Functional materials for energy, sustainable development and biomedical sciences / edited by Mario Leclerc, Robert Gauvin.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Leclerc, Mario, 1961- editor.

Gauvin, Robert, 1979- editor.

Series:

De Gruyter textbook

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Smart materials--Textbooks.

Smart materials.

Genre:

Textbooks.

Physical Description:

xxi, 469 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG, [2014]

Summary:

Covers three fields in the development of functional materials: energy, environment, and biomedical applications.

Contents:

Part 1. Functional materials: synthesis and applications

A primer on polymer colloids: structure, synthesis and colloidal stability

Synthesis, functionalization and properties of fullerenes and graphene materials

Ordered mesoporous silica: synthesis and applications

Nanoparticles: properties and applications

Conjugated polymers for organic electronics

Theoretical tools for designing microscopic to macroscopic properties of functional materials

Part 2. Development of new materials for energy applications

Electrochemical energy storage systems

Functional ionic liquids electrolytes in lithium-ion batteries

Solid polymer proton conducting electrolytes for fuel cells

Supercritical adsorption of hydrogen on microporous adsorbents

Part 3. New trends in sustainable development and biomedical applications

Advanced materials for biomedical applications

Nanoparticles for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) applications in medicine

Microfluidics for synthesis and biological functional materials: from device fabrication to applications

Protein-and paptide-based materials: a source of inspiration for innovation

Nanocomposite coatings.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9783110307818

3110307812

OCLC:

880521027