title: Editorial of Special Issue Ruthenium Complex: The Expanding Chemistry of the Ruthenium Complexes.
abstract: Recent trends in Ru complex chemistry are surveyed with emphasis on the development of anticancer drugs and applications in catalysis, polymers, materials science and nanotechnology.
authors.affiliation: Romanian Academy, Institute of Organic Chemistry "C.D. Nenitescu", Bucharest 060023, Romania. idragutan@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Ileana
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Dragutan
authors.affiliation: Romanian Academy, Institute of Organic Chemistry "C.D. Nenitescu", Bucharest 060023, Romania. vdragutan@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Valerian
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Dragutan
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Liège, Sart-Tilman (B.6a), Liège 4000, Belgium. A.Demonceau@ulg.ac.be.
authors.forename: Albert
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Demonceau
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000737:chemistry; D002384:Catalysis; D056831:Coordination Complexes / Q000737:chemistry; D015394:Molecular Structure; D012428:Ruthenium / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D056831:Coordination Complexes; D012428:Ruthenium
keywords: anticancer agents; catalysis; nanomaterials; ruthenium complexes