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    • Biomaterials for Advanced Drug and Therapeutics Delivery

      • 1st Edition
      • September 5, 2025
      • Mohd Cairul Iqbal Mohd Amin + 1 more
      • English
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      Biomaterials for Advanced Drug and Therapeutic Delivery provides a detailed review of a range of biomaterials for drug delivery, gene, vaccine and therapeutics delivery, and wound healing and tissue regeneration. Divided into 5 sections, this book begins with an introduction to biomaterials for biomedical applications before systematically detailing advances in each application. A wide selection of biomaterials are covered, including nanobiomaterials, biopolymers, hydroxyapatite, lipid-based biomaterials, proteins, and more. In addition, the properties and characteristics of each biomaterial type is assessed, along with it’s suitability for a range of drug delivery and therapeutic applications.The final section of the book provides insight into the safety, biocompatibility, preclinical and regulatory aspects of biomaterials use, exploring the translational potential of these novel materials and treatments. This book will be of use to researchers and academics in the fields of materials science, biomaterials, pharmaceutical science, and regenerative medicine.

    • Electrochemical Biomass Conversion

      • 1st Edition
      • September 1, 2025
      • Rajender Boddula + 2 more
      • English
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      Electrochemical Biomass Conversion: Sustainable Processes and Applications for Bioenergy, Biofuels, and Bioproducts presents an in-depth examination of the mechanisms, recent advancements, and sustainable practical applications of electrochemical biomass conversion. Bridging the gap between theory and practice, the book offers a detailed overview of both experimental findings and computational studies, presenting state-of-the-art approaches to electrochemical biomass conversion. The book opens with a comprehensive introduction to the fundamental concepts and processes of electrochemical biomass conversion. The subsequent sections delve into various facets such as reactors, deconstruction, and valorization methods. Discussions extend to catalysts, characterization techniques, and electrochemical platforms derived from biomass. The book explores modeling, fermentation, reforming, oxidation, hydrogenation, and catalyst compositions including noble metals, alloys, carbon, and polymers. Integration approaches with microbial, photo, and thermal methods are discussed alongside fuel and biodiesel production through electrochemical means. Specific chapters focus on the conversion of various biomass derivatives like glucose, furfural, and glycerol, culminating in bioelectroconversion and technoeconomic assessments. The content addresses challenges, sustainability aspects, case studies, and concludes by outlining future directions and emerging trends in biomass electrochemistry. Electrochemical Biomass Conversion: Sustainable Processes and Applications for Bioenergy, Biofuels, and Bioproducts is a comprehensive reference for students, researchers, engineers, and professionals involved in the electrochemical conversion of biomass, catalysis, sustainable chemistry, and the scale-up of bioenergy technologies.

    • Artificial Intelligence in Biofuels Production

      • 1st Edition
      • September 1, 2025
      • El-Sayed Salama
      • English
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      Artificial Intelligence in Biofuels Production offers a comprehensive guide to leveraging AI for optimizing and predicting biofuels production. AI tools can significantly enhance process efficiency and reduce costs in the biofuels industry. This book covers the use of biomass, biowaste, and wastewater as renewable feedstocks, and explores advancements in biodiesel and bioethanol production. Detailed chapters address topics such as bio-oil, aviation biofuels, biogas, bio-hydrogen, and bioelectricity, as well as the environmental and social impacts of biofuels, emerging technologies, energy policies, and global initiatives.The book provides practical insights and examples of how AI models and equations can be used to predict optimal conditions for biofuels production, manage resources efficiently, and minimize waste. It also offers guidance on using AI to analyze datasets, enhance feedstock yield, and reduce environmental impacts. This invaluable reference is ideal for researchers, engineers, professionals, and industry entrepreneurs seeking to produce and commercialize biofuels while contributing to sustainability and achieving net-zero emissions.

