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Polymer Sensors and Actuators

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  • © 2000

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Editors:
  1. Yoshihito Osada

    1. Division of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Hokkaido University, 060 Sapporo, Japan

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  2. Danilo E. Rossi

    1. Centro Interdipartimentale di Ricerca “E. Piaggio”, Facolta di Ingegneria, Universita degli Studi di Pisa, Pisa, Italia

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Part of the book series: Macromolecular Systems - Materials Approach (MACROSYSTEMS)

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XIX
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  2. Ion Conducting Polymer Sensors

    • Yoshiro Sakai
    Pages 1-13

  3. Ultrathin Films for Sensorics and Molecular Electronics

    • Ludwig Brehmer
    Pages 15-90

  4. Polymers for Optical Fiber Sensors

    • F. Baldini, S. Bracci
    Pages 91-107

  5. Smart Ferroelectric Ceramic/Polymer Composite Sensors

    • Dilip K. Das-Gupta
    Pages 109-147

  6. Sensing Volatile Chemicals Using Conducting Polymer Arrays

    • Richard A. Bailey, Krishna C. Persaud
    Pages 149-181

  7. Molecular Machines Useful for the Design of Chemosensor

    • Seiji Shinkai, Masayuki Takeuchi, Atsushi Ikeda
    Pages 183-206

  8. Conducting Polymer Actuators: Properties and Modeling

    • A. Mazzoldi, A. Della Santa, D. De Rossi
    Pages 207-244

  9. Electrically Induced Strain in Polymer Gels Swollen with Non-Ionic Organic Solvents

    • Toshihiro Hirai, Mitsuhiro Hirai
    Pages 245-258

  10. Actuating Devices of Liquid-Crystalline Polymers

    • Ryoichi Kishi
    Pages 259-272

  11. Gel Actuators

    • J. P. Gong, Y. Osada
    Pages 273-294

  12. Electrochemomechanical Devices Based on Conducting Polymers

    • Toribio Fernández Otero
    Pages 295-323

  13. Ion-Exchange Polymer-Metal Composites as Biomimetic Sensors and Actuators

    • Mohsen Shahinpoor
    Pages 325-359

  14. Motor Protein Mechanism Coupled with Hydrophobic Hydration/Dehydration Cycle

    • Makoto Suzuki, Takao Kodama
    Pages 361-369

  15. Actuating Systems in Biology

    • Julian F. V. Vincent
    Pages 371-383

  16. Magnetic Field Sensitive Polymeric Actuators

    • M. Zrínyi, D. Szabó, L. Barsi
    Pages 385-408

  17. Back Matter

    Pages 409-420
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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.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Division of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Hokkaido University, 060 Sapporo, Japan

    Yoshihito Osada

  • Centro Interdipartimentale di Ricerca “E. Piaggio”, Facolta di Ingegneria, Universita degli Studi di Pisa, Pisa, Italia

    Danilo E. Rossi

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