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The discovery of the transition “ordering-phase separation”, which occurs in alloys when the sign of the chemical interaction between neighboring atoms A and B changes with temperature, has shown that a whole direction in science, namely Materials Science, has not fully moved on from the ideas of the previous century. The theories about the nature of alloys which have been implanted in us as students have turned out not to be correct enough to explain the processes present in alloys under thermal influence. In fact, these processes are determined only…
Conventional theories about alloys are wrong. This book is the first to present exhaustive evidence that processes in alloys are determined by the chemical interaction between nearest atoms, radically changing our ability to consciously design new materials.
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Today, an enormous amount of research is devoted to immobilizing ionic liquid (IL) for electrochemical applications, due to its potential as an excellent substitute for liquid electrolytes. Among the more well-known strategies, entrapping IL in the polymer matrix can be considered as a feasible, low cost method for large scale production of ionogel. The versatility of both IL and polymer chemistry allows us to develop an infinite number of ionogels. This book provides a complete overview of this subject, moving from the development of ionogel to its application. It covers…
Immobilizing ionic liquid (IL) in a polymer matrix is a low-cost method to produce ionogels—an excellent substitute for liquid electrolytes. This book provides a complete overview, from ionogel development to application, and covers characterization and transport properties.
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This book is a guide to all new and presently existing processes available to chemically modify the surfaces of industrially used metals. The modifications described here will produce hard scratch-resistant surfaces, corrosion-resistant surfaces, and surfaces that will easily accept applied coatings, such as industrial paints. Included in the book are processes for aluminum, magnesium, titanium, iron, copper, and silver and their respective alloys, as well as a number of other metals and their related alloys.
A guide to chemically modifying metal surfaces to produce hard, scratch-resistant, and corrosion-resistant surfaces, or surfaces that easily accept coatings. Includes processes for aluminum, magnesium, titanium, iron, copper, silver, and their alloys.
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As collagen is the main structural component of body tissues, there has been much effort expended, both in the past and today, to use it in cell culture applications. Indeed, its importance is further stressed by the wide use of collagen biomaterials in tissue repair and regeneration, including the treatment of burns, chronic wounds or bone repair. This book represents a journey through recent scientific history, and describes the massive implications of the research carried out by Bornstein, Ehrmann and Gey on collagen preparations in the 1950s for cell culture…
Collagen is vital to cell culture and tissue repair. This book describes the journey from pioneering 1950s research on collagen preparations to the massive implications for today’s tissue engineering and personalised medicine.
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This book focuses on the control interfacial strength, which is one of the most substantial problems of the science of adhesion. In particular, it discusses interfacial strength in adhesive joints in which the substrates are various fibers and the adhesives are epoxy resins modified with active diluents, rigid-chain thermoplastics, or fine fillers, and studies the change in adhesive strength during the formation of joints (during curing) and under various operating conditions. The text also analyzes the dependence of adhesive strength on modifier concentration and the existence of the synergism of…
This book focuses on controlling interfacial strength, a key problem in adhesion science. It examines adhesive joints of fibers and modified epoxy resins, analyzing the dependence of adhesive strength on modifier concentration and the mechanisms controlling strength synergism.
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The book is devoted to the modern conceptions of polymeric composites. It also focuses on investigations of polymeric composites for information technologies, such as polarization holography, light electro-optical modulators, creation of polarization sensitive gratings, and photovoltaic elements.
This book explores modern polymeric composites and their applications in information technologies, such as polarization holography, light electro-optical modulators, polarization sensitive gratings, and photovoltaic elements.
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The book is focused on the nanoparticle-based modification of micron-size ZnO, TiO2, ZrO2, Al2O3, CeO2, and Y2O3 oxide powders and BaSO4, BaTiZrO3, and LaSrMnO3 solid solutions applied for enamels, paints, construction materials, ceramics, and electric insulators. It presents the results of studies of the grain size distribution, phase composition, structure, optical properties, and physical processes that occur in micropowders modified with ZnO, TiO2, ZrO2, Al2O3, CeO2, Y2O3, SiO2, ZrO2/Y2O3, and Al2O3/CeO2 nanoparticles and subsequently irradiated with accelerated electrons and protons. The text will be helpful to researchers, engineers,…
This book focuses on the nanoparticle-based modification of oxide powders for enamels, paints, ceramics, and insulators. It presents studies on the properties and physical processes that occur in these materials when irradiated with accelerated electrons and protons.
