Smart Materials: Emerging Markets for Intelligent Gels; Ceramics; Alloys; and Polymers. 2nd Edition. Part 1.

SUMMARY

1. Executive Summary

A. Overview and Perspective

1. The Evolution of Smart Materials

2. Scope and Methodology

B. Smart Materials and Systems

1. Smart Materials

2. Smart Systems

C. Types of Smart Materials

1. Changing Shape or Length

2. Changing Material Properties

3. Electroactive Materials

4. Electrostrictive and Magnetostrictive Materials

5. Rheological Materials

6. Smart Gels

2. Introduction

A. A Technology Revolution

1. The Nanotechnology Factor

2. Elastomeric Polymer

B. Opportunities and Challenges

1. The Need for Smart Materials

2. Outlook and Emerging Areas of Research

3. Challenges and Issues Facing the Development of Applications

3. Piezoelectric and Electroactive Materials

A. The Piezoelectric Effect and Characteristics

1. Changing Direction

2. Measuring Devices

B. Types of Materials

1. Piezoelectric and Electroactive Ceramics

2. Piezoelectric and Electroactive Crystals

3. Piezoelectric and Electroactive Polymers

4. Piezoelectric and Electroactive Composites

4. Electrostrictive Materials

A. Electrostrictive Principles and Characteristics

1. High Voltage Breakdown

2. Perovskite Crystal Structure

B. Types of Materials

1. Overview

2. Lead Magnesium Niobate

3. Electrostrictive Polymers

C. Loudspeakers and Micro-electromechanical Systems

1. Loudspeakers

2. Electrostrictive Films

3. Electrostrictive Elastomers

5. Magnetostrictive Materials

A. History

1. Magnetostrictive Characteristics and Properties

2. Two Modes of Operation

B. Device Types

1. Magnetostrictive Actuators

2. Magnetostrictive Sensors

3. Magnetostrictive Valves

4. Magnetostrictive Thick Films

5. Magnetostrictive Composites

6. Rheological Materials

A. Changing the Fluid State

1. Electrorheological Fluids

2. Electrorheological Applications

B. Magnetorheological Fluids

1. The Evolution

2. Magnetorheological Response

3. Proving Scalability

C. Development of Magnetorheological Materials

1. Overview

2. Magnetorheological Elastomers

3. Commercial Challenges

D. Applications

1. Automotive NVH

2. Solid State Analogues

3. Controlling Transmission Shift Quality

7. Smart Gels

A. Shrink or Swell

1. Absorb or Release

2. Engineering Gels

3. Response Mechanisms

4. Structure and Characteristics

B. Applications

1. Target Applications

2. Agriculture and Food and Controlled Release

3. Drug Delivery

4. Cosmetics

5. Laboratory Separations

6. Bioprocessing

7. Military Protection

8. Active Research Groups

A. Research Institutions

1. Drexel University

2. Georgia Institute of Technology

3. Institut fuer Experimentelle Physik I

4. Italian National Research Council

5. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

6. National Aeronautics and Space Administration

7. National Physical Laboratory

8. National University of Singapore

9. Naval Research Laboratory

10. Oak Ridge National Laboratory

11. Pennsylvania State University

12. Russian Academy of Sciences

13. Sandia National Laboratories

14. Sheffield Hallam University

15. University of Arizona

16. University of Hawaii

17. University of Leeds

18. University of South Carolina

19. University of Southampton

20. University of Toronto

21. University of Washington

22. University of Wisconsin

23. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

B. Companies

1. Advanced Cerametrics Inc.

2. Ecertec Ltd.

3. Etrema Products Inc.

4. Gel Sciences Inc.

5. Hymed Group Corp.

6. Lord Corp.

7. Mide Technology Corp.

8. Newlands Technology Ltd.

9. QED Technologies

10. Robert Chave Applied Physics Inc.

11. SRI International

12. TRS Ceramics Inc.

C. Technical Insights Awards

1. Technology Innovation: QED Technologies

2. Technology Leadership: Lord Corp.

9. Appendix

A. Contacts

1. Research Contacts

2. Corporate Contacts

B. Patents and Bibliography

1. Patents

2. Bibliography