Functionalized Polysulfones: Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications

ISBN-13: 9781138749290 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017

Silvia Ioan

Opis

This book focuses on polysulfones and their derivatives, which are used as functional materials due to their structural and physical characteristics. The text presents the bioapplications of polysulfones in two categories: blood-contacting devices and cell- or tissue-contacting devices. It analyzes surface wettability and hydrophilicity trends, as well as morphological characteristics of modified polysulfones. It also introduces chelating units on the modified polysulfone structure to obtain potential applications, such as surface coatings, adhesives, high-temperature lubricants, electrical insulators, semiconductors, and the reduction of heavy-metal pollution in ecosystems.

Spis treści

General Introduction. Aromatic Linear Polysulfones with Pendant Functional Groups. Mathematical Models and Numeric Simulations of Specific Interactions in Solutions of Modified Polysulfones. Structure-Property Relationships of Functionalized Polysulfones. Phosphorus-Containing Polysulfones for High-Performance Applications in Advanced Technologies. Origin of Dielectric Response and Conductivity of Some Functionalized Polysulfones. Functionalized Polysulfone-Metal Complexes. Biocompatibility of Polysulfone Compounds. Antimicrobial Activity of Polysulfone Structures. Potential Biomedical Applications of Functionalized Polysulfones.

O autorze

Silvia Ioan is a senior scientific researcher in the Department of Chemical Physics at the "Petru Poni" Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Romanian Academy, Iasi. She obtained her Ph.D in physical sciences from the University of Bucharest, Romania. Her scientific contributions include interdisciplinary research for theoretical and experimental substantiations of the processes and technologies at nano-, micro-, and macroscales. In 48 years of work, Dr. Ioan has published more than 300 scientific papers, books, and book chapters. She is the Ph.D supervisor in chemistry at the doctoral school of the Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry—Romanian Academy, an expert reviewer of prestigious scientific journals, and a recipient of the Nicolae Teclu prize from the Romanian Academy of Science.