Responsive Gels: Volume Transitions II K. Dusek Editor

Shunsuke Hirotsu Coexistence of Phases and the Nature ofFirst-Order Transition in Poly-N-isopropylacrylamide Gels,Masayuki Tokita Friction between Polymer Networks of Gels and Solvent,Masahiro Irie Stimuli-Responsive Poly(N-isopropyl-acrylamide), Photo- and Chemicals-Induced Phases TransitionsEdward Cussler, Karen Wang, John BurbanHydrogels asSeparation Agents,Stevin Gehrke Synthesis, Equilibrium Swelling, KineticsPermeability and Applications of Environmentally ResponsiveGels,Pedro Verdugo Polymer Gel Phase Transition in Condensation-Decondensation of Secretory Products,Etsuo Kokufuta Novel Applications for Stimulus-SensitivePolymer Gels in the Preparation of Functional ImmobilizedBiocatalysts,Teruo Okano Molecular Design of Temperature-ResponsivePolymers as Intelligent Materials,Atsushi Suzuki Phase Transition in Gels of Sub-MillimeterSize Induced by Interaction with Stimuli,Makoto Suzuki, O. Hirasa An Approach to Artificial Muscle by Polymer Gels due to Micro-Phase Separation.