Smart materials for advanced environmental applications /

The development of smart materials for environmental applications is a highly innovative and promising new approach to meet the increasing demands from society on water resources and pollution remediation. Smart materials with surfaces that can reversibly respond to stimuli from internal and externa...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Royal Society of Chemistry (Great Britain)
Other Authors: Wang, Peng (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Cambridge] : Royal Society of Chemistry, 2016.
Series:RSC smart materials ; 20.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction; Smart Materials as Forward Osmosis Draw Solutes; Superwetting Nanomaterials for Advanced Oil/Water Separation: From Absorbing Nanomaterials to Separation Membranes; Responsive Particle-Stabilized Emulsions: Formation and Applications; Intrinsic Self-Healing Polymeric Materials for Engineering and Environmental Applications; Biomimetic Materials for Efficient Atmospheric Water Collection; "Slippery" Liquid-Infused Surfaces Inspired by Nature; Challenges and Opportunities of Superhydrophobic/Superamphiphobic Coatings in Real Applications