chapter 1 Learning from Nature -- chapter 2 Seismonastic Movements in Plants -- chapter 3 Contractile Systems of Muscles -- chapter 4 Bacterial Flagellar Motor -- chapter 5 Molecular Mechanisms of Cytoplasmic Streaming in Plant Cells -- chapter 6 Natural Polymer Gels with Fast Responses -- chapter 7 Kinetics of Smart Hydrogels -- chapter 8 Polyelectrolyte Properties of Solutions and Gels -- chapter 9 Kinetics in Cyclic Hydrogel Systems -- chapter 10 Cooperative Binding in Surfactant-Polymer Association -- chapter 11 Rate-Limiting Steps in Volume Change Kinetics of Fast Responsive Microporous Gels -- chapter 12 Fast Shrinkable Materials -- chapter 13 Fast Swelling Hydrogel Systems -- chapter 14 Fast Sliding Motions of Supramolecular Assemblies -- chapter 15 Light-Induced Molecular Orientations -- chapter 16 Fast Responsive Liquid Crystalline Polymer Systems -- chapter 17 Engineering New Generation Drug Delivery Systems Based on Block Copolymer Micelles -- chapter 18 Fast Responsive Nanoparticles of Hydrophobically Modified Poly(Amino Acid)s and Proteinoids -- chapter 19 Fast Biodegradable Polymers -- chapter 20 A Perspective on Current and Future Synthetic Reflexive Systems.