Engineering applications of polymers and composites

This book focuses on the expanding market for 2D MXenes and their increasing importance in future applications.

This book is part of a two-volume book series that exhaustively reviews the key recent research into nanoclay reinforced polymer composites.

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.

Organic Superconductors is an introduction to organic conductors and superconductors and a review of the current status of the field.

The chapters in this collection are from papers which were presented at a symposium on solid-state NMR of polymers.

This book explores the recent advances in the field of shape memory polymers, whose ease of manufacturing and wide range of potential applications have spurred interest in the field.

Das Buch stellt, basierend auf den aktiven Faserverbund-Funktionsbauweisen, die Technologie der aktiven Strukturen vor.

This book presents a comprehensive collection of reviews and experimental research findings in the realm of composite materials.

This book is a complete reference to the use of shear thickening fluid (STF) in protective applications.

Fluoropolymer Applications in Chemical Processing Industries: The Definitive User's Guide and Handbook, Second Edition, contains the most extensive collection of data and information on fluoropolymer applications in chemical processing industries.

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.

Rheology: Concepts, Methods and Applications, Third Edition provides a thorough historical and theoretical grounding in the field, and introduces rheology as the method of solving many practical problems in materials science and engineering.

Brydson's Plastics Materials, Eighth Edition, provides a comprehensive overview of the commercially available plastics materials that bridge the gap between theory and practice.

This book provides a single-source reference on carbon nanotubes for interconnect applications.

A comprehensive account of the physical / mechanical behaviour of polyurethanes (PU's) elastomers, films and blends of variable crystallinity.

A fundamental understanding of polymers has evolved in recent years concurrent with advances in analytical instrumentation.

This reference work provides a comprehensive and authoritative overview of functional polymers and polymeric materials, ranging from their synthesis and characterization, to properties, actual applications and an outlook on future perspectives.

This book is part of a two-part volume book that highlights the latest advances in innovative bioceramics applied in the highly interdisciplinary area referred to as "e;translational medicine"e;.

Silicon Based Polymers presents highlights in advanced research and technological innovations using macromolecular organosilicon compounds and systems, as presented in the 2007 ISPO congress.

This book focuses on the adoption of medical technology in the developing world, and the role that can be played by new biomaterials.

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 proceedings book contains papers presented at the International Conference on Eco-friendly Fibers and Polymeric Materials (LSPM23) held on EFPM 2024, 19-20 February, Bangkok, Thailand.

In 1974, as we approached the National Bicentennial and the Centenary of the American Chemical Society, Professor Otto Vogl, then Chairman of the Division of Polymer Chemistry, arranged a very special symposium dedicated to a review of the history of the Divi- sion.

This book had its nucleus in some lectures given by one of us (J.

Optical Metrology for Fluids, Combustion and Solids is the first practical handbook that presents the assemblage of the techniques necessary to provide a basic understanding of optical measurement for fluids, combustion, and solids.

This book presents the existing photocatalytic reactor design and the future developments and the progress needed for both solar light-driven hydrogen generation and environmental purification.

This book provides an introduction to the micromechanics of fiber-reinforced laminae, which deals with the prediction of the macroscopic mechanical lamina properties based on the mechanical properties of the constituents, i.

"e;The scientist does not study nature because it is useful; he studies it because he delights in it, and he delights in it because it is beautiful.

These volumes, 7 and 8, of Fracture Mechanics of Ceramics constitute the proceedings of an international symposium on the fracture mechanics of ceramic materials held at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia on June 19, 20 and 21, 1985.

Nanomaterials for Bioreactors and Bioprocessing Applications explores the potential of nanomaterials in improving the efficiency of bioprocessing industries and next-generation bioreactors.

This book deals with the organic chemistry of polymers which find tech- nological use as adhesives, fibres, paints, plastics and rubbers.

The term "e;alloy"e; as pertaining to polymers has become an increasingly popular description of composites of polymers, parti- cularly since the publication of the first volume in this series in 1977.

The Handbook of Natural Polymers: Sources, Synthesis, and Characterization is a comprehensive resource covering extraction and processing methods for polymers from natural sources, with an emphasis on the latest advances.

This book is addressed to Master and PhD students as well as researchers from academia and industry.

This book presents the general concepts of self-organized spatio-temporal ordering processes.

This book describes crucial aspects related to the additive and subtractive manufacturing of different composites.

After epoxy resins and polyimides, cyanate esters arguably form the most well-developed group of high-temperature, thermosetting polymers.

This reference work presents an authoritative review of microplastics as vectors of environmental contaminants and provides a comprehensive coverage of their ecotoxicological and toxicological effects.

Mechanics of Composite, Hybrid, and Multifunctional Materials, Volume 6 of the Proceedings of the 2020 SEM Annual Conference & Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, the sixth volume of seven from the Conference, brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering.

Semiconducting Polymer Materials for Biosensing Applications provides a comprehensive look at semiconducting polymer materials and their deposition, characterization and use in biosensors.

This Handbook covers the fundamental aspects, experimental setup, synthesis, properties, and characterization of different nanocelluloses.

This book presents a comprehensive overview of the freezing of colloidal suspensions and explores cutting-edge research in the field.

This thesis makes significant advances in the design of electrolytes and interfaces in electrochemical cells that utilize reactive metals as anodes.

This thesis focuses on the theoretical description of electro-osmosis of polymer solutions.

This extensively updated second edition was created for medical device, medical packaging, and food packaging design engineers, material product technical support, and research/development personnel.