Zhao / Ikeda Smart Light-Responsive Materials

Azobenzene-Containing Polymers and Liquid Crystals
1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-0-470-43908-1
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 536 Seiten, E-Book

This book reviews the cutting-edge significant research in the field of smart light-responsive materials based on azobenzene polymers and liquid crystals. Emphasis is placed on the discovery of new phenomena from the past 5 years, their underlying mechanisms, new functionalities, and properties achieved through rational design. Edited by leading authorities in the field, Zhao and Ikeda, the chapters are authored by an internationally-recognized team of experts from North America, Europe, and Asia. Smart Light-Responsive Materials will serve to catalyze new research that will lead this field over the next 5-10 years.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Zhao, Y.

Ikeda, Tomiki

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface.
1. Azobenzene Polymers for Photonic Applications (Kevin G. Yagerand Christopher J. Barrett).
2. Photo-Induced Phenomena in Supramolecular AzobenzeneMaterials (Joachim Stumpe, Olga Kulikovska, Leonid M. Goldenbergand Yuriy Zakrevskyy).
3. Photodeformable Materials and Photo-Mechanical Effects Basedon Azobenzene-Containing Polymers and Liquid Crystals (Yanlei Yuand Tomiki Ikeda).
4. Amorphous Azobenzene Polymers for Light-Induced SurfacePatterning (Kevin G. Yager and Christopher J. Barrett).
5. Azo Polymer Colloidal Spheres: Formation, Two-dimensionalArray and Photoresponsive Properties (Xiaogong Wang).
6. Azobenzene-Containing Block Copolymer Micelles: towardLight-Controllable Nanocarriers (Yue Zhao).
7. Associates between Azobenzene-modified Polymers andSurfactants or Nanoparticles to Amplify MacroscopicPhoto-transitions in Solution (Christophe Tribet).
8. Light-Responsive 2D Motions and Manipulations inAzobenzene-Containing Liquid Crystalline Polymer Materials(Takahiro Seki).
9. Photo-induced Immobilization of Molecules on the surface ofAzobezene Polymers: Principles and Application (OsamuWatanabe).
10. Photo-tuning of Helical Structure of Cholesteric LiquidCrystals (Seiji Kurihara).
11. Tunable Diffraction Gratings Based on Azobenzene Polymersand Liquid Crystals (Yue Zhao).
12. Azo Block Copolymers in Solid State (Haifeng Yu and TomikiIkeda).
13. Photoresponsive Hybrid Silica Materials ContainingAzobenzene Ligands (Nanguo Liu and C. Jeffrey Brinker).

Über Autor(innen)

Yue Zhao, PhD, is Professor of Chemistry at the University ofSherbrooke. With more than 100 publications to his credit, Dr.Zhao's research interests center on the design, synthesis, andapplications of new polymer and liquid-crystalline materials. Hehas worked on specific applications of light-responsive materials,self-assembled materials, and nanostructured materials for liquidcrystal displays, controlled drug delivery, and tunable opticaldevices.
Tomiki Ikeda, PhD, is Professor of Polymer Chemistry at theTokyo Institute of Technology. Professor Ikeda is a leadingauthority in light-responsive materials and liquid-crystallinematerials. Professor Ikeda's research interests focus onphotomobile polymer materials, photodeformable smart materialsbased on azobenzene liquid-crystalline elastomers, andelectroluminescent liquid-crystalline materials. He has more than400 publications to his credit.