Overview
- The first comprehensive, organized resource of soft-interface science
- Covers all aspects of the science such as basic properties of the soft interface of physical chemistry, characterization, and applications including biological materials
- Presents the advantages of materials development with soft interface to account for its major recent advances
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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The Principle and Physical Chemistry of Soft Interface
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Design of Soft Interface (Synthesis and Processing)
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Characterization and Physical Properties of Soft Interface
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Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Mizuo Maeda
Mizuo Maeda received his Ph.D. from the University of Tokyo (1983). He was a full professor of materials physics and chemistry at Kyushu University before moving to RIKEN Institute as a chief scientist and a director of Bioengineering Laboratory. His research interests center on polymer chemistry, analytical chemistry, and biomaterials science.
Atsushi Takahara
Atsushi Takahara earned his D.Eng. (1983) in the field of polymer science. Since 1999, he is a full professor of Kyushu University. His research interests are focused on advanced soft materials such as polymer ultrathin films, polymer nanocomposites, and novel tough polymers.
Hiromi Kitano
Hiromi Kitano is a director of the Institute for Polymer-Water Interfaces (Toyama, Japan). He earned his Dr. Eng. in Kyoto University (1980). He was a full professor of University of Toyama from 1992 to2016. His research interests are focused on the structure analyses of water in the vicinity of polymer materials, development and application of biocompatible polymers, and analyses of molecular recognition processes at the interfaces of water-polymer materials.
Tetsuji YAMAOKA
Tetsuji YAMAOKA is a director of Department of Biomedical Engineering of National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Research Institute (Osaka Japan). He earned his Dr. Eng. in Kyoto University (1993). He is a Fellow of Biomaterials Science and Engineering (FBSE) and Japanese Delegate of the International Union of Societies for Biomaterials Science and Engineering. His research interests are cardiovascular artificial organs, regenerative medicines, and molecular imaging.Yoshiko Miura
Yoshiko Miura is a Professor at Kyusyu University. She received her B. Eng. Degree in 1995, M. Eng. Degree in 1997, and Dr. Eng. Degree in 2000 from the Kyoto University. She was appointed Assistant Professor at Nagoya University in 2001, Associate Professor at JAIST in 2005, and Professor at Kyushu University in 2010. Her research interests are biomaterial fabrication with glycopolymers and glyco-nanoparticles.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Molecular Soft-Interface Science
Book Subtitle: Principles, Molecular Design, Characterization and Application
Editors: Mizuo Maeda, Atsushi Takahara, Hiromi Kitano, Tetsuji Yamaoka, Yoshiko Miura
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-56877-3
Publisher: Springer Tokyo
eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials Science, Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Japan KK, part of Springer Nature 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-4-431-56875-9Published: 17 May 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-4-431-56877-3Published: 09 May 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 222
Number of Illustrations: 95 b/w illustrations, 43 illustrations in colour
Topics: Surfaces and Interfaces, Thin Films, Polymer Sciences, Surface and Interface Science, Thin Films, Biomaterials