Amphiphilic Polymer Co-networks
«The invention of living anionic polymerization in 1956 stands as a landmark achievement in polymer science. The impact of this discovery was profound and was followed by the development of quasi-living carbocationic polymerization, group transfer polymerization and the various forms of controlled radical polymerization. Together, these methods enabled the facile synthesis and subsequent property characterization of a wide range of macromolecular architectures and block copolymers. An interesting class of well-defined polymers includes cross-linked segmented amphiphilic polymer co-networks (APCNs). These systems are based on hydrophilic copolymers which contain one or more hydrophobic segments that are able to micellize in an aqueous environment under the constraints of the cross-links. Contemporary silicone-based soft contact lenses represent the best-known application of APCNs with a large and growing market world-wide driven by superior performance based on the APCN structure. Unique features of APCN include microphase separation, a reduction in aqueous swelling and an enhancement of the mechanical properties when swollen in water. This novel interplay of structure, property and function forms the subject matter for this Royal Society of Chemistry book edited by Costas S. Patrickios entitled “Amphiphilic Polymer Co-networks: Synthesis, Properties, Modelling and Applications”. I recommend this book to professionals working in polymers and materials science and engineering, but also to advanced undergraduates and graduate students in chemistry, chemical, biological or materials engineering who are looking for a firm grounding in polymer science. Long-awaited, this comprehensive text hosts contributions from 14 international collections of authors representing 12 countries with chapters grouped into the four sections, synthesis, properties, modelling and applications.»
Professor Craig Hawker, University of California, Personal Review
Amphiphilic polymer co-networks (APCNs) are a type of polymeric hydrogel, their hydrophobic polymer segments and hydrophilic components produce less aqueous swelling, giving better mechanical properties than conventional hydrogels. Les mer
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This book focuses on new developments in the field of APCNs, and is organised in four sections: synthesis, properties, applications and modelling. Co-network architectures included in the book chapters are mainly those deriving from hydrophobic macro-cross-linkers, representing the classical approach; however, more modern designs are also presented. Properties of interest discussed include aqueous swelling, thermophysical and mechanical properties, self-assembly, electrical actuation, and protein adsorption. Applications described in the book chapters include the use of co-networks as soft contact lenses, scaffolds for drug delivery and tissue engineering, matrices for heterogeneous biocatalysis, and membranes of controllable permeability. Finally, an important theory chapter on the modelling of the self-assembly of APCNs is also included.
The book is suitable for graduate students and researchers interested in hydrogels, polymer networks, polymer chemistry, block copolymers, self-assembly and nanomaterials, as well as their applications in contact lenses, drug delivery, tissue engineering, membranes and biocatalysis.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Royal Society of Chemistry
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 363
- ISBN
- 9781788013703
- Utgivelsesår
- 2020
- Format
- 23 x 16 cm
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«The invention of living anionic polymerization in 1956 stands as a landmark achievement in polymer science. The impact of this discovery was profound and was followed by the development of quasi-living carbocationic polymerization, group transfer polymerization and the various forms of controlled radical polymerization. Together, these methods enabled the facile synthesis and subsequent property characterization of a wide range of macromolecular architectures and block copolymers. An interesting class of well-defined polymers includes cross-linked segmented amphiphilic polymer co-networks (APCNs). These systems are based on hydrophilic copolymers which contain one or more hydrophobic segments that are able to micellize in an aqueous environment under the constraints of the cross-links. Contemporary silicone-based soft contact lenses represent the best-known application of APCNs with a large and growing market world-wide driven by superior performance based on the APCN structure. Unique features of APCN include microphase separation, a reduction in aqueous swelling and an enhancement of the mechanical properties when swollen in water. This novel interplay of structure, property and function forms the subject matter for this Royal Society of Chemistry book edited by Costas S. Patrickios entitled “Amphiphilic Polymer Co-networks: Synthesis, Properties, Modelling and Applications”. I recommend this book to professionals working in polymers and materials science and engineering, but also to advanced undergraduates and graduate students in chemistry, chemical, biological or materials engineering who are looking for a firm grounding in polymer science. Long-awaited, this comprehensive text hosts contributions from 14 international collections of authors representing 12 countries with chapters grouped into the four sections, synthesis, properties, modelling and applications.»
Professor Craig Hawker, University of California, Personal Review
«The book [Amphiphilic Polymer Co-networks] is the first book integrating the most relevant information on the topic and is highly recommended for scientists and engineers interested in the development of new soft materials.»
Professor Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Carnegie Mellon University, 10.1002/anie.202006776