientific journals.

Andrea Mele is Full Professor of Chemistry at the Politecnico of Milano. Italy. After his undergraduate degree in chemistry at the University of Genova, Italy he got his Ph.D in chemistry at the same university. He is a member of the Scientific Advisory board of the European Cyclodextrin Society, and vice-president of the Italian Association for Chemistry and Technology of Cyclodextrin. At present he has about 150 peer reviewed papers, many of them focusing on NMR studies of cyclodextrins.