monolayer formation cross-linking method using Sol-Gel chemistry (Section 1-5) for the

synthesis of novel two-dimensional cross-linked nanomaterials with well-defined morphologies.


Figure 1-5. Transmission electron micrographs of LB films of poly(styrene-b-vinylpyridinium
 decyl iodide) AB diblock copolymers (surface pressure = 2 mN/m) (a) P(S260-b-
 VP120 10oI); % PS = 68.4; (b) P(S260-b-VIP71/Clol); % PS = 78.5; (C) P(S260-b-
 WP29 C0I) % PS = 90 .0; (d) P(S480-b-VP34C10I) % PS = 93 .4; (e) P(Slso-b-VP11/Clol)
 % PS = 94.2; (f) P(S480-b-VPl3 C10I) % PS 97.4.25

 1.3 Current Status of Drug Detoxification Therapy

 Drug toxicity is a major health concern, because more than 3 million insecticide

poisonings are reported every year worldwide with, among them, around 200,000 fatal cases.29

In the United States, a 2000-query showed that drug-related complications lead to the hospi-

talization of more than 300,000 patients per year. Other important issues are related to clinical

mistreatment for instance in the area of anesthesiology where it was recently shown that the