Polymer microsphere materials

Author: Ma Guanghui / Su Zhiguo (editors)
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: This book comprehensively introduces the preparation methods and new research trends of polymer microspheres and microcapsules, and elaborates on the application technologies of polymer microspheres in medical engineering, biotechnology, electronic information, and other industries. It addresses key issues in both preparation and application, and includes specific operational examples in the preparation methods. The book summarizes the achievements and insights of the authors' extensive research on polymer microsphere materials in Japan and China over the years. It reflects the foresight and practicality of the technology, making it suitable for technical personnel and university teachers and students in fields such as polymer materials, interfacial chemistry, biochemistry, and pharmaceutical chemistry.
[Preface] The research and application of polymer microsphere materials have developed rapidly in recent years. Due to their unique size and morphology, polymer microspheres possess special functions that other materials do not. The applications of polymer microspheres permeate every corner of our lives, ranging from bulk products like coatings, paper surface coatings, and cosmetics (whitening agents, etc.) to high-value-added products such as microcapsules for drug controlled-release and chromatography media for protein separation. For this reason, many international academic societies have established dedicated sessions on polymer microspheres to enable scholars from different fields to learn about microsphere and microcapsule technology. It can be predicted that an increasing number of scholars from various fields will engage in the preparation research of polymer microspheres and microcapsules, including the biological field, medical and pharmaceutical fields, analytical fields, functional material fields, nanotechnology fields, and others. This book provides foundational knowledge on microspheres and microcapsules and their applications, while also introducing new research progress to give a comprehensive understanding of microsphere research, thereby exploring new research directions.
The preparation technology of polymer microspheres requires not only fundamental knowledge of polymer chemistry and physics but also specialized knowledge of interfacial chemistry and chemical engineering. This is because polymer microspheres form a dispersed and flowing system. Effectively obtaining microspheres with stable dispersion, high yield, uniform particle size, structure, and performance necessitates the integrated application of theoretical foundations from these disciplines. When conducting application research on polymer microspheres, the materials and properties of the microspheres must meet the requirements of the application, which again necessitates knowledge from relevant application fields, such as medical knowledge, biological knowledge, and electronic information knowledge.
Based on the above considerations of knowledge structure, the first half of this book introduces the preparation methods of polymer microspheres, which require relatively specialized knowledge, while the second half covers the applications of polymer microspheres, which demand multidisciplinary knowledge. The book's features include not only an accessible introduction to the preparation methods and new research trends of polymer microspheres but also an overview of research progress in their application fields, key issues in preparation and application, and specific operational examples in the preparation methods. Therefore, professionals who read this book can understand the research trends and existing challenges in the preparation and application of polymer microsphere materials, inspiring them to explore new research areas. Non-polymer professionals who read this book will be amazed by the versatility of polymer microsphere materials and develop a strong interest in them, potentially leading them to enter the field of polymer microsphere research or apply microsphere materials to their own research areas. At that point, they can refer to the specific operational examples to learn how to prepare microspheres.
Thus, this book is suitable for a wide range of professionals, including those in polymer materials, interfacial chemistry, biochemistry, pharmaceutical chemistry, electronic information, as well as graduate and undergraduate students preparing to enter these fields. Sincerely hope everyone enjoys this book.