Calixarenes in the nanoworld

Introductory chapter.- Calixdendrimers.- Molecular tubes derived of calixarenes.- Catenated calixarenes.- Capsules and catenands.- Calixarenes as Cluster Keepers.- Calixarenes and C60.- Calixarene-Based Nanoporous Supramolecular Architectures.- Calixarenes on molecular printboards: multivalent binding, surface patterning, and capsule formation.- Calixarene-based Supramolecular Materials for Sensing and Fixation of Gases.- Enzyme models.- Supramolecular and Biomimetic Properties of Peptido- and Glycocalixarenes.- Fluorescent calixarene-based sensors.- Nanoprotein sensing.- Pharmaceutical applications of calixarenes.