SMART MATERIALS
Smart Materials are materials that are designed to respond to stimuli such as temperature, light, force, electricity, or magnetic field. The material can be designed to elicit a desired response, such as Transitions® lenses darkening in sunlight. One hallmark of these materials is that most return to their original state once the external stimuli is removed, allowing for the development of reusable and sustainable Smart Materials for our increasingly intelligent world.
This symposium topic was carefully chosen to reflect the theme of the Spring 2020 National Meeting, "Macromolecular Chemistry: The Second Century." The future-looking symposium plans to highlight the best of Smart Materials research over the past few decades and provide a foundation for future collaboration and innovation as we move into the next century of macromolecular chemistry.
Smart Materials are materials that are designed to respond to stimuli such as temperature, light, force, electricity, or magnetic field. The material can be designed to elicit a desired response, such as Transitions® lenses darkening in sunlight. One hallmark of these materials is that most return to their original state once the external stimuli is removed, allowing for the development of reusable and sustainable Smart Materials for our increasingly intelligent world.
This symposium topic was carefully chosen to reflect the theme of the Spring 2020 National Meeting, "Macromolecular Chemistry: The Second Century." The future-looking symposium plans to highlight the best of Smart Materials research over the past few decades and provide a foundation for future collaboration and innovation as we move into the next century of macromolecular chemistry.