LEADER 03088nam 2200469 450 001 9910825561503321 005 20200109235817.2 010 $a1-119-15780-3 010 $a1-119-15779-X 010 $a1-119-15783-8 035 $a(CKB)4330000000008950 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5407303 035 $a(CaSebORM)9781119157786 035 $a(PPN)242271723 035 $a(EXLCZ)994330000000008950 100 $a20180620d2018 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aTemperature-responsive polymers $echemistry, properties and applications /$fedited by Vitaliy V. Khutoryanskiy and Theoni K. Georgiou 205 $a1st edition 210 1$aHoboken, NJ :$cWiley,$d2018. 215 $a1 online resource (409 pages) 311 $a1-119-15778-1 330 $aAn authoritative resource that offers an understanding of the chemistry, properties and applications of temperature-responsive polymers With contributions from a distinguished panel of experts, Temperature-Responsive Polymers puts the focus on hydrophilic polymers capable of changing their physicochemical properties in response to changes in environmental temperature. The contributors review the chemistry of these systems, and discuss a variety of synthetic approaches for preparation of temperature-responsive polymers, physicochemical methods of their characterisation and potential applications in biomedical areas. The text reviews a wide-variety of topics including: The characterisation of temperature-responsive polymers; Infrared and Raman spectroscopy; Applications of temperature-responsive polymers grafted onto solid core nanoparticles; and much more. The contributors also explore how temperature-responsive polymers can be used in the biomedical field for applications such as tissue engineering. This important resource: Offers an important synthesis of the current research on temperature-responsive polymers Covers the chemistry, the synthetic approaches for presentation and the physiochemical method of temperature-responsive polymers Includes a review of the fundamental characteristics of temperature-responsive polymers Explores many of the potential applications in biomedical science, including drug delivery and gene therapy Written for polymer scientists in both academia and industry as well as postgraduate students working in the area of stimuli-responsive materials, this vital text offers an exploration of the chemistry, properties and current applications of temperature-responsive polymers. 606 $aPolymers 606 $aThermoresponsive polymers 615 0$aPolymers. 615 0$aThermoresponsive polymers. 676 $a668.9 700 $aKhutoryanskiy$b Vitaliy$01192436 702 $aKhutoryanskiy$b Vitaliy V. 702 $aGeorgiou$b Theoni K. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910825561503321 996 $aTemperature-responsive polymers$94061881 997 $aUNINA