Costas S. Patrickios

547.7

23

Hardcover

1788013700

9781788013703

Yes

College Audience

9.2 in

26.8 Oz

6.2 in

QD382.P67P38 2020

2021-277135

English

384 Pages

Amphiphilic Polymer Co-Networks : Synthesis, Properties, Modelling and Applications

2020

Royal Society of Real Chemistry, T.H.E.

The book [Amphiphilic Polymer Co-networks] is the first book integrating the most relevant information on the topic and is highly recommended for scientists and engineers interested in the development of new soft materials., Overall, the book succeeds in highlighting many areas of interest and challenges in amphiphilic polymer co-networks, and it serves as a good starting point to chemists and chemical engineers interested in this field., I recommend this book to professionals working in polymers and materials science and engineering, but also to advanced undergraduates and graduate students in chemistry, chemical, biological or materials engineering who are looking for a firm grounding in polymer science., The invention of living anionic polymerization in 1956 stands as a landmark achievement in polymer science. The impact of this discovery was profound and was followed by the development of quasi-living carbocationic polymerization, group transfer polymerization and the various forms of controlled radical polymerization. Together, these methods enabled the facile synthesis and subsequent property characterization of a wide range of macromolecular architectures and block copolymers. An interesting class of well-defined polymers includes cross-linked segmented amphiphilic polymer co-networks (APCNs). These systems are based on hydrophilic copolymers which contain one or more hydrophobic segments that are able to micellize in an aqueous environment under the constraints of the cross-links. Contemporary silicone-based soft contact lenses represent the best-known application of APCNs with a large and growing market world-wide driven by superior performance based on the APCN structure. Unique features of APCN include microphase separation, a reduction in aqueous swelling and an enhancement of the mechanical properties when swollen in water. This novel interplay of structure, property and function forms the subject matter for this Royal Society of Chemistry book edited by Costas S. Patrickios entitled "Amphiphilic Polymer Co-networks: Synthesis, Properties, Modelling and Applications". I recommend this book to professionals working in polymers and materials science and engineering, but also to advanced undergraduates and graduate students in chemistry, chemical, biological or materials engineering who are looking for a firm grounding in polymer science. Long-awaited, this comprehensive text hosts contributions from 14 international collections of authors representing 12 countries with chapters grouped into the four sections, synthesis, properties, modelling and applications.

Issn Ser.

Volume 33

Physics / Polymer, Chemistry / Organic, Chemistry / Industrial & Technical

Science

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., The improved mechanical properties of amphiphilic polymer co-networks (APCNs) are attracting increasing attention from further basic research on the system and also new biomedical and catalysis applications. This new book focuses on the new developments in the field covering the key areas of synthesis, properties, applications and modelling. Edited by a leading name in the field, the book will appeal to graduate students and researchers interested in hydrogels, polymer networks, polymer chemistry, block copolymers, self-assembly and nanomaterials., This new book focuses on the new developments in the field of amphiphilic polymer co-networks covering the key areas of synthesis, properties, applications and modelling.

Thirty Years of Amphiphilic Polymer Co-networks; Poly(N-vinylimidazole)- based Nanostructured Amphiphilic Polymer Co-networks; Designing Multi-component Biodegradable/Biocompatible Amphiphilic Polymer Co-networks for Biomedical Applications; Cleavable Dimethacrylate-end-linked Amphiphilic Polymer Co-networks Prepared Using Degradable, Hemiacetal Ester Group-containing Bifunctional Initiators; Structural Studies on PEO-b-PPO-based Amphiphilic Polymer Co-networks; Structure and Physical Properties of Amphiphilic Polymer Co-network Hydrogels with Controlled Structures; Amphiphilic Polymer Co-networks From Telechelic Macromonomers Using Thiol-Norbornene Chemistry; Bimodal Amphiphilic Polymer Co-networks: Interfacial Phenomena and Applications; Ultra-stretchable and Multi-responsive Tough Hydrogels Crosslinked by Triblock Copolymer Micelles; Double-network Hydrogels Comprising an Ionic Amphiphilic Polymer First Co-network; Theoretical Approaches to Amphiphilic Polymer Co-networks; Silicone Hydrogel Soft Contact Lenses: An Industrial Application of Amphiphilic Polymer Co-networks; New Approaches Towards the Design of Tough Amphiphilic Polymeric Co-networks; Biocatalytically-active Amphiphilic Polymer Co-networks; Functional Membranes Based on Amphiphilic Polymer Co-networks

Textbook

Royal Society of Real Chemistry, T.H.E.

9781788013703