Tomiki Ikeda & Y. Zhao 
Smart Light-Responsive Materials [PDF ebook] 
Azobenzene-Containing Polymers and Liquid Crystals

This book reviews the cutting-edge significant research in the field of smart light-responsive materials based on azobenzene polymers and liquid crystals. Emphasis is placed on the discovery of new phenomena from the past 5 years, their underlying mechanisms, new functionalities, and properties achieved through rational design. Edited by leading authorities in the field, Zhao and Ikeda, the chapters are authored by an internationally-recognized team of experts from North America, Europe, and Asia. Smart Light-Responsive Materials will serve to catalyze new research that will lead this field over the next 5-10 years.

Jadual kandungan

Preface.

1. Azobenzene Polymers for Photonic Applications (Kevin G. Yager
and Christopher J. Barrett).

2. Photo-Induced Phenomena in Supramolecular Azobenzene
Materials (Joachim Stumpe, Olga Kulikovska, Leonid M. Goldenberg
and Yuriy Zakrevskyy).

3. Photodeformable Materials and Photo-Mechanical Effects Based
on Azobenzene-Containing Polymers and Liquid Crystals (Yanlei Yu
and Tomiki Ikeda).

4. Amorphous Azobenzene Polymers for Light-Induced Surface
Patterning (Kevin G. Yager and Christopher J. Barrett).

5. Azo Polymer Colloidal Spheres: Formation, Two-dimensional
Array and Photoresponsive Properties (Xiaogong Wang).

6. Azobenzene-Containing Block Copolymer Micelles: toward
Light-Controllable Nanocarriers (Yue Zhao).

7. Associates between Azobenzene-modified Polymers and
Surfactants or Nanoparticles to Amplify Macroscopic
Photo-transitions in Solution (Christophe Tribet).

8. Light-Responsive 2D Motions and Manipulations in
Azobenzene-Containing Liquid Crystalline Polymer Materials
(Takahiro Seki).

9. Photo-induced Immobilization of Molecules on the surface of
Azobezene Polymers: Principles and Application (Osamu
Watanabe).

10. Photo-tuning of Helical Structure of Cholesteric Liquid
Crystals (Seiji Kurihara).

11. Tunable Diffraction Gratings Based on Azobenzene Polymers
and Liquid Crystals (Yue Zhao).

12. Azo Block Copolymers in Solid State (Haifeng Yu and Tomiki
Ikeda).

13. Photoresponsive Hybrid Silica Materials Containing
Azobenzene Ligands (Nanguo Liu and C. Jeffrey Brinker).

Mengenai Pengarang

Yue Zhao, Ph D, is Professor of Chemistry at the University of
Sherbrooke. With more than 100 publications to his credit, Dr.
Zhao’s research interests center on the design, synthesis, and
applications of new polymer and liquid-crystalline materials. He
has worked on specific applications of light-responsive materials,
self-assembled materials, and nanostructured materials for liquid
crystal displays, controlled drug delivery, and tunable optical
devices.

Tomiki Ikeda, Ph D, is Professor of Polymer Chemistry at the
Tokyo Institute of Technology. Professor Ikeda is a leading
authority in light-responsive materials and liquid-crystalline
materials. Professor Ikeda’s research interests focus on
photomobile polymer materials, photodeformable smart materials
based on azobenzene liquid-crystalline elastomers, and
electroluminescent liquid-crystalline materials. He has more than
400 publications to his credit.