Sensors and Actuators using polymeric systems is one of the most promising fields of "Intelligent Polymers", which is becoming more and more important associating with artificial sensing and actuating systems in living organisms. Some practical applications have now started to test in industry. The book covers optical, gas, taste, and other sensing systems using various kinds of polymers. Soft and wet actuating systems using polymer gels and networks are another field which caused excitation in the last year. The contributors are all pioneers in the field, and were selected from world-wide level. They provide the necessary background information and science to develop a basic understanding of the field, its supporting technologies and current applications. Besides, the overviews will provide a sense of how these supporting technologies can be combined to meet the requirements of advanced systems. Finally, the readers will learn about potential future developments.
Preface
Chapter 1 : Ion Conducting Polymer Sensors
Chapter 2 : Ultrathin Films for Sensorics and Molecular Electronics
Chapter 3 : Polymers for Optical Fiber Sensors
Chapter 4 : Smart Ferroelectric Ceramic/Polymer Composite Sensors
Chapter 5 : Sensing Volatile Chemicals Using Conducting Polymer Arrays
Chapter 6 : Molecular Machines Useful for the Design of Chemosensors
Chapter 7 : Conducting Polymer Actuators: Properties and Modeling
Chapter 8 : Electrically Induced Strain in Polymer Gels Swollen with Non-Ionic Organic Solvents
Chapter 9 : Actuating Devices of Liquid-Crystalline Polymers
Chapter 10 : Gel Actuators
Chapter 11 : Electrochemomechanical Devices Based on Conducting Polymers
Chapter 12 : Ion-Exchange Polymer-Metal Composites as Biomimetic Sensors and Actuators
Chapter 13 : Motor Protein Mechanism Coupled with Hydrophobic Hydration/Dehydration Cycle
Chapter 14 : Actuating Systems in Biology
Chapter 15 : Magnetic Field Sensitive Polymeric Actuators
Subject Index
