1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910555218403321

Autore

Longobardi, Sara

Titolo

Adopción e ideología : estrategias lingüístico-argumentativas en el discurso de la prensa franquista (1936-1959) / Sara Longobardi

ISBN

9788832193077

Lingua di pubblicazione

Non definito

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNISALENTO991001625469707536

Autore

Silverman, Jon

Titolo

Crime, policy and the media : the shaping of criminal justice, 1989-2010 / Jon Silverman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2012

ISBN

9780415672313 (hbk.)

9780415672320 (pbk.)

Descrizione fisica

189 p. ; 24 cm

Disciplina

364.94

Soggetti

Comunicazioni di massa e giustizia penale - Gran Bretagna

Crimine - Gran Bretagna

Giustizia penale - Amministrazione - Gran Bretagna

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Contiene riferimenti bibliografici



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911019633903321

Autore

Carpi Federico <1975->

Titolo

Biomedical applications of electroactive polymer actuators / / Federico Carpi, Elisabeth Smela

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Hoboken, : John Wiley & Sons, 2009

ISBN

9786612349478

9781282349476

1282349473

9780470744697

0470744693

9780470744680

0470744685

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (506 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

SmelaElisabeth

Disciplina

610.28/4

Soggetti

Polymers in medicine

Conducting polymers

Actuators

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Biomedical Applications of  Electroactive Polymer Actuators; Contents; Preface; List of Contributors; Introduction; SECTION I POLYMER GELS; 1 Polymer Gel Actuators: Fundamentals; 1.1 Introduction and Historical Overview; 1.2 Properties of Gels; 1.2.1 Biological Gels; 1.2.2 Mechanical Properties of Simple, Single-Phase Gels; 1.2.3 Elastic Moduli; 1.2.4 Strength; 1.2.5 Multi-Phase Gels; 1.2.6 Double Network Gels; 1.2.7 Transport Properties; 1.2.8 Drying; 1.3 Chemical and Physical Formation of Gels; 1.4 Actuation Methods; 1.4.1 Thermally Driven Gel Actuators

1.4.2 Chemically Driven Gel Actuators1.4.3 Gels Driven by Oscillating Reactions; 1.4.4 Light Actuated Gels; 1.4.5 Electrically Driven Gel Actuators; 1.4.6 Electro- and Magneto-Rheological Composites; 1.4.7 LC Elastomers; 1.5 Performance of Gels as Actuators; 1.6 Applications of Electroactive Gels; 1.6.1 Gel Valves and Pumps; 1.6.2 Light Modulators; 1.6.3 Gel Drug Delivery; 1.6.4 Gel Sensors; 1.7



Conclusions; References; 2 Bio-Responsive Hydrogels for Biomedical Applications; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Chemical Hydrogels; 2.3 Physical Hydrogels; 2.4 Defining Bio-Responsive Hydrogels

2.5 Bio-Responsive Chemical Hydrogels2.5.1 Actuation Based on Changing the Cross-Linking Density; 2.5.2 Actuation Based on Changes in Electrostatic Interactions; 2.5.3 Actuation Based on Conformational Changes; 2.6 Bio-Responsive Physical Hydrogels; 2.6.1 Enzyme-Responsive Physical Hydrogels; 2.7 Electroactive Chemical Hydrogels; 2.8 Conclusion; References; 3 Stimuli-Responsive and 'Active' Polymers in Drug Delivery; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Drug Delivery: Examples, Challenges and Opportunities for Polymers; 3.2.1 Oral Drug Delivery Systems; 3.2.2 Parenteral Drug Delivery

3.2.3 Topical and Transdermal Drug Delivery3.2.4 Delivery Challenges for Biomolecular Drugs and Cell Therapeutics; 3.2.5 Peptides and Proteins; 3.2.6 Nucleic Acids; 3.2.7 Cell Delivery; 3.3 Emerging State-of-the-Art Mechanisms in Polymer Controlled Release Systems; 3.3.1 Technologies for Controlled Drug Release; 3.3.2 Polymer-Drug Conjugates; 3.3.3 Polymer-Protein Conjugates; 3.3.4 Polymer-Nucleic Acid Conjugates; 3.3.5 Polymer-Nucleic Acid Complexes; 3.4 Responsive or 'Smart' Polymers in Drug Delivery; 3.4.1 Soluble Smart Polymers; 3.4.2 Responsive Polymer-Drug Conjugates

3.4.3 Responsive Polymer-Protein Conjugates3.4.4 Responsive Polymers for DNA Delivery; 3.5 Recent Highlights of Actuated Polymers for Drug Delivery Applications; 3.6 Conclusions and Future Outlook; References; 4 Thermally Driven Hydrogel Actuator for Controllable Flow Rate Pump in Long-Term Drug Delivery; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Materials and Methods; 4.3 Hydrogel Actuator; 4.3.1 Thermo-Mechanical Gel Dynamics; 4.3.2 Experimental Results; 4.4 Pump Functioning; 4.5 Conclusion; References; SECTION II IONIC POLYMER-METAL COMPOSITES (IPMC); 5 IPMC Actuators: Fundamentals; 5.1 Introduction

5.2 Fabrication

Sommario/riassunto

Giving fundamental information on one of the most promising families of smart materials, electroactive polymers (EAP) this exciting new titles focuses on the several biomedical applications made possible by these types of materials and their related actuation technologies. Each chapter provides a description of the specific EAP material and device configuration used, material processing, device assembling and testing, along with a description of the biomedical application. Edited by well-respected academics in the field of electroactive polymers with contributions from renowned international