Adaptive and functional polymers, textiles and their applications

Jinlian Hu

Research output: Authored / edited bookResearch book or monograph (as author)Academic researchpeer-review

30 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Adaptive polymers include those which are responsive to different stimuli — namely physical, mechanical, chemical and biological — with controlled and/or predicable behavior. Many technological breakthroughs and scientific advances have been made in the last few decades and this volume aims to cover the most up-to-date studies and achievements in some adaptive polymers, in terms of principles of adaptiveness, properties, structure design and characterization with an emphasis on their applications, particularly in textiles, skin care, medicine and other related areas. Some versatile functional polymers, such as Chitosan, cylodextrin and dendrimer, and hyper-branched polymers are also introduced in order to provide a source for people in different professions when searching for knowledge and inspiration in the field of adaptive and functional polymers. One of the key features of this book is the fact that it is multi-disciplinary in nature, and so accessible to a wide variety of readers.
Original languageEnglish
PublisherImperial College Press
Number of pages393
ISBN (Electronic)9781848164765
ISBN (Print)9781848164758
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2011

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Engineering

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Adaptive and functional polymers, textiles and their applications'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this