Smart and Functional Polymers

• Main Author: Li, Mingqiang (auth)
• Other Authors: Ding, Jianxun (auth), Li, Yang (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2019
• Subjects: Chemistry; polymerization or post-polymerization modification methods; chitosan; diabetes therapy; electronics; molecular sieve; antitumor; chemical activation; shape memory polymers; chemotherapy; poly(methacrylamide)s; amphiphilic copolymer; Vitamin E; controlled polymerization; composite; fluoropolymers; polymers for fabrication; synergistic effect; glucose sensitivity; self-healing polymers; emulsion polymerization; electrorheological; hydrogels; polymers for water or effluent treatment; core-shell structure; hearing loss; polymers for information storage; polymers for sensing; smart fluid; saffron; CO2; gel; phase change; perfluoroaryl azides; chemical resistance; gentamicin; amphiphilicity; controlled drug delivery; paclitaxel; nucleic acid delivery; reversible polymerization; polyether imidazole ionic liquid; nanomedicine; polymers for industrial catalysis; polyvinyl alcohol; tumor imaging; endophytic exopolysaccharide; particle processing; and tissue engineering; cochlear hair cell; drug delivery; melt-shear organization; separation; polyaniline; castor oil; polycaprolactone-diol; pH responsive polymers; fine-tuning; heterogeneous catalysis; sustainable polymers; administration routes; co-delivery systems; hydrolyzable polyurea; degradability; and purification; imaging; post-polymerization functionalization; core/shell particles; polymer-based supramolecular chemistry; polyamino acids; catalyst; cancer chemotherapy; biomedical devices; antidiabetic; functional polymers used in food science; viscoelastic; multi-drug resistance; stimuli-sensitive polymers; polymeric nanoparticles; diverse therapeutic areas; glutaraldehyde; renewable polymer materials used for agriculture; solvent responsiveness; phenylboronic acid; Glycopolymer; polymerization dispersion method; functional polymers for diagnosis; conducting polymer; stimuli-responsive polymers; versatile platform; phase transition; pH responsive; core-shell nanoparticles; clinical translation; rare earth upconversion nanoparticles; hydrophobic drug delivery; breast cancer; targeted drug delivery; polyurethanes; ?-NaYF4; and antimicrobial activity); micelle; hydrophobicity; polymer-based medical devices; Staudinger reaction; polymers with biological activity (e.g.; albumin; drug release; and energy conversion; applications
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This book is based on the Special Issue of the journal Molecules on "Smart and Functional Polymers". The collected research and review articles focus on the synthesis and characterization of advanced functional polymers, polymers with specific structures and performances, current improveme...