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- Provides a concise introduction to the core concepts of azo polymers
- Surveys this very important type of functional polymer from their molecular structures, syntheses, functions to possible applications
- Presents the content systematically and includes numerous illustrations, figures and photographs
Part of the book series: Soft and Biological Matter (SOBIMA)
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
This book explores functional polymers containing aromatic azo chromophores in side-chain, main-chain and other parts of their structures, known as azo polymers and which share common photoresponsive properties. It focuses on the molecular architecture of azo polymers, the synthetic methods and their most important functions, such as photoinduced birefringence and dichroism, surface-relief-grating (SRG) formation, and light-driven deformation of liquid crystal elastomers. It combines a general survey of the subject and in-depth discussions of each topic, including numerous illustrations, figures, and photographs. Offering a balance between an introduction to the core concepts and a snapshot of hot and emerging topics, it is of interest to graduate students and researchers working in this and related fields.
Xiaogong Wang is a Professor at the Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, China.
Authors and Affiliations
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Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Xiaogong Wang
About the author
Xiaogong Wang received his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from Tsinghua University under the supervision of Professor Qixiang Zhou in 1984 and 1994, respectively. From 1985 to 1986, he worked as a visiting scholar with Professor Isao Ando at the Department of Polymer Chemistry, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan. From 1994 to 1997, he worked as a postdoctoral fellow and visiting scientist with Professor Sukant K. Tripathy at the Center for Advanced Materials, Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts at Lowell, U.S.A. He was promoted to full professor at the Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University in 1998. His main research interest is to develop azo polymers with novel photoresponsive functions and elaborate their mechanisms. His research is also dedicated to polymer self-assembly, polymer surface modification and liquid crystal polymer.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Azo Polymers
Book Subtitle: Synthesis, Functions and Applications
Authors: Xiaogong Wang
Series Title: Soft and Biological Matter
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-53424-3
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials Science, Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-662-53422-9Published: 31 October 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-57135-4Published: 29 June 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-53424-3Published: 19 October 2016
Series ISSN: 2213-1736
Series E-ISSN: 2213-1744
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 230
Number of Illustrations: 78 b/w illustrations, 26 illustrations in colour
Topics: Polymer Sciences, Optical and Electronic Materials, Soft and Granular Matter, Complex Fluids and Microfluidics, Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices