Nano Design for Smart Gels

Shows how nanostructured design is used to create more efficient, cheaper gels

Rebeca Bacani (Edited by), Fabiane Trindade (Edited by), Mario Jose Politi (Edited by), Eduardo Rezende Triboni (Edited by)

9780128148259, Elsevier Science

Paperback, published 27 July 2019

262 pages
23.4 x 19 x 1.7 cm, 0.54 kg

Nano Design for Smart Gels addresses the formation and application of technological gels and how nanostructural prospects are fundamental to gelling. Topics focus on the classification of gels based on small molecules and polymer gellers, biogels, stimulation conditions, topological, thermodynamic and kinetic aspects and characterization techniques. The book outlines structure and characterization concepts in order to provide pragmatic tools for the design and tailoring of new functional gel architectures. It provides an important source for readers and researchers who are currently or may soon be in research with gels, presenting an overview of fundamental topics.

1. Introduction 2. Sol-Gel Chemistry - Deals With Sol-Gel Processes 3. Supramolecular Gels 4. Polymeric Gels 5. Solvents and Gels 6. Stimuli-Responsive Gels 7. Gel Characterization: From Molecules to Nanostructure to Macroproperties 8. Application and Perspectives

Subject Areas: Materials science [TGM]