Stimuli-Responsive Materials

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. In order to design new materials for a particular purpose it is essential to understand the scientific principles governing the response, Stimuli Responsive Materials: from Molecules to Nature Mimicking Materials Design focuses on just that. The book introduces the concepts of stimuli-responsiveness, including the fundamental materials properties required for design, and each chapter details different response systems including biochemical, chemical and physical. To provide readers with the comprehensive scientific principles and developments of stimuli responsive materials as well as the recent technological advances each chapter has a unique structure and written at three levels from Basic and fundamental "must know"concepts to more advanced topics and the most advanced scientific treatment, references and technological advances of stimuli responsive materials. Written by a renowned expert in the field and experienced editor on the subject, this book is suitable for anyone interested in stimuli responsive materials working in polymers, biopolymers, biochemistry, and biophysics, biomaterials, bioengineering, materials engineering and biotechnology, chemistry and physics, ceramic, metals, composites, and materials science.