Smart Polymers and Their Applications

Maria Rosa Aguilar works at the Institute of Polymer Science and Technology (ICTP), Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC), Spain. She is a tenured senior researcher with more than 15 years of expertise in the field of polymer therapeutics and drug targeting. She is co-author of more than 50 peer-reviewed papers and 13 book chapters, and editor of the book ‘Smart Polymers and their applications’. She is also co-inventor of 2 international patents, and founder of the CIBER-BBN Young Scientist Forum Julio San Roman works at the Institute of Polymer Science and Technology (ICTP), Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC), Spain. He is director of the Group of Biomaterials of the Institute of Science and Technology of Polymers, CSIC, Madrid, Spain. His scientific activities are centred in the study and development of polymer systems for biomedical applications, and specifically in Tissue Engineering, Polymer Drugs and Drug Delivery Systems

• 1. Introduction to smart polymers and their applications2. Temperature-responsive polymers: properties, synthesis, and applications3. pH-responsive polymers: properties, synthesis, and applications4. Photo-responsive polymers: properties, synthesis, and applications5. Magnetically responsive polymer gels and elastomers: properties, synthesis, and applications6. Metabolite and enzyme-responsive polymers: properties, synthesis, and applications7. Conductive and electroactive responsive polymers and their applications8. Inflammation-responsive polymers9. Dual and multi-stimuli responsive polymers and their applications10. Smart polymer gels: properties, synthesis, and applications11. Stimuli-responsive protein fibres for advanced applications12. Shape memory polymers: properties, synthesis, and applications13. Self-healing polymer systems: properties, synthesis, and applications14. Smart instructive polymer substrates for tissue engineering15. Smart polymer nanocarriers for drug delivery16. The use of smart polymers in medical devices for minimally invasive surgery, diagnosis and other applications17. Smart polymers for bioseparation and other biotechnology applications18. Smart polymers for textile applications19. Polymers for food packaging applications: From design to processing20. Smart polymers for optical data storage21. Smart polymers for environmental protection applications including waste water treatment22. Smart polymers for highly-sensitive sensors and devices: Micro and nanofabrication alternatives23. Smart polymers for energy storage