Thermo-responsive polymers: Structure and design of smart materials

Switchable and Responsive Surfaces and Materials for Biomedical Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 3-43

  Teotia, A K ^a   Sami, H ^a   Kumar, A ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

Author keywords

Actuators; N isopropylacrylamide; Switchable materials; Thermo responsive polymers

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC MONOMERS; ACTUATORS; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

CROSS-LINKED HYDROGELS; N- ISOPROPYLACRYLAMIDE; PROSPECTIVE APPLICATIONS; STIMULI-RESPONSIVE POLYMER; SWITCHABLE MATERIALS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE; THERMORESPONSIVE POLYMER;

POLYMERS;

EID: 84942863440     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-85709-713-2.00001-8     Document Type: Chapter

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