Polymer-Based Smart Materials - Processes, Properties and Application

Smart materials convert energy from one form to another, particularly into electrical energy but also into mechanical and thermal forms, making them an important type of material, from fundamental physics to device applications. Smart polymer materials are very attractive due to their flexibility, low-cost production and easy processability. In fact, many newly developed polymer-based smart materials exhibit better performance than inorganic materials, with higher strain responses and energy density. Recent developments in electronics, however, challenge smart polymer materials in areas such as dielectric and electric properties in nano- and microscale. This volume presents recent research on polymer-based smart materials, as well as commercial advances and needs. It focuses on materials development, characterization, processing, manufacturing, analysis, design and applications. Topics include: new materials and characterization; device application; new materials and devices; and E-NSF and new materials.

Sommario

Preface; Part I. New Materials and Characterization I; Part II. Device Application I; Part III. New Materials and Characterization II; Part IV. Device Application II; Part V. Poster Session: New Materials and Devices; Part VI. New Materials and Characterization III; Part VII. Poster Session; Part VIII. E-NSF and New Materials; Author index; Subject index.

Riassunto

This volume presents recent research on polymer-based smart materials, as well as commercial advances and needs. It focuses on materials development, characterization, processing, manufacturing, analysis, design and applications. Topics include: new materials and characterization; device application; new materials and devices; and E-NSF and new materials.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Con la collaborazione di: S. Bauer (Editore), Siegfried Bauer (Editore), Siegfried (Johannes Kepler Universitat Linz) Bauer (Editore), Z. Cheng (Editore), Zhongyang Cheng (Editore), Zhongyang (Auburn University Cheng (Editore), Debra A. Wrobleski (Editore), Debra A. (Los Alamos National Laboratory) Wrobleski (Editore), Q. Zhang (Editore), Qiming Zhang (Editore), Qiming (Pennsylvania State University) Zhang (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 28.10.2009
• EAN: 9781605111063
• ISBN: 978-1-60511-106-3
• Pagine: 298
• Dimensioni: 157 mm x 235 mm x 21 mm
• Peso: 585 g
• Serie: MRS Proceedings
• Categoria: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Tecnica > Altro