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  • Design for Additive Manufacturing Fundamentals

    Principles, Techniques, and Design Strategies
    • 1st Edition
    • Mehrshad Mehrpouya + 2 more
    • English
    Design for Additive Manufacturing Fundamentals: Principles, Techniques, and Design Strategies outlines design approaches, techniques, and principles for the optimal additive manufacturing of metals and polymers. Sections cover the concept of design optimization for additive manufacturing (DoAM), outlining the primary steps in the additive manufacturing (AM) workflow and emphasizing the pivotal role DoAM plays in both the design and manufacturing processes. Opportunities and constraints are discussed, as are the different AM techniques available with pros and cons each weighed. Subsequent chapters cover specific design strategies, simulation for AM production processes, generative design approaches for AM structures, and topology optimization techniques.It concludes with chapters focused on strategies and design approaches for lattices and porous structures, design for post-processing in AM, and finally a chapter on the future of DoAM.

  • Textile Surface Engineering

    Techniques, Applications, and Future Directions
    • 1st Edition
    • Robert Mather
    • English
    Textile Surface Engineering: Techniques, Applications, and Future Directions highlights the wide range of approaches available for modifying textile surfaces while also considering textile surface modification strategies for a variety of textile applications and discussing the actual practical benefits arising from these strategies. The book concludes with outline discussions of emerging trends and potential future developments in the field of surface modified textiles. Readers will find this to be an updated critique of the practical benefits of textile surface modifications and the improvements that they can bestow on textile products.Textiles possess an enormous range of diverse applications. The diversity of these applications requires an astonishing range of textile properties, and it is widely recognized that the structure and geometry of textile fibers and the types of fabric constructed from them are key factors. Important additional factors, however, are the nature of the fiber surface and the nature of the surface of the constructed fabric. These surfaces can often be modified to provide much improved performance in the application for which the fabric is intended.

  • Digital Light Processing and Stereolithography Additive Manufacturing

    Fundamentals, Applications, and Trends
    • 1st Edition
    • Ignazio Roppolo
    • English
    Digital Light Processing and Stereolithography Additive Manufacturing: Fundamentals, Applications, and Trends overviews these cutting-edge 3D-printing techniques, the materials they can produce, and applications for these techniques and materials. Sections cover the fundamentals, with chapters discussing the core principles of vat photopolymerization, related technological requirements, the characteristics of digital light processing (DLP) and stereolithography (SL) compared to other light-induced methods, as well as the chemistry and materials used, including how to formulate a resin. Section two covers applications, such as design for structural applications, as well as DLP and SL use in dentistry, soft robotics, sensors, biomedicine, microfluidics, catalysis and chemical engineering, and more. The book concludes with a section discussing current trends and future directions for the technology, with chapters analyzing sustainable materials, including efforts to substitute synthetic materials with bio-based ones, vitrimers, controlled polymers, and 4D printing and DLP and SL in hybrid AM.

  • Advances in Ocular Biomaterials and Delivery Systems

    • 1st Edition
    • Katelyn Swindle-Reilly + 1 more
    • English
    Advances in Ocular Biomaterials and Delivery Systems provides a focused look at key ocular biomaterials and the latest advances in drug and gene delivery for ophthalmic applications, covering their use in ocular implants, medical devices, and targeted delivery systems. The benefits and challenges of select biomaterials are assessed, including hydrogels, nanoemulsions, and polymers, aiding materials selection for improved outcomes. Practical applications are detailed, such as the use of nanoformulations, contact lenses, corneal implants, and intravitreal injections, as well as the development of eye drops and other formulations targeting the anterior and posterior chambers, such as the cornea, retina, and optic nerve.With a clear emphasis on translating research into clinical practice, this book is essential for those working on the forefront of novel biomaterials for vision care and ocular disease therapy.

  • Integrated Risk Assessment for Hazards and Disasters

    Foundations, Innovations, and Applications
    • 1st Edition
    • Muhammad Sajjad
    • English
    Integrated Risk Assessment for Hazards and Disasters: Foundations, Innovations, and Applications offers an astute synthesis of the latest technology, science, and practical applications to equip researchers and practitioners with the tools they need to anticipate, prepare for, and respond to natural catastrophes. Chapters begin with a critical look at defining risk in contemporary society and the evolution of risk assessment practices, with experts reviewing the fundamentals of hazard identification and risk analysis along with the science of predictive modeling. Methodological innovations are reviewed, including comparisons between qualitative and quantitative approaches, synthesizing integrated risk assessment models and the benefit of community engagement.New technological applications such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, and remote sensing are examined. Several case studies review real-world instances of earthquake risk analysis, flood risk management, wildfire risk mitigation, and landslide risk in diverse terrain. The book closes with a look ahead at future developments in risk assessment techniques and opportunities to enhance global cooperation. This invaluable resource provides readers the latest thinking on risk and resilience-informed decision-making, strategic resource allocation, and effective communication to forge a path toward a more resilient future.

