Handbook of Stimuli-Responsive Materials

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.

Adopting a broad approach, this volume provides the scientific community with a much-needed overview of developments and scientific findings in stimuli-responsive materials. Its primary focus is on the designing, synthesizing, formulating, and processing of materials that lead to an understanding of the scientific principles governing response driven functions leading to future technologies.The highly experienced and internationally renowned editor has assembled a team of leading scientists from the interdisciplinary areas of:* polymers* biopolymers* biochemistry* biophysics* biomaterials* bioengineering* materials engineering* biotechnology* chemistry* physics* ceramics* metals* and materials science.A combination that guarantees a unique and high-quality handbook.

The highly experienced and renowned editor has assembled a team of leading scientists from a wide range of disciplines to provide the community with a much-needed overview of developments in the scientific findings and advanced technologies. A unique and high-quality handbook.

PrefaceSYNTHETIC AND PHYSICOCHEMICAL ASPECTS OF ADVANCED STIMULI-RESPONSIVE POLYMERSIntroductionControlled Free Radical Polymerization of Stimuli-Responsive PolymersSynthesis of Stimuli-Responsive Colloidal DispersionsSummaryBIOLOGICAL- AND FIELD-RESPONSIVE POLYMERS: EXPANDING POTENTIAL IN SMART MATERIALSIntroductionBiologically Responsive Polymer SystemsField-Responsive PolymersConclusionsSELF-OSCILLATING GELS AS STIMULI-RESPONSIVE MATERIALSIntroductionMethodologyResults and DiscussionsConclusionsSELF-REPAIRING POLYMERIC MATERIALSIntroductionDamage and Repair Mechanisms in PolymersSummarySTIMULI-DRIVEN ASSEMBLY OF CHROMOGENIC DYE MOLECULES: A VERSATILE APPROACH FOR THE DESIGN OF RESPONSIVE POLYMERSIntroductionExcimer-Forming Sensor MoleculesFluorescent Mechanochromic SensorsThermochromic SensorsChemical Sensing with Excimer-Forming DyesSummary and OutlookSWITCHABLE SURFACE APPROACHESIntroductionElectroactive MaterialsPhotoresponsive MaterialspH-Responsive MaterialsThermoresponsive MaterialsSwitchable Surfaces Based on Supramolecular ShuttlesSwitchable Surfaces Comprising DNA and Peptide MonolayersSummaryLAYER-BY-LAYER SELF-ASSEMBLED MULTILAYER STIMULI-RESPONSIVE POLYMERIC FILMSIntroductionFabrication of Multilayer Polymer CoatingsResponse of Multilayer Polymer Coatings to External StimuliConclusion and OutlookPHOTOREFRACTIVE POLYMERSIntroductionThe Photorefractive Effect in PolymersThe Two-Beam Coupling EffectHigh-Performance Photorefractive PolymersExperimental TechniquesConclusionsPHOTOCHROMIC RESONSES IN POLYMER MATRICESIntroductionPhotochromic Polymeric SystemsPhotochromic SystemsOutlook of Photochromic MaterialsCOVALENT BONDING OF FUNCTIONAL COATINGS ON CONDUCTIVE MATERIALS: THE ELECTROCHEMICAL APPROACHIntroductionElectrodeposited CoatingsElectrografted CoatingsCompounds Requiring an Anodic ProcessCompounds Requiring a Cathodic ProcessConclusions