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Biomedical applications of electroactive polymer actuators [[electronic resource] /] / Federico Carpi, Elisabeth Smela
| Biomedical applications of electroactive polymer actuators [[electronic resource] /] / Federico Carpi, Elisabeth Smela |
| Autore | Carpi Federico <1975-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Hoboken, : John Wiley & Sons, 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (506 p.) |
| Disciplina |
610.28/4
610.284 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | SmelaElisabeth |
| Soggetto topico |
Polymers in medicine
Conducting polymers Actuators |
| ISBN |
1-282-34947-3
9786612349478 0-470-74469-3 0-470-74468-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910139963403321 |
Carpi Federico <1975->
|
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| Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Hoboken, : John Wiley & Sons, 2009 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Biomedical applications of electroactive polymer actuators [[electronic resource] /] / Federico Carpi, Elisabeth Smela
| Biomedical applications of electroactive polymer actuators [[electronic resource] /] / Federico Carpi, Elisabeth Smela |
| Autore | Carpi Federico <1975-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Hoboken, : John Wiley & Sons, 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (506 p.) |
| Disciplina |
610.28/4
610.284 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | SmelaElisabeth |
| Soggetto topico |
Polymers in medicine
Conducting polymers Actuators |
| ISBN |
1-282-34947-3
9786612349478 0-470-74469-3 0-470-74468-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910830315503321 |
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Carpi Federico <1975->
|
||
| Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Hoboken, : John Wiley & Sons, 2009 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Biomedical applications of electroactive polymer actuators / / Federico Carpi, Elisabeth Smela
| Biomedical applications of electroactive polymer actuators / / Federico Carpi, Elisabeth Smela |
| Autore | Carpi Federico <1975-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Hoboken, : John Wiley & Sons, 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (506 p.) |
| Disciplina | 610.28/4 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | SmelaElisabeth |
| Soggetto topico |
Polymers in medicine
Conducting polymers Actuators |
| ISBN |
1-282-34947-3
9786612349478 0-470-74469-3 0-470-74468-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910877091603321 |
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Carpi Federico <1975->
|
||
| Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Hoboken, : John Wiley & Sons, 2009 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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