TY - BOOK ID - 8432401 TI - Intelligent Hydrogels AU - Sadowski, Gabriele. AU - Richtering, Walter. PY - 2013 SN - 3319016822 3319016830 PB - Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Chemistry. KW - Polymers. KW - Polymer Sciences. KW - Soft and Granular Matter, Complex Fluids and Microfluidics. KW - Ceramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Methods. KW - Colloids KW - Chemistry KW - Physical Sciences & Mathematics KW - Organic Chemistry KW - Dispersoids KW - Gels KW - Hydrogels KW - Sols KW - Polymere KW - Polymeride KW - Polymers and polymerization KW - Amorphous substances. KW - Complex fluids. KW - Macromolecules KW - Physical sciences KW - Complex liquids KW - Fluids, Complex KW - Amorphous substances KW - Liquids KW - Soft condensed matter KW - Ceramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Materials. KW - Polymers  . KW - Ceramics. KW - Glass. KW - Composites (Materials). KW - Composite materials. KW - Composites (Materials) KW - Multiphase materials KW - Reinforced solids KW - Solids, Reinforced KW - Two phase materials KW - Materials KW - Ceramics KW - Glazing KW - Ceramic technology KW - Industrial ceramics KW - Keramics KW - Building materials KW - Chemistry, Technical KW - Clay KW - Colloids. KW - Chemistry, Physical and theoretical KW - Diffusion KW - Matter KW - Micelles KW - Particles KW - Rheology KW - Solution (Chemistry) KW - Surface chemistry KW - Properties UR - http://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:8432401 AB - This volume of Progress in Colloid and Polymer Science assembles original contributions and invited reviews from the priority research program "Intelligent Hydrogels", funded by the German Science Foundation DFG since 2006, with about 25 contributing research groups. In the center of interest of this program and the present book are responsive hydrogels, i.e. hydrophilic polymer or polyelectrolyte networks that are able to respond to environmental stimuli such as changes in temperature, pH, additive concentration or electrical field. The activities focus on different aspects: on hydrogel synthesis, on the modeling and simulation of thermophysical hydrogel properties, as well as on innovative new hydrogel applications as smart materials. The present book summarizes the highlights in the results of the priority program in original contributions and invited reviews. ER -