Handbook of Stimuli-Responsive Materials

Preface

SYNTHETIC AND PHYSICOCHEMICAL ASPECTS OF ADVANCED STIMULI-RESPONSIVE POLYMERS
Introduction
Controlled Free Radical Polymerization of Stimuli-Responsive Polymers
Synthesis of Stimuli-Responsive Colloidal Dispersions
Summary

BIOLOGICAL- AND FIELD-RESPONSIVE POLYMERS: EXPANDING POTENTIAL IN SMART MATERIALS
Introduction
Biologically Responsive Polymer Systems
Field-Responsive Polymers
Conclusions

SELF-OSCILLATING GELS AS STIMULI-RESPONSIVE MATERIALS
Introduction
Methodology
Results and Discussions
Conclusions

SELF-REPAIRING POLYMERIC MATERIALS
Introduction
Damage and Repair Mechanisms in Polymers
Summary

STIMULI-DRIVEN ASSEMBLY OF CHROMOGENIC DYE MOLECULES: A VERSATILE APPROACH FOR THE DESIGN OF RESPONSIVE POLYMERS
Introduction
Excimer-Forming Sensor Molecules
Fluorescent Mechanochromic Sensors
Thermochromic Sensors
Chemical Sensing with Excimer-Forming Dyes
Summary and Outlook

SWITCHABLE SURFACE APPROACHES
Introduction
Electroactive Materials
Photoresponsive Materials
pH-Responsive Materials
Thermoresponsive Materials
Switchable Surfaces Based on Supramolecular Shuttles
Switchable Surfaces Comprising DNA and Peptide Monolayers
Summary

LAYER-BY-LAYER SELF-ASSEMBLED MULTILAYER STIMULI-RESPONSIVE POLYMERIC FILMS
Introduction
Fabrication of Multilayer Polymer Coatings
Response of Multilayer Polymer Coatings to External Stimuli
Conclusion and Outlook

PHOTOREFRACTIVE POLYMERS
Introduction
The Photorefractive Effect in Polymers
The Two-Beam Coupling Effect
High-Performance Photorefractive Polymers
Experimental Techniques
Conclusions

PHOTOCHROMIC RESONSES IN POLYMER MATRICES
Introduction
Photochromic Polymeric Systems
Photochromic Systems
Outlook of Photochromic Materials

COVALENT BONDING OF FUNCTIONAL COATINGS ON CONDUCTIVE MATERIALS: THE ELECTROCHEMICAL APPROACH
Introduction
Electrodeposited Coatings
Electrografted Coatings
Compounds Requiring an Anodic Process
Compounds Requiring a Cathodic Process
Conclusions