Smart Polymers : : Principles and Applications / / José Miguel García, Félix Clemente García, José Antonio Reglero Ruiz, Saúl Vallejos, Miriam Trigo-López.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus DeG Package 2022 Part 1
• VerfasserIn: García, José Miguel,; García, Félix Clemente,; Reglero Ruiz, José Antonio,; Trigo-López, Miriam,; Vallejos, Saúl,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2022]; ©2022
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: De Gruyter STEM
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (VI, 147 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; 1 General introduction and preface --; 2 Fundamentals of smart polymers --; 3 Sensory polymers --; 4 Emerging applications of smart polymers in biomedicine --; 5 Conclusions, challenges and perspectives --; References --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781501522468; 9783110766820; 9783110993899; 9783110994810; 9783110993448; 9783110993219
• DOI: 10.1515/9781501522468
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: José Miguel García, Félix Clemente García, José Antonio Reglero Ruiz, Saúl Vallejos, Miriam Trigo-López.

Smart polymers react sharply to small changes in physical or chemical conditions and present an intelligent response to chemical stimuli (i.e., chemical species -including biomolecules-, pH, solvents, redox, stimuli that trigger controlled depolymerization) and physical stimuli (i.e., temperature, light, mechanical stress and electrical stimuli). For these reasons, the interest in smart polymers has recently increased exponentially, especially in biological stimuli (i.e., application of polymer-based biosensors, drug delivery, tissue engineering, precision medicine and cell therapy). This book offers a unique opportunity to review the physical-chemical fundamentals of smart polymers, and their behaviour. It also provides an excellent review of the main applications of smart polymers.