Soft Matter Gradient Surfaces : Methods and Applications /

• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Genzer, Jan (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2012]
• Θέματα: Functionally gradient materials.; Surfaces (Technology); TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Material Science.; Engineering.; Civil engineering.; Electronic books.

"This volume provides the first complete, up-to-date summary of the progress in this field, showing readers how to harness the powerful properties of soft matter gradients in the design and development of modern functional materials. Contributed chapters from experts in diverse fields help brid...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1. Gradient Libraries: Harnessing a Ubiquitous Phenomenon to Accelerate Experimentation
• 2. Classification of Key Attributes of Soft Material Gradients
• 3. Discovery and Optimization of Sensing Materials Using Discrete and Gradient Arrays
• 4. Colliding Self-Assembly Waves in Organosilane Monolayers
• 5. Orientational Anchoring of Liquid Crystals on Surfaces Presenting Continuous Gradients in Composition
• 6. Continuous Infusion Microchannel Approach to Generate Composition Gradients from Viscous Polymer Solutions
• 7. Gradient Assembly of Complex Surfaces for Sensing, Fabrication, and High Throughput Analysis
• 8. Making Gradient Patterns by Electron-Beam Chemical Lithography with Monomolecular Resists
• 9. Electrochemical Mapping for Polymer Chemical and Physical Gradients
• 10. Directed Assembly of Block Copolymer Films: Effects of Rough Substrates and Thermal Fields
• 11. Hydrogel Gradients by Self-Initiated Photografting and Photopolymerization: Preparation, Characterization, and Protein Interactions
• 12. Polymer Gradients: Responsive Grafted Layers
• 13. Bioactive Self-Assembled Monolayer Gradients
• 14. Morphology Gradients on Different Size Scales and Their Application in Biological Studies
• 15. Molecularly Defined Peptide Spacing Gradients for Cell Guidance
• 16. Motion of Drops on Gradient Surfaces.