U.S.-Japan Joint Seminar: Molecular Recognition and Separation in Nano-structured Media

该奖项支持美国科学家参加将于2000年12月20日至22日在亚利桑那州图森市举行的美日纳米结构介质分子识别和分离研讨会。共同组织者是亚利桑那大学的亨利·弗雷泽教授和日本大阪大学的渡井仁教授。有机化合物(生物、手性和非手性)和金属离子及其种类在许多实际分离和传感器应用中遇到的困难和复杂的基质。最近该领域研究的主要焦点是纳米结构分离介质的设计表征，这些分离介质在分子水平上有序，以解决从极端复杂的基质(如天然产物，生物流体，以及用于回收和补救的废物。这些介质包括有序的层状材料、薄膜、分子印迹聚合物以及有组织的分子组装体胶束、囊泡和树状大分子。本次研讨会致力于纳米结构材料设计的最新进展及其在各种分离和传感问题中的分子识别效率。强调界面和界面现象在分子识别中的作用。纳米结构介质的研究处于前沿，包括新的合成方法，如组合和定向合成，对纳米结构介质的分离、检测和传感效果的基本理解，采用各种光谱和分离技术，检测和分离极低浓度的分析物在非常小的体积中，包括单分子，以及界面现象的详细检查。研讨会的组织者作出了特别努力，让年轻的研究人员作为参与者和观察员参与。与该领域的日本专家交流想法和数据将使美国参与者能够推进自己的工作，并为未来的合作项目奠定基础。预计将提供有关会议记录的资料。爱思唯尔（Elsevier）和Kluwer学术出版社（Kluwer Academic Publishers）都表示对出版这些书有浓厚兴趣。

9909994FreiserThis award supports the participation of American scientists in a U.S.-Japan seminar on Molecular Recognition and Separation in Nano-structured Media, to be held in Tucson, Arizona from December 20-22, 2000. The co-organizers are Professors Henry Freiser at the University of Arizona, and Professor Hitoshi Watarai at Osaka University in Japan. The need for high selectivities in separations of organic compounds (biological, chiral and achiral) and metal ions and their species in underscored by the difficult and complex matrices encountered in many practical separation and sensor applicationsA major focus of recent research in this area is the design characterization of nano-structured separation media that are ordered at the molecular level to address selective separation and sensing of target analytes from extremely complex matrices such as natural products, biological fluids, and wastes for recovery and remediation. Such media involve ordered layered materials, thin films, molecularly imprinted polymers, and the organized molecular assemblies micelles, vesicles and dendrimers. This symposium is dedicated to the latest advances in the design of nano-structure materials and their molecular recognition efficacies in a variety of separation and sensing problems. The role of the interface and interfacial phenomena in molecular recognition will be emphasized. Research in nano-structured media is at the cutting-edge and includes novel synthetic approaches such as combinatorial and directional synthesis, fundamental understanding of the efficacies of the nano-structure media for separation, detection, and sensing employing a variety of spectroscopic and separation techniques, the detection and separation of extremely low concentrations of analytes in very small volumes including single molecules, and a detailed examination of interfacial phenomena. The Seminar organizers have made a special effort to involve younger researchers as both participants and observers. The exchange of ideas and data with Japanese experts in this field will enable U.S. participants to advance their own work, and will set the stage for future collaborative projects. It is expected that information on proceedings of the meeting will be available. Both Elsevier and Kluwer Academic Publishers have indicated a strong interest in publishing them.