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The ability for a material to change properties in response to external stimuli is an attractive feature for numerous applications and as such stimuli responsive materials are gaining attention across many different fields. This book introduces the concepts of stimuli-responsiveness, including the fundamental materials properties required for design. It provides readers with comprehensive scientific principles and developments of stimuli responsive materials, as well as the recent technological advances. Written by a renowned expert in the field, this book is suitable for anyone interested in stimuli responsive materials working in polymers, biochemistry, biotechnology and materials science.
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.
This comprehensive overview tackles the vibrational spectroscopic features of both small and large molecules on surfaces and details the theory and practice of normal coordinate analysis with simple matrix calculation ... bulk and surface spectroscopy ... all necessary band assignments ... and the structural identification and structure-property relations of monomers and polymers on surfaces.
Combines theoretical fundamentals with practical applications of attenuated total reflectance to the analysis of polymers and polymeric materials. Provides a comprehensive quantitative novel approach to the analysis and interpretation of attenuated total reflectance. Discusses sampling and microsampling techniques suitable for use with attenuated total reflectance analyses. Examines the advantages and disadvantages of attenuated total reflectance spectroscopy.
Science of the stimuli-responsive materials, and in particular polymers and coatings will play a key role in the developments of future technologies and new knowledge in this field. The book provides the highlights for newcomes as well as a comprehensive review for experienced practitioners of recent advances to stimuli-responsive polymeric films and coatings. Two sections of the book focus on synthetic and physocao-chemical aspects and this book is a must to those involved in the growing field of nanotechnologies of stimuli-responsive polymers.
Presents an overview of the recent developments in the use of hyphenated multidimensional separation and detection techniques for the characterization of polymeric materials. Reports on successful multidimensional chromatographic methods and multiple detector systems. Includes an analysis of compositional heterogeneity in copolymers and blends.
This volume contains dozens of original investigations into the materials, chemistry, formulation and applications of waterborne coatings.
Explores relationships between spectroscopic findings and physical properties of polymers. Thirty-five chapters are divided into six sections covering fundamental concepts in FT-IR, FT-Raman, fluorescence spectroscopy and FT-Mass Spectrometry of polymers; crystalline polymers and copolymers; surfaces and interfaces of polymers; spectroscopic approaches to polymers in solutions and polymer networks; spectroscopy combined with thermally induced processes in polymers; and polymer analysis and surface modifications using non-conventional energy sources. Includes tutorial chapters designed to assist newcomers to the field.
Focuses on advances in three areas of multidimensional spectroscopy: NMR, vibrational, and fluorescence. Discusses important areas in polymer analysis, including diffusion, free volume, adhesion, absorption, polymer interactions, and miscibility. Includes introductory chapters as well as chapters covering both theory and application. Valuable material for researchers in polymer science and in analytical laboratories specializing in NMR, FT-IR and fluorescence spectroscopy.
An insightful exploration of cutting-edge spectroscopic techniques in polymer characterization In Spectroscopic Techniques for Polymer Characterization: Methods, Instrumentation, Applications, a team of distinguished chemists delivers a comprehensive exploration of the vast potential of spectroscopic characterization techniques in polymer research. The book offers a concise outline of the principles, advantages, instrumentation, experimental techniques, and noteworthy applications of cutting-edge spectroscopy. Covering a wide range of polymers, from nylon to complex polymeric nanocomposites, the author presents recent developments in polymer science to polymer, analytical, and material chemi...