Engineering applications of polymers and composites

Phase transfer catalysis is a sophisticated chemical technique which can be used to perform a variety of chemical reactions under mild conditions and with improved control.

Resin Transfer Moulding provides readers with the information needed to design, develop and manufacture high components via an RTM route and provides a framework which readers can use to place their endeavours within an industrial context.

This book is a snapshot of the current state of the art of research and development on the properties and characteristics of silk and their use in medicine and industry.

This is the second edition of Melt Rheology and its Role in Plastics Processing, although the title has changed to reflect its broadened scope.

This book is part of a series dedicated to recent advances on preventive, predictive and personalised medicine (PPPM).

Non-equilibrium thermodynamics is a general framework that allows the macroscopic description of irreversible processes.

This book is a treatise on the thermodynamic and dynamic properties of thin liquid films at solid surfaces and, in particular, their rupture instabilities.

The enzymatic polymerization of phenolic compounds has been generating interest in several fields such as food, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals.

Silicone Surface Science offers a survey of the major topics concerning the properties and behavior of silicone surfaces.

Colloids are submicron particles that are ubiquitous in nature (milk, clay, blood) and industrial products (paints, drilling fluids, food).

Taking an interdisciplinary approach, this book and its counterpart, Active Oxygen in Biochemistry, explore the active research area of the chemistry and biochemistry of oxygen.

Olefin Upgrading Catalysis by Nitrogen-based Metal Complexes II: State-of-the-art and Perspectives provides a critical review of the state-of-the-art developments in industrially relevant processes connected to efficient and selective olefin upgrading.

The 2nd edition of Materials Chemistry builds on the strengths that were recognized by a 2008 Textbook Excellence Award from the Text and Academic Authors Association (TAA).

This is the second edition of the book "e;Thermodynamics of Fluids under Flow,"e; which was published in 2000 and has now been corrected, expanded and updated.

The principal aim of this book is to introduce chemists through a tutorial approach to the use of microwaves by examining several experiments of microwave chemistry and materials processing.

This book introduces the recent progress that has resulted from utilizing the idea of "e;element-block polymers"e;.

This book highlights key advances that have occurred in the field of olefin conversion in recent years.

Control over macromolecular architecture and resulting material properties has been a central goal of polymer chemistry.

"e;Polymeric and Nanostructured Macromolecules"e; presents the recent advances made in the synthesis, characterization, and applications of polymeric macromolecules.

An outstanding international scientific event in the field of metathesis chemistry, the NATO ASI "e;Green Metathesis Chemistry: Great Challenges in Synthesis, Catalysis and Nanotechnology"e; has been recently organized in Bucharest, Romania (July 21- August 2, 2008).

The present volume includes most of the material of the invited lectures delivered at the NATO Advanced Study Institute "e;Morphogenesis through the interplay of nonlinear chemical instabilities and elastic active media"e; held from 2th to 14th July 2007 at the Institut d'Etudes Scientifiques de Cargese (http://www.

This book has emerged out of our long-time research interests on the topic of latex film formation.

The text features experimental investigations which use a variety of modern methods and theoretical modeling of surface structures and physicochemical processes which occur at solid surfaces.

This book examines the current state of the art, new challenges, opportunities, and applications in the area of polymer nanocomposites.

Photodegradation and light stabilization are very important aspects of polymer aging.

This volume documents the proceedings of the Second International Symposium on Polyimides and Other High Temperature Polymers: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications, held in Newark, New Jersey, December 3-6, 2001.

Wood adhesives are of tremendous industrial importance, as more than two-thirds of wood products in the world today are completely or partially bonded together using a variety of adhesives.

Cell adhesion comes into play in almost all domains of life.

Polymer nanotechnology offers exciting benefits to the food industry, including better materials for food packaging and safer foods on supermarket shelves with lower incidences of contamination.

The surface of an object is the first thing we see or touch.

Traditional rubber products contain rubber and multiple additives.

This book covers all aspects of composite materials processing and manufacturing using microwave heating technology and their applications in various industrial processes.

This textbook covers the processing of advanced composites and their various technologies, with special emphasis on the distinct characteristics of processability.

The book is an excellent reference for scientists, researchers and students working in the field of areas of biopolymeric biomaterials, biomedical engineering, therapeutics, tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.

This book contains precisely referenced chapters, emphasizing environment-friendly polymer nanocomposites with basic fundamentals, practicality and alternatives to traditional nanocomposites through detailed reviews of different environmental friendly materials procured from different resources, their synthesis and applications using alternative green approaches.

This book contains precisely referenced chapters, emphasizing environment-friendly polymer nanocomposites with basic fundamentals, practicality and alternatives to traditional nanocomposites through detailed reviews of different environmental friendly materials procured from different resources, their synthesis and applications using alternative green approaches.

This book offers a thorough insight into polymer-based functional nanocomposites, covering their development, properties, and applications.

Molecular systems are assemblies of molecules designed to possess special qualities and desired functionality.

In this volume, the shock compression technology of materials is described in parallel with the latest research results and their background.

Molecular systems are assemblies of molecules designed to possess special qualities and desired functionality.

This book is the first publication to widely introduce the contributions of nanoarchitectonics to the development of functional materials and systems.

This book introduces the synthesis, electrochemical and photochemical properties, and device applications of metallo-supramolecular polymers, new kinds of polymers synthesized by the complexation of metal ions and organic ditopic ligands.

This book offers a comprehensive treatment of the molecular design, characterization, and physical chemistry of soft interfaces.

Plastics, films, and synthetic fibers are among typical examples of polymer materials fabricated industrially in massive quantities as the basis of modern social life.

This book focuses on photoswitches.

This book focuses on inorganic nanosheets, including various oxides, chalcogenides, and graphenes, that provide two-dimensional (2D) media to develop materials chemistry in broad fields such as electronics, photonics, environmental science, and biology.

In this book, a wide range subjects in biorheology are dealt with, from fundamentals to applications.

This book introduces analytical ultracentrifugation (AUC) as a whole, covering essential theoretical and practical aspects as well as its applications in both biological and non-biological systems.

This book is an introductory text for graduate students, researchers in industries, and those who are just beginning to work on organic electronics materials, devices and their applications.