Soft fibrillar materials : fabrication and applications /: fabrication and applications. (2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Xiang Yang Liu and Jing-Liang Li.
• Editors: Liu, X. Y (Xiang Yang); Li, Jing-Liang
• Contents: SECTION I: Small Molecule Gels; ; MOLECULAR GELS AND THEIR FIBRILLAR NETWORKS; Introduction; Advances and Perspectives for Design of Gelators; Stimulation of Gelation by Perturbations Other Than Temperature; Kinetic Models for Following One-Dimensional Growth and Gelation; Advances and Perspectives for a Priori Design of Gelators; Some Final Thoughts; ; ENGINEERING OF SMALL-MOLECULE GELS BASED ON THE THERMODYNAMICS AND KINETICS OF FIBER FORMATION; Introduction; Fiber Networks of SMGs; Crystallization of Nanofibers; Strategies for Engineering the Micro/Nano Structure of Fiber Networks; Engineering the Macroscopic Properties of Gels by Design of Fiber Networks; Conclusions; ; APPLICATIONS OF SMALL-MOLECULE GELS - DRUG DELIVERY; Introduction; Hydrogels in Pharmaceutical Applications; Organogels in Pharmaceutical Applications; Organogel Delivery of Bioactive Factors in Regenerative Medicine; Future Directions: Hybrid Organogels; Conclusion; ; MOLECULAR GELS FOR TISSUE ENGINEERING; Introduction; Low-Molecular-Weight Gelators and Molecular Gels; Self-Assembly and Gel Structures; Applications of Hydrogels in Tissue Engineering; Summary; ; MOLECULAR GELS FOR CONTROLLED FORMATION OF MICRO-/NANO-STRUCTURES; Introduction; Structure of Metal/Transition Metal Oxide and Sulfate; Metallic Nanostructures; Controlled Formation of Organic and Composite Structures; Controlling Crystal Growth of Pharmaceutical Substances; Conclusions and Perspectives; ; SECTION II: Natural Silk Fibrous Materials; ; SPIDER SILK: STRUCTURE, ENGINEERING, AND APPLICATIONS; Introduction; Mechanical Design of Spider Silk; Mimicking Spider Silk; Applications; ; FUNCTIONALIZATION OF COLORED/FLUORESCENT SILKWORM SILK FIBROUS MATERIALS; Introduction; Legend and History of Silkworm Silk; The Structure of Silkworm Silk; Functionalization of Silkworm Silk; Summary and Outlook; ; SECTION III: Smart Fibers; ; FLEXIBLE NANOGENERATOR AND NANO-PRESSURE SENSOR BASED ON NANOFIBER; WEB OF PVDF AND ITS COPOLYMERS; Introduction; Electrospinning Mechanism and Set-up; Nanofiber Web; Piezoelectric Properties of Electrospun Web of PVDF and its Copolymer; Flexible Devices; Conclusion; ; ELECTROSPUN NANOFIBERS FOR REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; Introduction; Electrospinning of Nanofibers; Controlling the Alignment of Nanofibers; Nanofiber Scaffolds with Complex Architectures; Applications in Regenerative Medicine; Concluding Remarks; ; INDEX;
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Wiley-VCH
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource (320 pages)
• Subjects: 620.197; Fibers; Polymer networks; Colloids
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783527648061
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