Amphiphilic Polymer Co-networks

Amphiphilic Polymer Co-networks
Author: Costas S Patrickios
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
Total Pages: 347
Release: 2020-04-23
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1839161345

Amphiphilic polymer co-networks (APCNs) are a type of polymeric hydrogel, their hydrophobic polymer segments and hydrophilic components produce less aqueous swelling, giving better mechanical properties than conventional hydrogels. This new class of polymers is attracting increasing attention, resulting in further basic research on the system, as well as new applications. This book focuses on new developments in the field of APCNs, and is organised in four sections: synthesis, properties, applications and modelling. Co-network architectures included in the book chapters are mainly those deriving from hydrophobic macro-cross-linkers, representing the classical approach; however, more modern designs are also presented. Properties of interest discussed include aqueous swelling, thermophysical and mechanical properties, self-assembly, electrical actuation, and protein adsorption. Applications described in the book chapters include the use of co-networks as soft contact lenses, scaffolds for drug delivery and tissue engineering, matrices for heterogeneous biocatalysis, and membranes of controllable permeability. Finally, an important theory chapter on the modelling of the self-assembly of APCNs is also included. The book is suitable for graduate students and researchers interested in hydrogels, polymer networks, polymer chemistry, block copolymers, self-assembly and nanomaterials, as well as their applications in contact lenses, drug delivery, tissue engineering, membranes and biocatalysis.

Lanthanide-Doped Luminescent Nanomaterials

Lanthanide-Doped Luminescent Nanomaterials
Author: Xueyuan Chen
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 217
Release: 2013-11-04
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3642403646

Lanthanide-Doped Luminescent Nanomaterials reviews the latest advances in the development of lanthanide-doped luminescent inorganic nanoparticles for potential bioapplications. This book covers the chemical and physical fundamentals of these nanoparticles, such as the controlled synthesis methodology, surface modification chemistry, optical physics, and their promising applications in diverse bioassays, with an emphasis on heterogeneous and homogeneous in-vitro biodetection of tumor biomarkers. This book is intended for those readers who are interested in systematically understanding the materials design strategy, optical behavior of lanthanide ions, and practical bioapplications of lanthanide nanoparticles. It primarily focuses on the interdisciplinary frontiers in chemistry, physics and biological aspects of luminescent nanomaterials. All chapters were written by scientists active in this field and for a broad audience, providing both beginners and advanced researchers with comprehensive information on the subject. Xueyuan Chen is a Professor at Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter (FJIRSM), Chinese Academy of Sciences. Yongsheng Liu is a Research Associate Professor at FJIRSM, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Datao Tu is a Research Assistant Professor at FJIRSM, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Silicon Nanocrystals

Silicon Nanocrystals
Author: Lorenzo Pavesi
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 648
Release: 2010-02-02
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9783527629961

This unique collection of knowledge represents a comprehensive treatment of the fundamental and practical consequences of size reduction in silicon crystals. This clearly structured reference introduces readers to the optical, electrical and thermal properties of silicon nanocrystals that arise from their greatly reduced dimensions. It covers their synthesis and characterization from both chemical and physical viewpoints, including ion implantation, colloidal synthesis and vapor deposition methods. A major part of the text is devoted to applications in microelectronics as well as photonics and nanobiotechnology, making this of great interest to the high-tech industry.

Polymers At Nanoscale (In 2 Volumes)

Polymers At Nanoscale (In 2 Volumes)
Author: Jie He
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 675
Release: 2023-11-03
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9811259178

Making polymers into nanoparticles as an essential step in polymer solution processing is of key importance for many applications of polymers. This book seeks to uncover the basics and recent advances in polymer nanoparticles, including polymer synthesis, self-assembly, properties, and applications. It encompasses the various preparation methods of polymer nanoparticles, broadly ranged from single chain collapse to polymerization methods and solution self-assembly. It showcases a wide range of advanced applications of polymer nanoparticles in several fields that include pharmaceutics (drug and nucleotide delivery), biomedicals (bioimaging, diagnosis, and therapeutics), energy (batteries and solar cells) and environmental (catalysis and water purification).This book is enriched with a comprehensive range of content, incorporating synthesis, properties and applications in polymeric nanoparticles that will serve as a suitable beginner guide and survey book in polymer nanomaterials, as well as a useful tool for graduate students, scientists and practitioners in related fields or industries such as chemistry, materials science and engineering, nanomaterials, energy storage and conversion devices, and biomedicine.

Luminescent Materials

Luminescent Materials
Author: Mikhail G. Brik
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 314
Release: 2023-03-06
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3110607875

This book gives an overview on the fundamentals and recent developments in the field of luminescent materials. Starting from the definitions and properties of phosphors, novel application areas as well as spectroscopic methods for characterization will be described. The reader will benefit from the vast knowledge of the authors with backgrounds in industry as well as academia.

Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Author: M.R. Xue
Publisher: Trans Tech Publications Ltd
Total Pages: 1749
Release: 2014-12-31
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3038267716

Selected, peer reviewed papers from the 2014 International Conference on Intelligent Mechanics and Materials Engineering (ICIMME 2014), December 27-28, 2014, Shenzhen, China

NanoScience in Biomedicine

NanoScience in Biomedicine
Author: Donglu Shi
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 747
Release: 2010-07-05
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 3540496610

NanoScience in Biomedicine provides up-to-date information in the frontier fields of nano biomedicine focusing on basic concepts and recent developments in many topical areas including particular nanomaterials synthesis, field emission of carbon nanotubes, flexible dye-sensitized nano-porous films, magnetic nanofluids, and intrinsically electroconducting nanoparticles. Novel methods of synthesizing nanoscale biomaterials and their applications in biomedicine are also included such as nano-sized materials for drug delivery, bioactive molecules for regenerative medicine, nanoscale mechanisms for assembly of biomaterials, and nanostructured materials constructed from polypeptides. This book is organized in three parts: Part I introduces most recent developments in all aspects of design, synthesis, properties, and applications of nanoscale biomaterials. Part II focuses on novel nanotechnologies in biomedicine. Part III includes some of the new developments of nanomaterials’ synthesis and recent studies on nanostructure-properties relationships. The book comprehensively addresses the most critical issues in a tutorial manner so that technical non-specialists and students in both biomedical sciences and engineering will be able to benefit. All chapters are contributed by internationally recognized scholars. Dr. Donglu Shi is a professor at the Chemical and Materials Engineering Department, University of Cincinnati, USA.

Thermometry at the Nanoscale

Thermometry at the Nanoscale
Author: Luís Dias Carlos
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
Total Pages: 540
Release: 2016
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1849739048

Covers the fundamentals of measuring temperature at the nanoscale, luminescence-based and non-luminescence based thermometry techniques, and applications.