1st Edition
Reflexive Polymers and Hydrogels Understanding and Designing Fast Responsive Polymeric Systems
468 Pages
by
CRC Press
468 Pages
214 B/W Illustrations
by
CRC Press
472 Pages
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CRC Press
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. Despite their capacity to carry out functions that previously were unobtainable, smart polymers and hydrogels tend to have painfully slow response times. On the other hand biological systems go through phase changes at an extremely fast rate. Reflexive Polymers and Hydrogels examines the natural systems that respond almost instantaneously to environmental stimuli, and thus gives the reader an... Read more
Examining several natural systems that respond rapidly to environmental stimuli, this book provides an understanding of the mechanisms that govern these responses. It considers limitations of reflexive systems, by investigating model systems where selected interactions of specific components are evaluated to determine theoretical limits of response rates and cycle time. The text characterizes the status of artificially prepared materials that could have both thermodynamic and kinetic response events and explores potential future applications of such systems. It includes chapters on how to design synthetic reflexive systems and discusses potential applications in biomedical and pharmaceutical areas.
Biography
Yui, Nobuhiko; Mrsny, Randall J.; Park, Kinam
