Smart Polymers

Dipankar Chattopadhyay is an eminent professor currently working in the Department of Polymer Science & Technology, University of Calcutta, India and also a present HOD. He obtained his B.Tech in Plastics & Rubber Technology from University of Calcutta, India and M.Tech in Polymer Science and Engineering, IIT, New Delhi with Ph.D. (Polymer Science Unit) from the IACS, University of Calcutta, India. He is an experienced research professional with expertise in polymers nanocomposites, biomaterials, conducting polymers and nanomaterials. He has ~24 years of research experience with completed 12 research project and collaborative projects with industries.Adrija Ghosh is a research scholar pursuing her Ph.D degree in Polymer Science and Technology, from University of Calcutta. Her research work focuses on development of various polymeric systems for applications in the field of biomedical and nanotheranostics. Other than this, she has authored six research articles, one review paper and four book chapters based on different applications of polymers and nanomaterials in biomedical field.Jonathan Tersur Orasugh received his PhD in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (Polymer Science and Engineering), from the University of Calcutta, India. Currently, he is working as a Postdoctoral Fellow at Department Chemical Sciences, University of Johannesburg and associated as a senior researcher at Centre for Nanostructures and Advanced Materials, DSI-CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Pretoria, South Africa.Suprakas Sinha Ray is a Chief Research Scientist and Manager of the Centre for Nanostructures and Advanced Materials, DSI-CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Pretoria, South Africa. He received his PhD degree in Physical Chemistry at the University of Calcutta, India in 2001 and was a recipient of the "Sir P. C Ray Research Award" for the best PhD work. Prof. Ray current research focuses on the applications of advanced nanostructured and polymeric materials. He is one of the most active and highly cited authors in the field of polymer nanocomposite materials, and he has recently been rated by Thomson Reuters as being one of the Top 1% most impactful and influential scientists and Top50 high impact chemists.

• 1. Introduction to nanotheranostics 2. Evolution of smart polymers 3. Stimuli-responsive polymer brushes 4. Stimuli-responsive hydrogels 5. Stimuli-responsive core-shell polymeric particles 6. Smart nanofibers 7. Smart polymer microneedle arrays 8. Smart polymeric foams 9. Challenges in designing smart polymers and future prospects 10. Conclusion