  • Protonic Ceramic Fuel Cells

    Principles, Design, and Applications
    • 1st Edition
    • Abu Yousuf + 3 more
    • English
    Protonic Ceramic Fuel Cells: Principles, Design, and Applications is an essential resource that brings together the latest advancements in materials, design, fabrication techniques, and applications. This book offers a comprehensive, interdisciplinary understanding of Protonic Ceramic Fuel Cells technology, identifying challenges and future opportunities. By providing a step-by-step approach, practical examples, and case studies, it serves as an invaluable guide for researchers, students, engineers, R&D scientists, policymakers, and professionals interested in fuel cells, energy storage, renewable energy, and the wider energy sector.In addition to introducing the basics of fuel cell systems, thermodynamics, Protonic Ceramic Fuel Cells, materials, and electrochemical reactions, the book delves into cell, stack, and system-level modeling, transport of charged particles, performance characterization techniques, degradation, system design, application, and stack manufacturing cost. Further chapters explore future research directions, environmental impact, sustainability, safety, and risk assessment.

  • Encyclopedia of Tribology and Lubrication

    • 1st Edition
    • Jun Qu + 1 more
    • English
    Tribology is an enabling multi-disciplinary field that supports diverse areas of technology in daily life. There are numerous situations in which rubbing parts must perform reliably over long lifetimes. Materials, lubricants, and surface engineering treatments present numerous choices and challenges for the practicing engineers.The Encyclopedia of Tribology and Lubrication, Three Volume Set, is intended to be a structured resource to guide users through proven strategies to reduce erosion friction, abrasion wear, and surface damage, while also providing fundamental principles that underlie the problems and mitigation. Data and case studies will highlight the rationale for selecting materials, lubricants, and operating conditions as well as how to apply wear and friction measurements. Standard test methods and supporting techniques, like hardness and surface roughness measuring methodology is also discussed in detail.

  • Plasma Processing for Semiconductor Materials and Thin-Film Devices

    • 1st Edition
    • Kuan Yew Cheong + 4 more
    • English
    Plasma Processing for Semiconductor Materials and Thin-Film Devices brings together the state-of-the art and the latest developments in the field of plasma processing of thin films. It focuses on fundamental plasma theory, plasma for advanced applications and advanced characterization techniques, plasma and performance of semiconductor devices, and plasma processing. The book provides an overdue investigation of the most recent developments in the area of plasma processing. It begins by considering the fundamental physics of plasma, then moves to advanced applications in processing of semiconductor materials and their relation to performance of semiconductor thin film devices. Subsequently it investigates the adoption of plasma for advanced (including thin film) characterization methods, and finally it addresses emerging plasma technologies such as liquid plasma, cold atmospheric plasma, and other advanced plasma techniques for thin film applications (such as energy, sensor, and environmental). This book will be of interest to students, researchers, and practitioners in any field that utilizes plasma processing, since its chapters have been written by leading authorities from both academia and industry.

  • Safety and Reliability of Offshore Renewable Energies

    • 1st Edition
    • Rouzbeh Abbassi + 3 more
    • English
    Safety and Reliability of Offshore Renewable Energies is a thorough and up-to-date resource that investigates the critical aspects of risk and reliability, to ensure asset durability and long-term performance while developing safe operations in the dynamic and challenging context of offshore renewable energy systems. The book begins with an overview of offshore renewable energy systems, before offering systematic, detailed coverage of regulatory standards for safety and reliability, environmental impacts of operations, risk assessment and management, human factors and safety culture, optimization of infrastructure plans, asset management and maintenance, and decommissioning of offshore renewable infrastructure. This is followed by in-depth chapters focusing on reliability and safety in specific areas, including wind farms, offshore hydrogen, wave and tidal energy, and floating PV systems. Finally, safety and risk in multi-purpose and co-located offshore facilities, an important emerging trend, is discussed. With the additional aim of bridging the gap between industry and academia, this book is of interest to all those involved in offshore renewable energy, including researchers, students, faculty, engineers, consultants, industry professionals, and policy makers.

  • Endovascology

    Endovascular Treatment of Vascular Systematic Pathologies
    • 1st Edition
    • Zaiping Jing + 2 more
    • English
    Vascular diseases have high incidence, disability and mortality rates. Endovascular treatment is an important option as an alternative to open surgery, with the proven ability to counter severe pathologies. China-based research into vascular diseases and endovascular surgery has been proceeding apace. Endovascology presents, for the first time, the latest research, clinical outcomes, and research frontiers from one of the leading institutes in China specializing in endovascular surgery — the Vascular Surgery Department of Changhai Hospital. Specifically, in this book, chapters cover each aspect of vascular disease: Vascular heart disease; Congenital heart disease; Arteriosclerotic heart disease; Thoracic aortic pathology; Thoracoabdominal aortic pathology; Infrarenal abdominal aortic pathology; Cerebral perfusion arteries; Upper limb vessels; Abdominal visceral arteries; Iliac artery; Lower limb artery; Varicose veins; Deep venous thrombosis of the lower limb; Pelvic congestion syndrome; Inferior vena cava and portal vein; Pulmonary artery; and Lymphatic diseases. Endovascology: Endovascular Treatment of Vascular Systematic Pathologies presents a global medical audience with an ambitious, systematic and exhaustive review of vascular diseases, and the state-of-the art in clinical research and practice in endovascology. It will be of use to surgeons, trainees in minimally invasive cardiovascular techniques, vascular disease researchers, and medical students alike.

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