Materials science

Plants produce secondary metabolites that humans harness for their own benefit.

Aerogels are ultralight porous materials showing great promise in environmental remediation and energy storage.

In the last few decades, significant advancements in the biology and engineering of stem cells have enabled progress in their clinical application to revascularization therapies.

The book covers specific and selective reagents for the determination of iron and copper by spectrophotometry.

Nanoscale control of order and orientation is essential for optimizing the performance of conjugated polymers.

Metamaterials are advanced composite materials which have exotic and powerful properties.

This book describes strategies and mechanism of reversible deactivation radical polymerization (RDRP) to synthesize functional polymers.

This new book provides a detailed overview of some of the fundamental aspects of nanocarbons and their allotropic forms, their preparation techniques, and their applications in several fields of interest.

Design of Welded Steel Structures: Principles and Practice provides a solid foundation of theoretical and practical knowledge necessary for the design of welded steel structures.

Written by more than 400 subject experts representing diverse academic and applied domains, this multidisciplinary resource surveys the vanguard of biomaterials and biomedical engineering technologies utilizing biomaterials that lead to quality-of-life improvements.

A reliable source for scientific and commercial information on over 1,000 polymers, this revised and updated edition features 25 percent new material, including 50 entirely new entries that reflect advances in such areas as conducting polymers, hydrogels, nano-polymers, and biomaterials.

Most current applications of biomaterials involve structural functions, even in those organs and systems that are not primarily structural in their nature, or very simple chemical or electrical functions.

An uncomfortable observation in the Shift Logs and Process Control records of most aluminum smelting plants is that process control failures, large and small, happen every day.

Biomaterials: Principles and Applications offers a comprehensive review of all the major biomaterials in this rapidly growing field.

What makes this book unique is a specific focus on aluminum recovery, rather than just recycling in general.

Fabrication Techniques and Machining Methods of Advanced Composite Materials documents the most current inventive developments in the manufacture and machining of sophisticated composite materials.

Fabrication Techniques and Machining Methods of Advanced Composite Materials documents the most current inventive developments in the manufacture and machining of sophisticated composite materials.

Magnesium alloys have enormous potential for use in biomedical implants.

Magnesium alloys have enormous potential for use in biomedical implants.

Mechanics of Auxetic Materials and Structures offers a wide range of application-based and practical considerations of smart materials and auxetic materials in engineering structures.

Mechanics of Auxetic Materials and Structures offers a wide range of application-based and practical considerations of smart materials and auxetic materials in engineering structures.

This completely updated volume covers tool materials, tolerances, an inspection of drilling tools, requirements of tool drawings with examples, and methodologies and procedures of failure analysis.

Elastic wave propagation applies to a wide variety of fields, including seismology, non-destructive testing, energy resource exploration, and site characterization.

In the context of an aging society and the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, ensuring a healthy life expectancy has become a pressing social concern.

In the context of an aging society and the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, ensuring a healthy life expectancy has become a pressing social concern.

This new volume examines the mathematical and experimental methods for advanced engineering materials and structures.

Bubbles, Drops, and Particles in Non-Newtonian Fluids, Second Edition continues to provide thorough coverage of the scientific foundations and the latest advances in particle motion in non-Newtonian media.

Understanding corrosion is essential for selecting and maintaining equipment and structural components that will withstand environmental and process conditions effectively.

This book is a collection of peer-reviewed best-selected research papers presented at the National Conference on Energy Materials and Devices (E-MAD 2022), organized by the Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur, India, during 16-18 December 2022.

This book is a collection of peer-reviewed best-selected research papers presented at the National Conference on Energy Materials and Devices (E-MAD 2022), organized by the Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur, India, during 16-18 December 2022.

This book collects original peer-reviewed papers describing the latest developments in railway noise and vibration from the 14th International Workshop on Railway Noise (IWRN14), held on 7-9 December 2022, in Shanghai, China.

This book collects original peer-reviewed papers describing the latest developments in railway noise and vibration from the 14th International Workshop on Railway Noise (IWRN14), held on 7-9 December 2022, in Shanghai, China.

This book comprises select proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Heat Transfer and Fluid Dynamics (AHTFD 22).

This book comprises select proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Heat Transfer and Fluid Dynamics (AHTFD 22).

This book comprises select peer-reviewed proceedings of the 9th International and 49th National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power (FMFP 2022).

This book comprises select peer-reviewed proceedings of the 9th International and 49th National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power (FMFP 2022).

This book comprises select peer-reviewed proceedings of the 9th International and 49th National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power (FMFP 2022).

This book comprises select peer-reviewed proceedings of the 9th International and 49th National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power (FMFP 2022).

This book explores energy efficiency solutions, offering lucid explanations coupled with actionable guidance.

This book explores energy efficiency solutions, offering lucid explanations coupled with actionable guidance.

This scientific monograph presents the results obtained during research in the field of chipless logging and consists of two parts.

This scientific monograph presents the results obtained during research in the field of chipless logging and consists of two parts.

This book presents an introduction to the non-linear mechanics of materials, focusing on a unified energetical approach.

This book presents an introduction to the non-linear mechanics of materials, focusing on a unified energetical approach.

Nanotechnology-based nanomaterials have revolutionized the field of advanced medical applications by offering new possibilities for treatment and diagnosis.

Nanotechnology-based nanomaterials have revolutionized the field of advanced medical applications by offering new possibilities for treatment and diagnosis.

This textbook serves as a comprehensive introduction to muon spin spectroscopy (uSR), offering a detailed exploration of how polarized positive muons can be employed as local probes to investigate material properties at the microscopic level.

This textbook serves as a comprehensive introduction to muon spin spectroscopy (uSR), offering a detailed exploration of how polarized positive muons can be employed as local probes to investigate material properties at the microscopic level.

This book provides readers with a collection of selected articles contributed by leading experts around the world, covering recent advances in fabrication and investigation of nanoengineered materials, thin films and colloids in application to key emerging industrial sectors.

This book provides readers with a collection of selected articles contributed by leading experts around the world, covering recent advances in fabrication and investigation of nanoengineered materials, thin films and colloids in application to key emerging industrial sectors.