    • Hydrogels for Wound Healing

      • 1st Edition
      • August 29, 2025
      • Sabu Thomas + 2 more
      • English
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      Hydrogels for Wound Healing provides a comprehensive review of the materials, properties, mechanism of action and application of engineered hydrogels in wound treatment. This book thoroughly covers all aspects of hydrogels in wound healing, reviewing a range of key materials and composites – including metal oxides and polymer composites – as well as their design, synthesis, and core properties. The book explores various types of wound healing hydrogels, such as 3D-printed, injectable, sprayable, tunable, and more. Toxicity, clinical and commercial aspects are detailed, providing holistic coverage for those interested in designing and applying these hydrogels in research and clinical settings. This comprehensive resource is a complete reference for materials scientists, biomedical engineers, biomedical scientists and clinicians with an interest in novel wound healing approaches.

    • Biogas in the Circular Economy

      • 1st Edition
      • August 22, 2025
      • Hassan El Bari + 1 more
      • English
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      Biogas in the Circular Economy: Technology, Production and Applications explains biogas technology in the context of a circular economy, allowing for zero waste by valorizing digestate (residue) in a sustainable way. The book begins by discussing anaerobic digestion for biomethane production, including feedstocks, pre-treatments, innovative technologies, and the use of artificial intelligence in anaerobic digestion. Subsequent chapters present the latest technologies in biogas separation, purification, in-situ upgrading, and valorization of digestates in a circular economy context, namely as biofertilizers and energy recovery by thermochemical conversions. Carbon neutrality and challenges in biogas are discussed with the support of case studies.This new volume in the Woodhead Series in Bioenergy enables the reader to understand how biogas technology can be utilized to reach circular economy objectives. It will be valuable to all those with an interest in biogas technology, bioenergy, and bioeconomy, including researchers, advanced students, faculty, engineers, scientists, R&D, industry practitioners, and policymakers.

    • Eukaryotic Microorganisms as Sources of Bioproducts

      • 2nd Edition
      • August 21, 2025
      • Cristina Gonzalez-Fernandez + 1 more
      • English
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      Eukaryotic Microorganisms as Sources of Bioproducts: From Microalgae and Yeast Cultivation to End-Products, Second Edition examines the cultivation and utilization of microalgae biomass for sustainable fuels and chemicals, bringing together the expertise of authors from different areas and backgrounds. In addition to extensive updates to the first edition, this new edition includes new chapters on yeast, addressing the many challenges with developing novel yeast technology cell factories and bioprocesses. With a strong focus in emerging industrial and large-scale applications, the book summarizes the new achievements in recent years.It includes information on microalgae and yeast cultivation, harvesting, and conversion processes for the production of liquid and gaseous biofuels, such as biogas, bioethanol, biodiesel and biohydrogen. Microalgae biorefinery and biotechnology applications, including in pharmaceuticals, as food and feed, and value added bioproducts are also covered. The comprehensive scope makes it an ideal textbook for graduate and post-graduate courses in algal/yeast biotechnology, while its invaluable insights and guidance on the design of photobioreactors for microalgae mass cultivation and optimization of process strategies for yeast bioproduction will serve as a reference manual professionals and engineers.

    • Advances in Ceramic Matrix Composites

      • 3rd Edition
      • August 19, 2025
      • I M Low + 2 more
      • English
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      Advanced ceramics and composite materials are increasingly being utilized as components in batteries, fuel cells, sensors, high-temperature electronics, membranes, and high-end biomedical devices, in addition to their traditional use in seals, valves, implants, and high-temperature and wear components. In recent years, there has been substantial progress in the use of ceramic-matrix composites (CMCs), with new applications developing continually.Advances in Ceramic-Matrix Composites, Third Edition, delivers an innovative approach focusing on the very latest advances, materials developments, and new applications.These include new technologies that have emerged, such as additive manufacturing of ceramic-matrix composites (CMCs), the design of CMCs based on MAX-phase and ultrahigh-temperatur... ceramics (UHTCs), and the reinforcement of CMCs with graphene nanoplatelets. Similarly, new applications for CMCs have emerged for enhanced electromagnetic absorption and ionizing radiation shielding.The specialized information contained in this book will be highly valuable for researchers and postgraduate students working in ceramic science, engineering, and ceramic composites technology and engineers and scientists in aerospace, energy, building and construction, biomedical, and automotive industries.