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Phase change material technology is one of the emerging technologies nowadays. At present, the technology is mainly utilized for thermal energy storage, cold chain applications, and electronics cooling. However, there are many more areas where the use of this technology would be beneficiary. Phase change material technology could enhance thermal protection of protective garments and regulate the heat transfer through roofing systems making buildings more energy efficient. These applications and others are discussed in the book. To apply the phase change material technology successfully, some design requirements need to be…
Phase change material technology can enhance protective garments and create energy-efficient buildings. This book reveals key design requirements for the first time, providing guidance, tools, and testing procedures for designers, engineers, and researchers.
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This book emphasizes the steps taken to obtain a new material with improved properties by combining two completely different materials, namely a biopolymer called Arboblend V2 Nature and silver nanoparticles, using three different types of technology to achieve the expected results, such as Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD). Silver nanoparticles are known to provide antimicrobial properties for surfaces. The main goal was to create a benchmark of materials that can be further exploited in various applications such as medical, dental, automotive, electronics, etc. The potential advantages of combining Arboblend V2 Nature…
This book explores creating a new material by combining the biopolymer Arboblend V2 Nature with silver nanoparticles, known for their antimicrobial properties. Using Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD), a nanofilm creates a uniform distribution of silver for various applications.
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Antimicrobial Coatings for Biodegradable Polymers
The Medical Nanorevolution
This book provides new insights into research surrounding and applications of methodologies for the preparation of antimicrobial coatings. These coatings have the potential to be used in medical textiles and various hospital devices. The utilization of diverse nanoparticles with distinct chemical and morphological properties, optimized through sophisticated mathematical models, underpins the development of antimicrobial properties. The resulting products achieved through state-of-the-art formulations can be applied across a range of surfaces, from woven and nonwoven textiles to 3D-printed biodegradable catheters and injections. The book presents the ability of nanoparticles to reinforce…
This book provides new insights into methodologies for the preparation of antimicrobial coatings using diverse nanoparticles. These can be applied to medical textiles and hospital devices, reinforcing polymers’ functionality, even against microorganisms resistant to antibiotics.
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This book introduces the physical background and basic concepts of vibration, mathematical modeling of linear vibrations in discrete and continuous mechanical systems and offers theoretical solutions for vibration problems, and provides dynamical analysis of vibration, engineering applications of vibration. Vibration phenomena exist widely in nature and engineering, and vibration analysis and computation are of important significance in science and in technology. In recent years, great progress has been made in vibration analysis and computation for increasingly complex systems by advances in technology. Therefore, the contents of courses on vibration should…
This introductory textbook for undergraduates presents the physical background, mathematical modeling, and dynamical analysis of linear vibrations in discrete and continuous systems, offering analytical solutions and key engineering applications.
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The rapid advancement of the modern industry necessitates a particularly crucial focus on the development of clean energy technologies. At present, energy storage systems mainly consist of alkali metal ion batteries, fuel cells, electrolytic capacitors, dielectric capacitors and supercapacitors. Organic functional materials are playing an indispensable role in this field. The key to advancing sustainable energy lies in the further understanding and developing of organic functional materials. This book can serve as a valuable reference for advanced graduate students and active researchers by providing a fundamental understanding of organic functional…
The key to advancing clean energy lies in developing organic functional materials. This book is a valuable reference for graduate students, researchers, and engineers, providing a fundamental understanding and a global perspective on the current state of this growing field.
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This book presents a thorough update on the current advances, methods and understanding in the field of tissue engineering, particularly regarding bone bioengineering in the craniomaxillofacial region. It offers invaluable tools, case studies, and methodologies for undertaking research, including important biological and practical considerations to facilitate successful migration of research from the bench to the clinic. The book offers detailed coverage of the basic underlying principles and scientific evidence supporting bone bioengineering, as well as highlighting practical applications and updates in research. The book is good point of reference for…
This book covers current advances and methods in craniomaxillofacial bone bioengineering. It offers invaluable tools and methodologies for translating research from the bench to the clinic, making it an essential reference for researchers and specialist clinicians.
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Nanomaterials
Synthesis and Applications
This book explores the revolutionary impact of nanomaterials in energy storage, medicine, environmental remediation, and materials science. It highlights the potential of diverse materials, from sodium-ion battery cathodes to plant-derived silver nanoparticles for water remediation. The book also examines nanotechnology's role in enhancing animal nutrition, advancing mesoporous silica nanoparticles for drug delivery, and integrating industrial waste like fly ash into polyurethane for sustainability. The study of metal oxide nanowires for optoelectronics further illustrates nanomaterials' transformative power. Through innovative synthesis and characterization, the book presents nanotechnology as a key driver of…
Explore the transformative power of nanomaterials in energy storage, medicine, and environmental remediation. This book presents nanotechnology as a key driver of sustainable development, offering vital insights for researchers, professionals, and students.
