Intelligent Macromolecules for Smart Devices From Materials Synthesis to Device Applications /

• Main Author: Dai, Liming. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London, 2004.
• Series: Engineering Materials and Processes,
• Subjects: Chemistry.; Polymers.; Optical materials.; Electronic materials.; Metals.; Materials science.; Polymer Sciences.; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials.; Metallic Materials.; Optical and Electronic Materials.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess

The age of nanotechnology is upon us. Engineering at the molecular level is no longer a computer-generated curiosity and is beginning to affect the lives of everyone. Molecules which can respond to their environment and the smart machines we can build with them are and will continue to be a vital pa...

Table of Contents:

• The Concepts of Intelligent Macromolecules and Smart Devices
• The Concepts of Intelligent Macromolecules and Smart Devices
• Intelligent Macromolecules
• Conducting Polymers
• Stimuli-responsive Polymers
• Dendrimers and Fullerenes
• Carbon Nanotubes
• From Intelligent Macromolecules to Smart Devices
• Oriented and Patterned Macromolecules
• Macromolecular Nanostructures
• Smart Devices
• Electronic Devices
• Photonic Devices
• Sensors and Sensor Arrays
• Actuators and Nanomechanical Devices.