Materials that Change Color Smart Materials, Intelligent Design /

• Main Authors: Ferrara, Marinella (Author), Bengisu, Murat (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology,
• Subjects: Materials science.; Physical chemistry.; Chemical engineering.; Materials > Surfaces.; Thin films.; Materials Science.; Surfaces and Interfaces, Thin Films.; Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering.; Physical Chemistry.

This book presents a design-driven investigation into smart materials developed by chemists, physicists, materials and chemical engineers, and applied by designers to consumer products.  Introducing a class of smart materials, that change colors, the book presents their characteristics, advantages,...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Materials that Change Color
• Manufacturing and Processes Related to Chromogenic Materials and Applications
• Materials that Change Color for Intelligent Design
• Case Studies.