Smart Polymer Nanocomposites: Biomedical and Environmental Applications

Smart Polymer Nanocomposites: Biomedical and Environmental Applications presents the latest information on smart polymers and their promising application in various fields, including their role in delivery systems for drugs, tissue engineering scaffolds, cell culture sports, bioseparation, and sensors or actuator systems.

Features detailed information on the preparation, characterization and applications of smart functional polymer compositesCovers a broad range of applications in both the biomedical and environmental engineering fieldsChapters are written by authors with diverse background expertise from the faculties of chemistry, engineering and the manufacturing industry

Section A: 1. Introduction of Smart Materials 2. Manufacturing and Design of smart polymer composites 3. Processing and Properties of smart polymer composites 4. Shape memory polymer composites and their applications 5. Smart polymer hydrogels and their applications 6. Smart biopolymers and their applications

Section B: Biomedical Applications 7. Photo-responsive polymer composites and their applications 8. Enzyme-responsive polymer composites and their applications 9. Biomedical applications of smart polymer composites 10. Smart polymer biomaterials for tissue engineering 11. Applications of smart polymers in Nano medicine 12. Smart polymer composites in biotechnology 13. Smart polymer composites in bioseparation 14. Smart polymers composites in drug delivery

Section C: Environmental Applications 15. Environmental applications of smart polymer composites 16. Smart polymer composite membranes for waste water treatment 17. Smart polymer composites for textile and plastics 18. Smart polymer composites for wood protection 19. Smart polymer Coatings for protection of corrosion 20. Smart polymer coatings for anti-fouling applications 21. Smart polymer composites for energy applications