Johannes Karl Fink is a professor of macromolecular chemistry at Montanuniversität, Loeben, Austria. His industry and academic career spans more than thirty years in the fields of polymers, and his research interests include characterization, flame retardancy, thermodynamics and degradation of polymers, pyrolysis, and adhesives. Professor Fink has published several books on physical chemistry and polymer science including A Concise Introduction to Additives for Thermoplastic Polymers (Wiley/Scrivener) and Handbook of Engineering and Specialty Thermoplastics (Wiley/Scrivener).

• Preface v1. Sensor Types and Polymers 11.1 Sensor Types 21.2 Basic Polymer Types 192. Methods of Fabrication 412.1 Patterning Techniques 412.2 Coating Techniques 412 3 Electrospinning 462.4 Molecular Imprinted Polymers 482.5 Sensor Arrays 502.6 Ink J et Fabrication 573. Processing of Data 673.1 Evaluation of Multivariate Data 673.2 Response of a Sensor Array 683.3 Least Square Method 693.4 Linear Solvation Energy Relationships 703.5 Euclidean Fuzzy Similarity 713.6 Adaptive Resonance Theory 713.7 Modelling of Sensors 723.8 Bioinspired Models for Pattern Recognition 744. Humidity Sensors 774.1 Calibration 784.2 Capacitive Humidity Sensors 784.3 Resistance Type Humidity Sensors 814.4 Bragg Grating Sensor 874.5 Fiber Optic Sensor 924.6 Surface Acoustic Wave Based Sensors 924.7 Microwave Oven Humidity Sensors 965. Biosensors 1015.1 Waveguide Sensors 1025.2 Active Elements 1045.3 Special Examples 1076. Mechanical Sensors 1296.1 Bending Sensors 1296.2 Cantilever Type Sensors 1306.3 Micromechanical Oscillators 1306.4 Microelectromechanical Capacitor Array 1326.5 Change in Thermodynamic Properties 1326.6 Dielectric Elastomer Sensors 1326.7 Polymers for Mechanical Sensors 1336.8 Cardiac Infarction Monitoring 1357. Optical Sensors 1397.1 Conjugated Polymers 1397.2 Amplified Fluorescent Polymers 1457.3 Nanostructured Materials 1607.4 Micelle-Induced Fluorescent Sensors 1647.5 Fiber Sensors 1647.6 Waveguides 1677.7 Chiral Sensors 1687.8 Molecularly Imprinted Polymers 1687.9 Glucose Sensors 1727.10 Hydrophilic Polymer Matrices 1807.11 Special Analytes 1817.12 pH Sensors 2078. Surface Plasmon Resonance 2258.1 Application as Sensors 2258.2 Basic Principle 2268.3 Theory 2268.4 Waveguide Surface Plasmon Resonance 2298.5 Nanoparticles 2308.6 Surface Plasmon Resonance with Fibers 2348.7 Combinations with other Principles 2358.8 Examples for Use 2359. Test Strips 2419.1 Cations 2419.2 Anions 2439.3 Organic Analytes 2469.4 Immunochromatographic Tests 2549.5 Bacteria 26010. Electrochemical Sensors10.1 Basic Principles 26910.2 Carbon Nanotube Field Effect Transistors 27610.3 Chemical Resistors 27710.4 Temperature Sensors 28210.5 Smart Textiles 28510.6 Molecularly Imprinted Polymers 28710.7 Other Analytes 29811. Piezoelectric Sensors 31711.1 Theoretical Aspects 31711.2 Automotive Applications 31811.3 Paint Sensors 31911.4 Molecular Imprinted Polymers 32011.5 Food Safety Applications 32211.6 Gases 32311.7 Tactile Sensors 32512. Acoustic Wave Sensors 33112.1 Analytes 33113. Electronic Nose 34313.1 Methods for Validation 34313.2 Medical Applications 34913.3 Fire Detectors 35513.4 Pipeline Inspection 35613.5 Sensing Arrays with Colloidal Particles 35713.6 Nanodisk Sensor Arrays 35813.7 Food Testing 36013.8 Soil Volatile Fingerprints 36514. Switchable Polymers 36914.1 Shape-memory Polymers 37014.2 Chemical Switches 37114.3 pH Sensitive Switches 38414.4 Photo Responsive Switches 39014.5 Molecular Gates 39314.6 Thermofluorescence Memories 39614.7 Electric and Magnetic Switches 39814.8 Switchable Wettability 40014.9 Multiple Responsive Switches 40214.10 Environmental Uses 40415. Actuators 41515.1 Mathematical Model 41715.2 Fields of Application and Special Designs 4195.3 Materials 42615.4 Carbon Based Conductive Materials 44715.5 Medical Applications 45215.6 Optical Applications 45415.7 Pumping Applications 45616. Liquid Crystal Displays 46716.1 Basic Design 46716.2 Polymers 47116.3 Special Display Types 47716.4 Viewing Helps 479References 483Index 487Acronyms 487Chemicals 490Analytes 501General Index 504

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