TY - CHAP AU - Laurentiu Rusen AU - Valentina Dinca AU - Cosmin Mustaciosu AU - Madalina Icriverzi AU - Livia Elena Sima AU - Anca Bonciu AU - Simona Brajnicov AU - Natalia Mihailescu AU - Nicoleta Dumitrescu AU - Alexandru I. Popovici AU - Anca Roseanu AU - Maria Dinescu ED - Nikolay N. Nikitenkov Y1 - 2017-03-08 PY - 2017 T1 - Smart Thermoresponsive Surfaces Based on pNIPAm Coatings and Laser Method for Biological Applications N2 - Development of the thin film and coating technologies (TFCT) made possible the technological revolution in electronics and through it the revolution in IT and communications in the end of the twentieth century. Now, TFCT penetrated in many sectors of human life and industry: biology and medicine; nuclear, fusion, and hydrogen energy; protection against corrosion and hydrogen embrittlement; jet engine; space materials science; and many others. Currently, TFCT along with nanotechnologies is the most promising for the development of almost all industries. The 20 chapters of this book present the achievements of thin-film technology in many areas mentioned above but more than any other in medicine and biology and energy saving and energy efficiency. BT - Modern Technologies for Creating the Thin-film Systems and Coatings SP - Ch. 10 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/66280 DO - 10.5772/66280 SN - 978-953-51-3004-8 PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-19 ER -