[Report] Smart Materials: Emerging Markets for Intelligent

1. Executive Summary

A. Overview and Perspective: 1. The Evolution of Smart Materials; 2. Scope and Methodology
B. Smart Materials and Systems: 1. Smart Materials; 2. Smart Systems
C. Types of Smart Materials: 1. Changing Shape or Length; 2. Changing Material Properties; 3. Electroactive Materials; 4. Electrostrictive and Magnetostrictive Materials; 5. Rheological Materials; 6. Smart Gels

2. Introduction

A. A Technology Revolution: 1. The Nanotechnology Factor; 2. Elastomeric Polymer
B. Opportunities and Challenges: 1. The Need for Smart Materials; 2. Outlook and Emerging Areas of Research; 3. Challenges and Issues Facing the Development of Applications

3. Piezoelectric and Electroactive Materials

A. The Piezoelectric Effect and Characteristics: 1. Changing Direction; 2. Measuring Devices
B. Types of Materials: 1. Piezoelectric and Electroactive Ceramics; 2. Piezoelectric and Electroactive Crystals; 3. Piezoelectric and Electroactive Polymers; 4. Piezoelectric and Electroactive Composites

4. Electrostrictive Materials

A. Electrostrictive Principles and Characteristics: 1. High Voltage Breakdown; 2. Perovskite Crystal Structure
B. Types of Materials: 1. Overview; 2. Lead Magnesium Niobate; 3. Electrostrictive Polymers
C. Loudspeakers and Micro-electromechanical Systems: 1. Loudspeakers; 2. Electrostrictive Films; 3. Electrostrictive Elastomers

5. Magnetostrictive Materials

A. History: 1. Magnetostrictive Characteristics and Properties; 2. Two Modes of Operation
B. Device Types: 1. Magnetostrictive Actuators; 2. Magnetostrictive Sensors; 3. Magnetostrictive Valves; 4. Magnetostrictive Thick Films; 5. Magnetostrictive Composites

6. Rheological Materials

A. Changing the Fluid State: 1. Electrorheological Fluids; 2. Electrorheological Applications
B. Magnetorheological Fluids: 1. The Evolution; 2. Magnetorheological Response; 3. Proving Scalability
C. Development of Magnetorheological Materials: 1. Overview; 2. Magnetorheological Elastomers; 3. Commercial Challenges
D. Applications: 1. Automotive NVH; 2. Solid State Analogues; 3. Controlling Transmission Shift Quality

7. Smart Gels

A. Shrink or Swell: 1. Absorb or Release; 2. Engineering Gels; 3. Response Mechanisms; 4. Structure and Characteristics
B. Applications: 1. Target Applications; 2. Agriculture and Food and Controlled Release; 3. Drug Delivery; 4. Cosmetics; 5. Laboratory Separations; 6. Bioprocessing; 7. Military Protection

8. Active Research Groups

A. Research Institutions: 1. Drexel University; 2. Georgia Institute of Technology; 3. Institut fuer Experimentelle Physik I; 4. Italian National Research Council; 5. Massachusetts Institute of Technology; 6. National Aeronautics and Space Administration; 7. National Physical Laboratory; 8. National University of Singapore; 9. Naval Research Laboratory; 10. Oak Ridge National Laboratory; 11. Pennsylvania State University; 12. Russian Academy of Sciences; 13. Sandia National Laboratories; 14. Sheffield Hallam University; 15. University of Arizona; 16. University of Hawaii; 17. University of Leeds; 18. University of South Carolina; 19. University of Southampton; 20. University of Toronto; 21. University of Washington; 22. University of Wisconsin; 23. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
B. Companies: 1. Advanced Cerametrics Inc.; 2. Ecertec Ltd.; 3. Etrema Products Inc.; 4. Gel Sciences Inc.; 5. Hymed Group Corp.; 6. Lord Corp.; 7. Mide Technology Corp.; 8. Newlands Technology Ltd.; 9. QED Technologies; 10. Robert Chave Applied Physics Inc.; 11. SRI International; 12. TRS Ceramics Inc.
C. Technical Insights Awards: 1. Technology Innovation: QED Technologies; 2. Technology Leadership: Lord Corp.

9. Appendix

Smart Materials: Emerging Markets for Intelligent Gels; Ceramics; Alloys; and Polymers. 2nd Edition. Part 1.