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This book explores non-standard processes in complex electrochemical systems, covering the structure and phase composition of modified alloys, saturation kinetics, and properties of surface layers. It also investigates the plasma electrolytic polishing of many alloys. The book presents the physicist with conditions of heating metals up to 1000 °C inside a solution, the chemist with reactions in vapour-gaseous media and on the surface of an electrode, and the metal scientist with the diffusion saturation of metals with nitrogen, carbon and boron. It will also appeal to engineers, university and college…
Explore non-standard processes in complex electrochemical systems, from plasma electrolytic polishing to heating metals to 1000 °C inside a solution. This book covers diffusion saturation of alloys and is essential for physicists, chemists, metal scientists, and engineers.
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Sustainable Corrosion Inhibitors from Natural Sources
Structures, Properties and Applications
Drawing on the author’s extensive experience in higher education and research in functional materials, biomaterials, green technology, and environmental studies, this book focuses on utilizing natural sources, such as plant extracts, to develop materials that support ecosystem preservation and sustainable development. The use of inhibitors as anticorrosion compounds, particularly green corrosion inhibitors, remains one of the most effective, economical, and practical methods of protecting metallic surfaces, in order to replace not biodegradable, polluted and toxicity inhibitors of a chemical nature. The inhibitor acts by a surface adsorption process and…
This book focuses on utilizing natural sources, such as plant extracts, to develop green corrosion inhibitors that support ecosystem preservation. This is one of the most effective and economical methods of protecting metallic surfaces by replacing toxic chemical inhibitors.
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Fracture is one of the major failure modes in structures and computational modeling helps in understanding the crack initiation and propagation, which leads to ultimate fracture at various material length scales ranging from atomic to macro scales. The book mainly focuses on developing direction dependent non-local approaches for modeling different failure modes in multi-phase materials. Additionally, it has several numerical simulations with MATLAB codes to enhance the understanding of composite failure.
This book focuses on developing direction dependent non-local approaches for modeling failure modes in multi-phase materials. It includes several numerical simulations with MATLAB codes to enhance the understanding of composite failure.
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Controllability of Dynamic Systems
The Green’s Function Approach
The book is about the possibilities of involvement of the well-known Green’s function method in exact or approximate controllability analysis for dynamic systems. Due to existing extensions of the Green’s function notion to nonlinear systems, the approach developed here is valid for systems with both linear and nonlinear dynamics. The book offers a number of particular examples, covering specific issues that make the controllability analysis sophisticated, such as coordinate dependent characteristics, point sources, unbounded domains, higher dimensions, and specific nonlinearities. It also offers extensive numerical analysis, which reveals both advantages…
This book explores the Green’s function method for controllability analysis in dynamic systems. Valid for both linear and nonlinear dynamics, the approach is shown with examples of sophisticated issues and extensive numerical analysis, revealing its advantages and drawbacks.
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About 800 years ago, Yosai (Japanese Zen master) said “The tea is a healing elixir, and the art of aging”. On the other hand, tea utensils are made rationally, using every basic material in daily life. The author wishes to interpret, arbitrarily, that Rikyu Sen had much scientific ability to think. Although it seems presumptuous that this book unravels the tea ceremony, also called comprehensive art, scientifically, the authors took a pen to make use of knowledge learnt until now for understanding tea utensils. The “Chanoyu” (Japanese tea ceremony) may…
Can the spirit of “Wabi-Sabi” be seen through science? This book explores the Japanese tea ceremony and its utensils from the field of materials science. While tea master Rikyu Sen perfected his art, his contemporary Leonardo da Vinci was integrating art and science in Europe.
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The accurate measurements of surface topography are becoming important to many applications in both engineering and science. Optical interferometry is considered a preferable technique for featuring accurate 3D surface profiling since it is non-contacting, non-destructive and highly accurate. In combination with computers and other electronic devices, optical interferometry has become faster, more reliable, more convenient and more robust. There is now a wealth of new optical interferometry techniques on the market, or being developed in academia, that can measure surface topography with high precision. Each method has both its strong…
Optical interferometry offers accurate, non-contact 3D surface profiling. This book explains the basics, features, and limitations of various techniques. It also provides an introduction to new frontiers in the field, including terahertz technology and optical frequency combs.
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