Smart Hydrogel Functional Materials

Smart Hydrogel Functional Materials by Liang-Yin Chu, Rui Xie, Xiao-Jie Ju, Wei Wang.

Smart Hydrogel Functional Materials comprehensively and systematically describes our current understanding of smart or intelligent hydrogel functional materials with environmental stimuli-responsive functions. The contents range from hydrogels (including hydrogel-functionalized membranes) to microge...

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Main Authors: Chu, Liang-Yin (Author), Xie, Rui (Author), Ju, Xiao-Jie (Author), Wang, Wei (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Edition:1st ed. 2013.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Biomaterials.
Polymers  .
Biomedical engineering.
Amorphous substances.
Complex fluids.
Chemical engineering.
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Table of Contents:
  • Part I Thermo-Responsive Hydrogel Functional Materials
  • Structure-Function Relationship of Thermo-Responsive Hydrogels
  • Preparation and Properties of Monodisperse Thermo-Responsive Microgels
  • Flow and Aggregation Characteristics of Thermo-Responsive Microgels During Phase Transition
  • Polyphenol-Induced Phase Transition of Thermo-Responsive Hydrogels
  • Functional Membranes with Thermo-Responsive Hydrogel Gates
  • Functional Microcapsules with Thermo-Responsive Hydrogel Shells
  • Part II pH-Responsive Hydrogel Functional Materials
  • Preparation and Properties of Monodisperse pH-Responsive Microgels
  • pH-Responsive Membranes and Microcapsules for Controlled Release
  • Part III Thermo-/pH-Dual-Responsive Hydrogel Functional Materials
  • Thermo-/pH-Dual-Responsive Hydrogels with Rapid Response Properties
  • Part IV Alcohol-Responsive Hydrogel Functional Materials
  • Smart Functional Membranes with Alcohol-Responsive Characteristics
  • Part V Glucose-Responsive Hydrogel Functional Materials
  • Hydrogels with Rapid Response to Glucose Concentration Change at Physiological Temperature
  • Glucose-Responsive Membranes and Microcapsules for Controlled Release
  • Part VI Ion-Recognizable Hydrogel Functional Materials
  • Preparation and Properties of Ion-Recognizable Smart Hydrogels
  • Functional Microcapsules with Ion-Recognizable Properties
  • Part VII Molecular-Recognizable Hydrogel Functional Materials
  • Preparation and Properties of Molecular-Recognizable Smart Hydrogels
  • Functional Membranes with Molecular-Recognizable Properties.

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