"Smart and Functional Soft Materials" ed. by Xufeng Dong

This book introduces several smart soft materials and functional soft materials, which are of interest to scholars in related fields.

During the past 100 years, a large number of new materials have been developed, which provide us with various tools, wares, clothes, etc. with good properties but low weight and low cost. Recently, smart soft materials that can respond to an external stimulus (such as an electric field, magnetic field, sound, light, temperature, pH, and so on) as well as functional soft materials that are electronically, magnetically, or thermally conductive have attracted considerable attention. They have application potentials in various fields. To some extent, they are the way to fulfill most of the "black technology" described in the world of science fiction.

Contents
1.Introductory Chapter: The Way to Fulfill Science Fiction
2.Research on Shape Memory Alloys and Magnetorheological Fluids for Use in Pneumatic Actuators
3.Future Prospects: Shape Memory Features in Shape Memory Polymers and Their Corresponding Composites
4.Magnetorheological Elastomers: Materials and Applications
5.Dual Response of Materials under Electric and Magnetic Fields
6.An Introduction to Wearable Technology and Smart Textiles and Apparel: Terminology, Statistics, Evolution, and Challenges
7.Increased-Value Oxide Powders for Polymeric Fibrous Matrices with Tailored Surfaces for Clothing Wear Comfort: A Review