Functional materials for energy, sustainable development and biomedical sciences /

Covers three fields in the development of functional materials: energy, environment, and biomedical applications.

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Bibliographic Details
Group Author: Leclerc, Mario, 1961- (Editor); Gauvin, Robert, 1979- (Editor)
Published: de Gruyter,
Publisher Address: Berlin ; Boston :
Publication Dates: [2014]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: De Gruyter graduate
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Summary: Covers three fields in the development of functional materials: energy, environment, and biomedical applications.
Carrier Form: xxiii, 469 pages : illustrations (some color) : 24 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9783110307818 (acid-free paper) :
3110307812 (acid-free paper)
3110307820
9783110307825
3110388197
9783110388190
Index Number: TA418
CLC: TB381-43
Call Number: TB381-43/F979
Contents: Part 1. Functional materials: synthesis and applications -- A primer on polymer colloids: structure, synthesis and colloidal stability -- Synthesis, functionalization and properties of fullerenes and graphene materials -- Ordered mesoporous silica: synthesis and applications -- Nanoparticles: properties and applications -- Conjugated polymers for organic electronics -- Theoretical tools for designing microscopic to macroscopic properties of functional materials -- Part 2. Development of new materials for energy applications -- Electrochemical energy storage systems -- Functional ionic liquids electrolytes in lithium-ion batteries -- Solid polymer proton conducting electrolytes for fuel cells -- Supercritical adsorption of hydrogen on microporous adsorbents -- Part 3. New trends in sustainable development and biomedical applications -- Advanced materials for biomedical applications -- Nanoparticles for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) applications in medicine -- Microfluidics for synthesis and biological functional materials: from device fabrication to applications -- Protein-and paptide-based materials: a source of inspiration for innovation -- Nanocomposite coatings.