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This book provides insights on the chemistry of inorganic nanoparticles of colloidal nature.

Colloidal crystals. --- Nanostructured materials.

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Colloidal crystals --- Phase transformations (Statistical physics). --- Structure.

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This monograph represents an extension of the author's original PhD thesis and includes a more thorough discussion on the concepts and mathematics behind his research works on the foam model, as applied to studying issues of phase stability and elasticity for various non-closed packed structures found in fuzzy and colloidal crystals, as well as on a renormalization-group analysis regarding the critical behavior of loop polymers upon which topological constraints are imposed. The common thread behind these two research works is their demonstration of the importance and effectiveness of utilizin

Phase transformations (Statistical physics) --- Colloidal crystals. --- Phase-transfer catalysts.

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This thesis presents an in-depth study on the effect of colloidal particle shape and formation mechanism on self-organization and the final crystal symmetries that can be achieved. It demonstrates how state-of-the-art X-ray diffraction techniques can be used to produce detailed characterizations of colloidal crystal structures prepared using different self-assembly techniques, and how smart systems can be used to investigate defect formation and diffusion in-situ. One of the most remarkable phenomena exhibited by concentrated suspensions of colloidal particles is the spontaneous self-organization into structures with long-range spatial and/or orientational orders. The study also reveals the subtle structural variations that arise by changing the particle shape from spherical to that of a rounded cube. In particular, the roundness of the cube corners, when combined with the self-organization pathway, convective assembly or sedimentation, was shown to influence the final crystal symmetries.

Physics. --- Soft and Granular Matter, Complex Fluids and Microfluidics. --- Physical Chemistry. --- Characterization and Evaluation of Materials. --- Surfaces and Interfaces, Thin Films. --- Chemistry, Physical organic. --- Surfaces (Physics). --- Physique --- Surfaces (Physique) --- Physics --- Physical Sciences & Mathematics --- Atomic Physics --- Colloidal crystals. --- Colloids. --- Dispersoids --- Gels --- Hydrogels --- Sols --- Crystals, Colloidal --- Physical chemistry. --- Amorphous substances. --- Complex fluids. --- Materials science. --- Materials --- Thin films. --- Surfaces. --- Amorphous substances --- Chemistry, Physical and theoretical --- Diffusion --- Matter --- Micelles --- Particles --- Rheology --- Solution (Chemistry) --- Surface chemistry --- Colloids --- Properties --- Surfaces (Technology) --- Chemistry, Physical organic --- Chemistry, Organic --- Materials—Surfaces. --- Films, Thin --- Solid film --- Solid state electronics --- Solids --- Coatings --- Thick films --- Material science --- Physical sciences --- Chemistry, Theoretical --- Physical chemistry --- Theoretical chemistry --- Chemistry --- Complex liquids --- Fluids, Complex --- Liquids --- Soft condensed matter

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Recent advances in the fabrication techniques have enabled the production of different types of polymer sensors and actuators that can be utilized in a wide range of applications, such as soft robotics, biomedical, smart textiles and energy harvesting. Functional polymers possess dynamic physical and chemical properties, which make them suitable candidates for sensing and actuating tasks in response to external stimuli, such as radiation, temperature, chemical reaction, external force, magnetic and electric fields. This book focuses on the recent advancements in the modeling and analysis of functional polymer systems.

History of engineering & technology --- polymer gel --- colloidal crystals --- optical film --- pH sensor --- graphene oxide --- silver nanowires --- ionic electroactive polymer --- poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)–poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) --- 4-(1,1,3,3-Tetramethylbutyl)phenyl-polyethylene glycol --- IIECMS --- MWCNT-CDC fibers --- PPy/DBS linear films --- uncertainty measurements --- electrostrictive properties --- actuators --- structural β-phase --- dielectric properties --- P(VDF-HFP) nanofibers --- electrospinning --- thermal compression --- hydrogels --- 3D printing --- tough --- sensor --- multi-parameter perturbation method --- piezoelectric polymers --- experimental verification --- cantilever beam --- force–electric coupling characteristics --- 4D printing --- metastructure --- shape-memory polymers --- wave propagation --- finite element method --- bandgap --- polymer composites --- microelectromechanical system (MEMS) --- electromagnetic (EM) actuator --- magnetic membrane --- microfluidic --- biomedical --- dynamic hydrogels --- tannic acid --- chitin nanofibers --- starch --- self-healing --- self-recovery --- functional polymers --- sensors --- polymer gel --- colloidal crystals --- optical film --- pH sensor --- graphene oxide --- silver nanowires --- ionic electroactive polymer --- poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)–poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) --- 4-(1,1,3,3-Tetramethylbutyl)phenyl-polyethylene glycol --- IIECMS --- MWCNT-CDC fibers --- PPy/DBS linear films --- uncertainty measurements --- electrostrictive properties --- actuators --- structural β-phase --- dielectric properties --- P(VDF-HFP) nanofibers --- electrospinning --- thermal compression --- hydrogels --- 3D printing --- tough --- sensor --- multi-parameter perturbation method --- piezoelectric polymers --- experimental verification --- cantilever beam --- force–electric coupling characteristics --- 4D printing --- metastructure --- shape-memory polymers --- wave propagation --- finite element method --- bandgap --- polymer composites --- microelectromechanical system (MEMS) --- electromagnetic (EM) actuator --- magnetic membrane --- microfluidic --- biomedical --- dynamic hydrogels --- tannic acid --- chitin nanofibers --- starch --- self-healing --- self-recovery --- functional polymers --- sensors