Reflexive Polymers and Hydrogels: Understanding and Designing Fast Responsive Polymeric Systems

Nobuhiko Yui, Randall J. Mrsny, Kinam Park, Ryo Yoshida, Nicholas A. Peppas, Teruo Shimmen, Takahide Tsuchiya, Michio Homma, Norihiro Kato, Richard A. Gemeinhart, Jong-Duk Kim, Kunihiro Ichimura, W. E. Hennink, Mitsuhiro Ebara, Rupali Gangopadhyay, Hiroshi Frusawa, Eduardo Jule, Namjin Baek, Nobuyuki Kanzawa, Seiji Kurihara, Madoka Suzuki, Kazunori Kataoka, Teruo Okano, Tooru Ooya, Shinichi Ishiwata, Kohzo Ito, Jian Ping Gong, Stevin H. Gehrke, Chunqiang Guo, Akihiko Kikuchi, Kiyotaka Sakai, Yoshihito Osada, Cornelius F van Nostrum, Yong Woo Cho, Jan Hein van Steenis, Toshiharu Yakushi, Etsuo Yokota, Seung Rim Yang

ISBN 10: 0849314879 / ISBN 13: 9780849314872

Published by CRC Press 2004-03-17, 2004

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Reflexive Polymers and Hydrogels: Understanding and Designing Fast Responsive Polymeric Systems
• Publisher: CRC Press 2004-03-17
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0849314879
• ISBN 13: 9780849314872
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

. 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 understanding of the mechanisms that govern these responses. The book includes chapters on approaches and procedures for designing a synthetic ...flash... system based on naturally occurring systems. It also deals with some of the promising potential applications of flash systems in industry.

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Yui, Nobuhiko; Mrsny, Randall J.; Park, Kinam