This book addresses the manufacturing methods, characteristic tubular
morphologies, diverse functions, and potent applications of organic
tubular architectures prepared or self-assembled from rationally
designed molecular building blocks. The hollow cylindrical structures
with high-aspect ratios are capable of creating unique functions that
can be differentiated from well-known self-assembled nanostructures such
as organic nanofibers, nanoribbons, and nanorods. Encapsulation,
stabilization, transportation, release, and their cooperative functions
pave the way for innovative chemical, physical, biological, and medical
applications. The book presents attractive advantages of soft-matter
nanotubes, which are also different from well-known hard-matter
nanostructures such as carbon nanotubes. The topics and figures in this
volume intrigue not only academic researchers but also engineers and
university students.