Soft matter gradient surfaces : methods and applications / / edited by Jan Genzer

• Pubblicazione: Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, c2012
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (459 p.)
• Disciplina: 620.1/18
• Soggetto topico: Functionally gradient materials; Surfaces (Technology)
• Classificazione: TEC021000
• Altri autori: GenzerJan
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: SOFT MATTER GRADIENT SURFACES; CONTENTS; Contributors; Preface; 1 Gradient Libraries: Harnessing a Ubiquitous Phenomenon to Accelerate Experimentation; 2 Classification of Key Attributes of Soft Material Gradients; 3 Discovery and Optimization of Sensing Materials Using Discrete and Gradient Arrays; 4 Colliding Self-Assembly Waves in Organosilane Monolayers; 5 Orientational Anchoring of Liquid Crystals on Surfaces Presenting Continuous Gradients in Composition; 6 Continuous Infusion Microchannel Approach to Generate Composition Gradients from Viscous Polymer Solutions ; 7 Gradient Assembly of Complex Surfaces for Sensing, Fabrication, and High Throughput Analysis8 Making Gradient Patterns by Electron-Beam Chemical Lithography with Monomolecular Resists; 9 Electrochemical Mapping for Polymer Chemical and Physical Gradients; 10 Directed Assembly of Block Copolymer Films: Effects of Rough Substrates and Thermal Fields; 11 Hydrogel Gradients by Self-Initiated Photografting and Photopolymerization: Preparation, Characterization, and Protein Interactions; 12 Polymer Gradients: Responsive Grafted Layers; 13 Bioactive Self-Assembled Monolayer Gradients ; 14 Morphology Gradients on Different Size Scales and Their Application in Biological Studies15 Molecularly Defined Peptide Spacing Gradients for Cell Guidance; 16 Motion of Drops on Gradient Surfaces; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: A comprehensive look at the latest advances in soft material gradients Tremendous progress has been made in the field of surface-bound soft material gradients in recent years, with intriguing new areas of investigation opening up and advances in bioanalytics changing the way high-throughput screening methods are used in the design and discovery of catalysts and new materials. This volume provides the first complete, up-to-date summary of the progress in this field, showing readers how to harness the powerful properties of soft matter gradients in the design and development of modern
• Titolo autorizzato: Soft matter gradient surfaces
• ISBN: 1-283-40124-X; 9786613401243; 1-118-16607-8; 1-118-16608-6; 1-118-16605-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910828592403321
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