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A Comprehensive Review of Stimuli-Responsive Smart Polymer Materials—Recent Advances and Future Perspectives

Authors :
Alicja Balcerak-Woźniak
Monika Dzwonkowska-Zarzycka
Janina Kabatc-Borcz
Source :
Materials, Vol 17, Iss 17, p 4255 (2024)
Publication Year :
2024
Publisher :
MDPI AG, 2024.

Abstract

Today, smart materials are commonly used in various fields of science and technology, such as medicine, electronics, soft robotics, the chemical industry, the automotive field, and many others. Smart polymeric materials hold good promise for the future due to their endless possibilities. This group of advanced materials can be sensitive to changes or the presence of various chemical, physical, and biological stimuli, e.g., light, temperature, pH, magnetic/electric field, pressure, microorganisms, bacteria, viruses, toxic substances, and many others. This review concerns the newest achievements in the area of smart polymeric materials. The recent advances in the designing of stimuli-responsive polymers are described in this paper.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
19961944
Volume :
17
Issue :
17
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Materials
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.8d0b412029c84e33a3e1bfed35497195
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17174255