    • Sterility, Sterilisation and Sterility Assurance for Pharmaceuticals

      • 2nd Edition
      • August 12, 2025
      • Tim Sandle
      • English
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      Sterility, Sterilisation and Sterility Assurance for Pharmaceuticals: Technology, Validation and Current Regulations, Second Edition is an in-depth guide to the world of pharmaceutical sterilization. This new edition has been updated to reflect the latest standards and regulations, ensuring alignment with current practices. It explores emerging methods and techniques, complemented by new case studies that provide practical examples. Readers will gain comprehensive knowledge about sterilization’s critical role in healthcare and pharmaceutical manufacturing, highlighting the importance of controlling microbial challenges to ensure product safety and patient well-being.The book discusses sterility, sterilization methods such as gamma radiation, e-beam, dry heat, steam, gas, vapor, filtration, and new techniques like X-ray sterilization, liquid-phase sterilization, ultraviolet light, supercritical gases, and sterilization assurance governance. It covers biopharmaceutical manufacturing processes, including aseptic filling, container and packaging design, and cleanroom environments. This edition is essential for professionals in pharmaceuticals, healthcare, and medical device manufacturing, providing the knowledge needed to comply with current standards and regulations.

    • Climate Change and Agricultural Ecosystems

      • 2nd Edition
      • August 11, 2025
      • Olubukola Oluranti Babalola + 3 more
      • English
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      Fully revised to include the latest scientific developments, Climate Change and Agricultural Ecosystems: Current Challenges and Adaptation, Second Edition continues to provide vital insights into the complex and dynamic relationship between climate, agriculture, soil and plants. Building on its proven value in guiding real-world application as well as inspiring further research, this new edition includes new insights and practices. Agricultural ecosystems are highly dependent on weather and climate for the production of necessary foods to sustain human life. Despite leading cutting-edge tools and technologies for developing improved varieties, genetically modified organisms, and irrigation systems, climate change is still a major constraint to agricultural productivity. It takes years to assess the impacts of climate change and vulnerability to it and to prepare proper countermeasures against it. Developing countermeasures drawn based on scientific diagnosis and assessment of the impacts of climate change on agriculture are essential in establishing the vision and administrative policies of future agriculture. Climate Change and Agricultural Ecosystems focuses on recent research and updates on interactions between agriculture, ecosystems, environment, and climate change bringing together ideas and innovations of the latest scientific findings on climate change and enriched by renowned researchers knowledge and experience in this field. It reflects the importance of acting now on climate change: to eliminate hunger; to enable the agriculture sectors to adapt to climate change.

    • Binding Materials for Sustainable Construction

      • 1st Edition
      • August 5, 2025
      • Nakshatra Bahadur Singh + 2 more
      • English
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      Binding Materials for Sustainable Construction brings together a wealth of research-driven knowledge focused on innovative ways to develop and use environmentally friendly binders as alternative replacements for Portland cement in the production of concrete and mortar.The volume includes comprehensive coverage of the latest and most impactful developments and applications of concrete mixes obtained with geopolymers, bio-based materials, chemical and mineral admixtures, nanomaterials, and waste, along with discussions on properties, testing techniques, carbon footprint minimization, and the marked effects of artificial intelligence and machine learning to revolutionize the industry, without skirting considerations related to costs versus environmental viability, quality, safety controls, and much more.To contribute to the in-depth investigations into such a variety of technically and ecologically efficient binding materials, the editors have selected experts from educational institutions, research organizations, and manufacturing companies across the globe in a conscious effort to add diversity to the content and points of view on the subject matter, and also to unambiguously prove the interest that both academic and industry communities worldwide show in driving forward endeavors related to sustainable development.

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