Nano Design for Smart Gels. Micro and Nano Technologies

Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. Sol-Gel Chemistry Deals With Sol-Gel Processes 3. Supramolecular Gels 4. Polymeric Gels 5. Solvents and Gels 6. Stimuli-Responsive Gels 7. Gel Characterization: From Molecules to Nanostructure to Macroproperties 8. Application and Perspectives

Authors

Rebeca Bacani Engineering Chemistry department at Universidade de Sao Paulo, Lorena/SP. Rebeca Bacani has a PhD in physics and currently is a postdoc fellow in Engineering Chemistry department at Universidade de S�o Paulo College Engineering in Lorena (EEL-USP) in Brazil, former temporary professor in Material Engineering Department at EEL-USP. Currently, interests are in mesoporous nanomaterials and ceramics, inorganic nanoparticles, organics/inorganic gels, advanced X-ray based characterization with applications in catalysis and photocatalysis. Fabiane Trindade University of Sao Paulo (EEL-USP), Butanta, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Fabiane J. Trindade is based at the Department of Fundamental Chemistry of University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Dr. Trindade research experience and interests include sol-gel synthesis, characterization, assembly and properties of novel controlled organic-inorganic hybrid nanostructured materials, such as mesostructured silica, graphene, aromatic imides, yolk-shell nanoparticles and photochemistry. Mario Jose Politi Professor of Biochemistry, Chemistry Institute, University of Sao Paulo, Butanta, Sao Paulo, Brazil. M�rio Jos� Politi is Professor of Biochemistry at the Chemistry Institute of the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. His current interests are in new materials, colloid polymers, silanes, siloxanes and nanostructured colloids. Mostly in the areas of Colloids, e Surfaces and Surfactants, Photo chemistry and Photo physics and Organic Physical Chemistry. Eduardo Rezende Triboni Professor of Organic Chemistry and Supramolecular Chemistry, Chemistry Engineering Department, School of Engineering, University of Sao Paulo (EEL-USP), Brazil. Eduardo Rezende Triboni is currently a Professor of Organic Chemistry and Supramolecular Chemistry at the Chemistry Engineering Department of the School of Engineering of the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. His current interests are in chemistry of materials, colloids, naphthalimides, silsesquioxanes, nanoparticles and nanostructured colloids.