Sensory Polymers: From their Design to Practical Applications discusses recent developments in the field of sensory polymers and showcases the potential applications of these materials in food control and security, civil security, the biomedical field, environmental control and remediation, industrial control of chemicals, and more. Written by worldwide experts in the field, chapters provide in-depth knowledge on several different polymer sensors and their response to different stimuli, which makes this book a valuable resource for researchers and advanced students in polymer science, materials science, and chemistry, as well as those interested on sensing applications and chemical sensory systems, including industry R&D.
1. Sensory Polymers - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Title page - p. Page ii 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iii 5. Copyright - p. Page iii 6. Contents - p. Page vi 7. List of contributors - p. Page vii 8. List of Illustrations - p. Page viii 9. List of Tables - p. Page ix 10. Chapter 1 : Foundation of sensory polymers - p. Page ix 11. Chapter 2 : Sensors based on conjugated polymers - p. Page 44 12. Chapter 3 : Molecularly Imprinted Polymers (MIPs) - p. Page 90 13. Chapter 4 : Colorimetric sensors - p. Page 124 14. Chapter 5 : Fluorogenic sensors - p. Page 170 15. Chapter 6 : Electrochemical sensors - p. Page 210 16. Chapter 7 : Biosensors - p. Page 259 17. Chapter 8 : Hybrid polymer-based sensors - p. Page 299 18. Chapter 9 : Polymer composite sensors - p. Page 332 19. Chapter 10 : Sensors based on polymer nanomaterials - p. Page 367 20. Chapter 11 : Polymeric smart structures - p. Page 422 21. Chapter 12 : Sensor arrays - p. Page 463 22. Chapter 13 : Polymers in sensory and lab-on-a-chip devices - p. Page 491 23. Chapter 14 : Gas sensors - p. Page 526 24. Chapter 15 : Humidity sensors - p. Page 558 25. Chapter 16 : pH sensors - p. Page 579 26. Chapter 17 : Temperature sensors - p. Page 620 27. Chapter 18 : Detection of nitroaromatic and nitramine explosives - p. Page 662 28. Chapter 19 : Sensing of metal ions and anions with fluorescent polymeric nanoparticles - p. Page 696 29. Chapter 20 : Protein sensors - p. Page 722 30. Chapter 21 : Detection of neutral species: unveiling new targets of interest - p. Page 757 31. Chapter 22 : Trends and challenges in polymer sensors - p. Page 793 32. Index - p. Page 823
Sensory Polymers: From their Design to Practical Applications discusses recent developments in the field of sensory polymers and showcases the potential applications of these materials in food control and security, civil security, the biomedical field, environmental control and remediation, industrial control of chemicals, and more. Written by worldwide experts in the field, chapters provide in-depth knowledge on several different polymer sensors and their response to different stimuli, which makes this book a valuable resource for researchers and advanced students in polymer science, materials science, and chemistry, as well as those interested on sensing applications and chemical sensory systems, including industry R&D.
1. Sensory Polymers - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Title page - p. Page ii 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iii 5. Copyright - p. Page iii 6. Contents - p. Page vi 7. List of contributors - p. Page vii 8. List of Illustrations - p. Page viii 9. List of Tables - p. Page ix 10. Chapter 1 : Foundation of sensory polymers - p. Page ix 11. Chapter 2 : Sensors based on conjugated polymers - p. Page 44 12. Chapter 3 : Molecularly Imprinted Polymers (MIPs) - p. Page 90 13. Chapter 4 : Colorimetric sensors - p. Page 124 14. Chapter 5 : Fluorogenic sensors - p. Page 170 15. Chapter 6 : Electrochemical sensors - p. Page 210 16. Chapter 7 : Biosensors - p. Page 259 17. Chapter 8 : Hybrid polymer-based sensors - p. Page 299 18. Chapter 9 : Polymer composite sensors - p. Page 332 19. Chapter 10 : Sensors based on polymer nanomaterials - p. Page 367 20. Chapter 11 : Polymeric smart structures - p. Page 422 21. Chapter 12 : Sensor arrays - p. Page 463 22. Chapter 13 : Polymers in sensory and lab-on-a-chip devices - p. Page 491 23. Chapter 14 : Gas sensors - p. Page 526 24. Chapter 15 : Humidity sensors - p. Page 558 25. Chapter 16 : pH sensors - p. Page 579 26. Chapter 17 : Temperature sensors - p. Page 620 27. Chapter 18 : Detection of nitroaromatic and nitramine explosives - p. Page 662 28. Chapter 19 : Sensing of metal ions and anions with fluorescent polymeric nanoparticles - p. Page 696 29. Chapter 20 : Protein sensors - p. Page 722 30. Chapter 21 : Detection of neutral species: unveiling new targets of interest - p. Page 757 31. Chapter 22 : Trends and challenges in polymer sensors - p. Page 793 32. Index - p. Page 823
