Handbook of Stimuli-Responsive Materials (PDF)

Preface SYNTHETIC AND PHYSICOCHEMICAL ASPECTS OF ADVANCED STIMULI-RESPONSIVE POLYMERS Introduction Controlled Free Radical Polymerization of Stimuli-Responsive Polymers Synthesis of Stimuli-Responsive Colloidal Dispersions Summary BIOLOGICAL- AND FIELD-RESPONSIVE POLYMERS: EXPANDING POTENTIAL IN SMART MATERIALS Introduction Biologically Responsive Polymer Systems Field-Responsive Polymers Conclusions SELF-OSCILLATING GELS AS STIMULI-RESPONSIVE MATERIALS Introduction Methodology Results and Discussions Conclusions SELF-REPAIRING POLYMERIC MATERIALS Introduction Damage and Repair Mechanisms in Polymers Summary STIMULI-DRIVEN ASSEMBLY OF CHROMOGENIC DYE MOLECULES: A VERSATILE APPROACH FOR THE DESIGN OF RESPONSIVE POLYMERS Introduction Excimer-Forming Sensor Molecules Fluorescent Mechanochromic Sensors Thermochromic Sensors Chemical Sensing with Excimer-Forming Dyes Summary and Outlook SWITCHABLE SURFACE APPROACHES Introduction Electroactive Materials Photoresponsive Materials pH-Responsive Materials Thermoresponsive Materials Switchable Surfaces Based on Supramolecular Shuttles Switchable Surfaces Comprising DNA and Peptide Monolayers Summary LAYER-BY-LAYER SELF-ASSEMBLED MULTILAYER STIMULI-RESPONSIVE POLYMERIC FILMS Introduction Fabrication of Multilayer Polymer Coatings Response of Multilayer Polymer Coatings to External Stimuli Conclusion and Outlook PHOTOREFRACTIVE POLYMERS Introduction The Photorefractive Effect in Polymers The Two-Beam Coupling Effect High-Performance Photorefractive Polymers Experimental Techniques Conclusions PHOTOCHROMIC RESONSES IN POLYMER MATRICES Introduction Photochromic Polymeric Systems Photochromic Systems Outlook of Photochromic Materials COVALENT BONDING OF FUNCTIONAL COATINGS ON CONDUCTIVE MATERIALS: THE ELECTROCHEMICAL APPROACH Introduction Electrodeposited Coatings Electrografted Coatings Compounds Requiring an Anodic Process Compounds Requiring a Cathodic Process Conclusions

Marek W. Urban is internationally recognized scientist and scholar in the area of stimuli-responsive polymeric materials and polymer spectroscopy. He is a professor of polymer science and engineering in the School of Polymers and High Performance Materials at the University of Southern Mississippi and director of Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC). He has authored over 300 research papers, three books, and edited 8 American Chemical Society Advances in Chemistry Series books. He chaired the Gordon Research Conference on Polymer Films and Coatings and is the recipient of numerous awards. Current focus of his research is on stimuli-responsive polymeric materials that mimic nature and molecular level processes that govern their behavior.

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