Main description:

Written by pioneers in the field, this book covers optical, gas, taste, and other sensing systems using various kinds of polymers. It provides all the necessary background information and science to develop a basic understanding of the field, its supporting technologies, and current applications.

Contents:

Y. Sakai: Ion Conducting Polymer Sensors .- L. Brehmer: Ultrathin Films for Sensorics and Molecular Electronics .- F. Baldini, S. Bracci: Polymers for Optical Fiber Sensors .- D.K. Das-Gupta: Smart Ferroelectric Ceramic/Polymer Composite Sensors .- R.A. Bailey, K.C. Persaud: Sensing Volatile Chemicals Using Conducting Polymer Arrays .- S. Shinkai, M. Takeuchi, A. Ikeda: Molecular Machines Useful for the Design of Chemosensors .- A. Mazzoldi, A. della Santa, D. de Rossi: Properties and Modelling of Conducting Polymer Actuators .- T. Hirai: Electrically Induced Strain in Polymer Gels Swollen with Non-Ionic Organic Solvents .- R. Kishi: Actuating Devices of Liquid-Crystalline Polymers .- J.P. Gong, Y. Osada: Gel Actuators .- T.F. Otero: Electrochemomechanical Devices Based on Conducting Polymers .- M. Shahinpoor: Ion-Exchange Polymer-Metal Composites as Biomimetic Sensors and Actuators .- M Suzuki, T. Kodama: Motor Protein Mechanism Coupled with Hydrophobic Hydration/Dehydration Cycle .- J. F.V. Vincent: Actuating Systems in Biology .- M. Zrinyi, D. Szabo, L. Barsi: Magnetic Field Sensitive Polymeric Actuators