Hybrid materials, structure-directed function

Of special interest are the concept of structure-directed function of hybrid materials and how to control their build-up from suitable units by self-organization. Toward this objective, new functional hybrid membrane materials can be anticipated that form selective patterns so as to enable efficient translocation events. This implies the search for hybrid soUd systems in which the molecular recognition-driven transport function could be ensured by a well-defined incorporation of specific receptors, covalently linked in a dense siloxane matrix. 

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