Stimuli-Responsive Materials: From Molecules to Nature Mimicking Materials Design Marek W. Urban
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The authors have compiled a comprehensive set of information and knowledge in this book. Readers will gain a general understanding of printed electronics, from the materials and technologies involved to potential applications. The figures and tables are adequate, and there are worked examples in this book. Those who have a general knowledge of physics, chemistry, or electronics will be able to comprehend
Stimuli-Responsive Materials: From Molecules to Nature Mimicking Materials Design Marek W. Urban Royal Society of Chemistry, 2016 488 pages, $112.00 ISBN 978-1-84973-656-5
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his book focuses on designing stimuli-responsive materials by mimicking nature—an excellent source of inspiration for conceiving new products with tailored properties and desired functions. The book is structured into 12 chapters and covers a wide range of topics, from controlled synthesis of polymers to various aspects of stimuli responsiveness in macromolecular blocks, polymer brushes, surfaces, and interfaces, to nanoand micro-materials, and photochromic and photorefractive polymers. The common essence of these stimuli-responsive materials resides in their
heterogeneity at the nanoscale—the origin of energy excess able to be converted into other energy forms as a result of various external stimuli: temperature, solvent polarity, pH, ultraviolet/visible light, electrical potential, magnetic field, or combinations of these. Starting from biologically responsive polymers, special attention is paid to stimuli-responsive materials applied in medical therapy, nanomedicine, enhancing imaging and target delivery, and selfhealing and shape-memory materials, with a perspective for these materials to shape the future of human existence.
the contents of this book. It is a good monograph for researchers and can also be used as a textbook for graduate students. I recommend this book to anyone who is interested in printed electronics, as well as microelectronics, transparent electronics, and flexible electronics. Reviewer: Jianguo Lu is an associate professor at Zhejiang University, China.
Most of the illustrations are appropriate and enable a deeper understanding of the scientific arguments. Chapters are on topics such as tissue engineering, microfluidics, biosensors, molecular electronics, and photochromic devices. Each chapter starts with short definitions of terms or phenomena and provides clear explanations based on physicochemical proofs, combining structural characteristics given by molecular interactions with adequate thermodynamic and kinetics approaches. Each chapter ends with a reference list. The book is accessible to senior undergraduate and graduate students in materials chemistry and physics. At the same time, this monograph is also useful for specialists in materials science and engineering, providing stimulating ideas for further advances in materials design mostly needed in nanofabrication. Reviewer: Aurelia Meghea is Emeritus Professor at the University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania.
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