Responsive Materials and Methods

Ashutosh Tiwari is an Assistant Professor of Nanobioelectronics at the Biosensors and Bioelectronics Centre, IFM, Linköping University, Editor-in-Chief of Advanced Materials Letters, a materials chemist, and graduate of the University of Allahabad, India. He has published more than 125 articles and patents in the field of materials science and technology. Dr. Tiwari was honored with the Innovation in Materials Science Award and Medal in 2011, during the International Conference on Chemistry for Mankind: Innovative Ideas in Life Sciences. Hisatoshi Kobayashi is the group leader of Biofunctional Materials at the Biomaterials Centre, National Institute for Materials Science, Japan. He has published more than 150 publications, books, and patents in the field of biomaterials science and technology as well as edited/authored three books on the advanced state-of-the-art of biomaterials.

• Preface xiiiPART 1 Stimuli-Responsive Polymeric Materials 11 Smart Thermoresponsive Biomaterials 3Mohammed Yaseen and Jian R. Lu1.1 Introduction 31.2 Temperature-Responsive Polymers 51.3 Development of Thermoresponsive Surfaces 101.4 Surface Characterization 151.5 Cell Culture and Tissue Engineering Applications 161.6 Chromatography 201.7 Conclusion 22References 222 Light-Triggered Azobenzenes: From Molecular Architecture to Functional Materials 27Jaume Garcia-Amorós and Dolores Velasco2.1 Why Light-Triggered Materials? 282.2 Azobenzene-Based Light-Activatable Materials 292.3 Photoswitchable Azobenzene-Based Materials 312.4 Photodeformable Azobenzene-Based Materials:Artificial Muscle-like Actuation 472.5 Conclusion and Perspectives 53Acknowledgements 54References 543 Functionalization with Interpenetrating Smart Polymer Networks by Gamma Irradiation for Loading and Delivery of Drugs 59Franklin Muñoz-Muñoz and Emilio BucioAbbreviations 603.1 Introduction 613.2 General Concepts 633.3 Radiation Synthesis and Modification of Polymers (Approaches) 74Acknowledgements 88References 884 Biomedical Devices Based on Smart Polymers 105Angel Contreras-García and Emilio Bucio4.1 Introduction 1064.2 Stimuli Responsive Polymers 1074.3 Sensitive Hydrogels 1084.4 Responsive Materials for Drug Delivery Systems 1094.5 Intelligent Polymers for Tissue Engineering 1124.6 Types of Medical Devices 113Acknowledgements 117References 1175 Stimuli-Responsive Polymers as Adjuvants and Carriers for Antigen Delivery 123Akhilesh Kumar Shakya and Kutty Selva NandakumarAbbreviations 1245.1 Introduction 1245.2 Responsive Polymers as Antigen Carriers 1295.3 Factors Affecting Adjuvant Potential of Stimuli-Responsive Polymeric Adjuvant 135Acknowledgements 136References 1366 Cyclodextrins as Advanced Materials for Pharmaceutical Applications 141Vesna D. Nikolic, Ljubisa B. Nikolic, Ivan M. Savic, and Ivana M. Savic6.1 Inclusion Complexes 1426.2 Preparation of Inclusion Complexes 1436.3 Historical Development of Cyclodextrins 1456.4 Equilibrium 1496.5 Confirmation of Formed Inclusion Complexes 1526.6 Application of Cyclodextrins in the Pharmacy 1536.7 Cyclodextrins as a Drug Delivery System 1546.8 Cyclodextrin as Solubilizers 1576.9 Pharmaceutical Formulation Containing Cyclodextrin 1586.10 Conclusion 160References 161PART 2 Smart Nano-Engineered Materials 1677 Advances in Smart Wearable Systems 169Rajesh Kumar Saini, Jaya Bajpai, and A. K. Bajpai7.1 Introduction 1707.2 Classification of Smart Polymers 1727.3 Applications 1817.4 Current Features of Wearable Systems 1927.5 Conclusions 1947.6 Challenges and Future Prospects 194References 1958 Functionalization of Smart Nanomaterials 201Sharda Sundaram Sanjay and Avinash C. Pandey8.1 Introduction 2028.2 Functionalizing Agents 2058.3 Carbon Nanomaterials 2178.4 Silica Nanoparticles 2248.5 Confirmation of Functionalization 225Acknowledgements 229References 2299 Role of Smart Nanostructured Materials in Cancers 237Rizwan Wahab, Farheen Khan, Javed Musarrat, and Abdulaziz A.Al-Khedhairy9.1 Introduction 2389.2 Experimental 2469.3 Results Related to Use of Smart Nanostructured Materials to Control Cancers Cells 2589.4 Summary and Future Direction 265Acknowledgement 266References 26610 Quantum Cutter and Sensitizer-Based Advanced Materials for their Application in Displays, Fluorescent Lamps and Solar Cells 273Raghvendra Singh Yadav, Jaromir Havlica, and Avinash Chandra Pandey10.1 Introduction 27410.2 Quantum Cutter and Sensitizer-Based Advanced Materials 27510.3 Conclusion 297Acknowledgement 297References 29811 Nanofibers of Conducting Polymer Nanocomposites 303Subhash B. Kondawar and Shikha P. Agrawal11.1 Conducting Polymers 30411.2 Nanostructure Conducting Polymers 31111.3 Electrical Conductive Properties of Nanofibers of Conducting Polymer Nanocomposites 33711.4 Applications of Nanofibers of Conducting Polymers Nanocomposites 34111.5 Concluding Remarks 347References 348PART 3 Smart Biosystems Engineering 35712 Stimuli-Responsive Redox Biopolymers 359Sudheesh K. Shukla and Ashutosh Tiwari12.1 Introduction 35912.2 Method of Synthesis, Characterization and Mechanism 36312.3 Stimuli-Responsive Redox and Electrical Conductive Behavior 36712.4 Biosensor Applications 37212.5 Conclusion 373References 37413 Commodity Thermoplastics with Bespoken Properties using Metallocene Catalyst Systems 377Nikhil Prakash13.1 Introduction 37813.2 Metallocene Catalyst Systems 37913.3 Metallocene Thermoplastics 38513.4 Conclusions and Future Prospects 393References 393PART 4 Theory and Modeling 39714 Elastic Constants, Structural Parameters and Elastic Perspectives of Thorium Mono-Chalcogenides in Temperature Sensitive Region 399Krishna Murti RajuNomenclature 40014.1 Introduction 40014.2 Formulation 40414.3 Evaluation 41014.4 Results and Discussions 41414.5 Conclusions 424Acknowledgment 424References 424Index 429