Materials science

Provides a comprehensive coverage of the basic phenomena.

This book highlights the applications of nanotechnology in modern medicine.

This book compiles a variety of experimental data on blast waves.

This revised and expanded single-source reference analyzes all compounding material classes of dry rubber compounds, such as carbon blacks, platicizers and age resisters, integrating detailed information on how elastomers are built up.

The tiny portion of the sun's energy that reaches the earth in one year is approximately 10,000 times the energy consumption of humankind during that same period.

The Workshop on Desorption Induced by Electronic Transitions (DIET) took place May 12-14, 1982, in Williamsburg, Virginia.

Peptide Applications in Biomedicine, Biotechnology and Bioengineering summarizes the current knowledge on peptide applications in biomedicine, biotechnology and bioengineering.

This work provides comprehensive coverage of the basic theories and hands-on techniques of polymer toughening, demonstrating the similarities in methods of measurement and toughness enhancement found in various classes of polymeric materials, including foams, films, adhesives and moulding grade polymers.

Mechanical engineering,and engineering discipline born of the needs of the industrial revolution, is once again asked to do its substantial share in the call for industrial renewal.

The spaces left after the assembly of threaded, flanged and press fitted parts have always been a source of trouble.

Natural Computing is the field of research that investigates both human-designed computing inspired by nature and computing taking place in nature, i.

Nanofinishing of Textile Materials provides thorough coverage of existing, current and future developments in the field.

The author gives a comprehensive overview of materials and components for noise control and acoustical comfort.

This book provides a collection of high-quality peer-reviewed research papers presented at the International Conference of Experimental and Numerical Investigations and New Technologies (CNNTech2018), held in Zlatibor, Serbia from 4 to 6 July 2018.

Biomaterials research requires the union of materials scientists, engineers, biologists, biomedical doctors, and surgeons.

This book presents an enriched exploration of structural fatigue assessment.

The subject of the workshop was the Gallium Arsenide and related compounds devices for Physics research and applications.

Fiber-reinforced polymers play an important role in the progress of materials science.

In his great work, Mecanique Analytique (1788)-^Lagrange used the term "e;analytical"e; to mean "e;non-geometrical.

A volume in the new Principles and Applications in Engineering series, Tissue Engineering provides an overview of the major physiologic systems of current interest to biomedical engineers: cardiovascular, endocrine, nervous, visual, auditory, gastrointestinal, and respiratory.

This book features recent research in mathematical modeling of indirectly and directly transmitted infectious diseases in humans, animals, and plants.

This collection presents papers from a symposium on extraction of rare metals as well as rare extraction processing techniques used in metal production.

Textile Fibre Composites in Civil Engineering provides a state-of-the-art review from leading experts on recent developments, the use of textile fiber composites in civil engineering, and a focus on both new and existing structures.

Nanomaterials for Biosensors: Fundamentals and Applications provides a detailed summary of the main nanomaterials used in biosensing and their application.

The properties of a material depend not only on the specific atoms and molecules it contains, but also on the arrangement of these in space.

This book gives a comprehensive overview of recent advances in developing nanowires for building various kinds of electronic devices.

This book introduces the fundamental theory of electromagnetic ultrasonic guided waves, together with its applications.

The book provides a comprehensive exploration of sustainable practices in biomaterial development for biomedical applications, covering diverse topics such as green synthesis methods, the potential of biodegradable materials, renewable resources for biopolymers, strategies in polymer synthesis, bio-mediated nanomaterials, sustainable manufacturing techniques including 3D and 4D printing, protein-based biomaterials, composite biomaterials derived from cellulose, chitin, and chitosan, as well as hydroxyapatite-starch-based biomaterials, carbonaceous materials, eco-friendly synthesis of metal and metal oxide nanomaterials, silk fibroin scaffold synthesis, utilization of green catalysts, cellulose-derived hydrogels for tissue engineering, plant extract-mediated synthesis of metallic nanoparticles, and eggshell-derived biomaterial synthesis.

The quantum transport theory, which dates back to the time of the Landauer theory in the field of mesoscopic physics, is now expanding its power on materials science and chemistry by earning chemical accuracy and physical reality and has become a new subject of non-equilibrium quantum transport theory for charge and heat at nanoscale.

Biopolymers deals with the methods of physical characterization and the principles underlying them, with emphasis on quantitative aspects of sequence, conformation, and structure in both laboratory-synthesized and native biopolymers.

This book gathers peer-reviewed contributions presented at the 3rd RILEM Spring Convention and Conference, held at Guimaraes and hosted by the University of Minho, Portugal, on March 9-14, 2020.

Nanospectroscopy addresses the spectroscopy of very small objects down to single molecules or atoms, or high-resolution spectroscopy performed on regions much smaller than the wavelength of light, revealing their local optical, electronic and chemical properties.

Self-Cleaning of Surfaces and Water Droplet Mobility deals with the self-cleaning of hydrophobic surfaces.

The extracellular matrix (ECM) is the focus of much interest in biology and bioengineering.

Explains why pipeline stress corrosion cracking happens and how it can be prevented Pipelines sit at the heart of the global economy.

This book offers up novel research which uses analytical approaches to explore nonlinear features exhibited by various dynamic processes.

This volume provides basic and advanced protocols on somatic cell nuclear transfer, induced pluripotent stem cells, and direct reprogramming of somatic cells into different functional cells.

This book offers an in-depth technical presentation of photography and details about the inner workings of the digital camera, while keeping the artistic principles in mind.

This book delivers a comprehensive and up-to-date treatment of practical applications of metamaterials, structured media, and conventional porous materials.

The first dedicated book describing the properties, preparation, characterization and device applications of TiNi-based shape memory alloys.

Almost thirty years ago the author began his studies in colloid chemistry at the laboratory of Professor Ryohei Matuura of Kyushu University.

Das Buch zielt darauf ab, Studierenden des Maschinenbaus, der Verfahrens- und Umwelttechnik sowie des Wasserbaus den Einstieg in das Thema ebener Potentialströmungen zu vermitteln.

This book contains the most recent results in the area of strongly inhomogeneous composite structures, including layered materials as well as continua with microstructure.

In this book, different applications of nanomaterials are described based on experiments, validations, and prototype manufacturing.

Antimicrobial Nanosystems: Fabrication and Development provides an in-depth review of nanotechnological advancements in the fields of biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries to counteract bacterial infections and related health issues.

This text emphasizes the importance of sustainable material, design, and manufacturing processes, and how the needs are changing day by day.

World Coal Resources: Methods of Assessment and Results is an English translation of the German book Weltkohlenvorrate.

This is a theoretical and practical guide for fatigue design of marine structures including sailing ships and offshore oil structures.