Smart materials stimulated by chemical or biological signals are of interest for
their many applications including drug delivery, as well as in new sensors and
actuators for environmental monitoring, process and food control, and medicine.
In contrast to other books on responsive materials, this volume concentrates on
materials which are stimulated by chemical or biological signals.
Chemoresponsive Materials introduces the area with chapters covering different
responsive material systems including hydrogels, organogels, membranes, thin
layers, polymer brushes, chemomechanical and imprinted polymers, nanomaterials,
silica particles, as well as carbohydrate- and bio-based systems. Many promising
applications are highlighted, with an emphasis on drug delivery, sensors and
actuators. With contributions from internationally known