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    • Polymer and Biopolymer Nanocomposites

      • 1st Edition
      • December 1, 2025
      • Muhammad Moniruzzaman + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Polymer and Biopolymer Nanocomposites: Recent Advances and Applications delves into the fundamental principles of polymer and biopolymer nanocomposites while examining the latest technological advancements in their fabrication and characterization. The book brings together contributions from leading scientists and researchers worldwide, offering a comprehensive review of cutting-edge developments and techniques in this field. By covering a wide spectrum of current applications, the book aims to showcase the potential for future technological progress and commercialization. It emphasizes the diverse range of applications for polymer and biopolymer nanocomposites, demonstrating their significance in various industries.Finally, the book discusses innovative fabrication methods, advanced characterization techniques, and potential commercial uses. The insights provided aim to pave the way for new technological breakthroughs and enhanced industrial applications.

    • Graphene: Synthesis, Properties, Technology and Applications

      • 1st Edition
      • October 1, 2025
      • Saritha Appukuttan + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Graphene: Synthesis, Properties, Technology and Applications delves into the most recent advancements in the realm of graphene research. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the chemistry, synthesis, functionalization, and diverse applications of graphene-based materials, including WS2 and its hybrids. Starting with an introduction to graphene's production and characterization, it moves on to cover advanced synthesis methods and material properties. The final section explores the integration of graphene-based devices into various technological fields. It addresses environmental, health, and safety concerns, while also discussing market initiatives and commercial aspects, making it an invaluable resource for researchers and industry professionals alike.

    • Wind-induced Vibration of Long Span Suspension Bridges

      • 1st Edition
      • November 1, 2025
      • Yang Yang + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Wind-induced Vibration of Long Span Suspension Bridges includes the author’s research on these types of bridges, adopting a combination of onsite measurements, wind tunnel tests, theoretical analyses, and numerical calculations to discuss the characteristics and parameters of the wind environment at bridge sites, the buffeting response of bridges under the effect of winds on bridges in mountainous areas, the vortex response of wide-bodied flat steel box girders, chattering characteristics (i.e., noise characteristics), and the vibration characteristics of wind-vehicle-bridge systems.

    • Multifunctional Nanostructured Coatings

      • 1st Edition
      • March 29, 2025
      • Manviri Rani + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Multifunctional Nanostructured Coatings: Biomedical, Environmental, and Energy Applications offers core and advanced information about various nanomaterials and their synthetic approaches to nanostructured coatings. The book focuses on the application of multifunctional nanostructured coatings (MNCs) in the areas of biomedicine, the environment, and energy, and presents the latest advances in the design, preparation, characterization, and fabrication of MNCs. Techniques covered in the book include chemical deposition (including plasma-assisted deposition) and physical deposition methods such as magnetron sputtering, arc evaporation, electron-beam evaporation, and ion-beam sputtering.In addition, the book also explores the use of multifunctional ZnO/TiO2 nanoarray composite coatings, Ta- and Si-doped multifunctional bioactive nanostructured films, in situ-generated titanium-oxo clusters, and silver nanoparticles. It will be useful for researchers working in the areas of materials science, coating technologies, nanotechnology, sustainability, and environmental engineering.

    • Electrospun Nanofibers

      • 2nd Edition
      • September 26, 2025
      • Mehdi Afshari
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Electrospun Nanofibers covers advances in the electrospinning process including characterization, testing and modeling of electrospun nanofibers, and electrospinning for particular fiber types and applications. Electrospun Nanofibers offers systematic and comprehensive coverage for academic researchers, industry professionals, and postgraduate students working in the field of fiber science. This new edition will additionally cover areas related to the area of biomedical, tissue engineering and drug applications of electrospun nanofibers with eight brand new chapters. Electrospinning is the most commercially successful process for the production of nanofibers and rising demand is driving research and development in this field. Rapid progress is being made both in terms of the electrospinning process and in the production of nanofibers with superior chemical and physical properties. Electrospinning is becoming more efficient and more specialized in order to produce particular fiber types such as bicomponent and composite fibers, patterned and 3D nanofibers, piezoelectric, functional, and nanofibers derived from biodegradable polymers.

    • Steam Generators for Nuclear Power Plants

      • 2nd Edition
      • October 31, 2025
      • Jovica Riznic
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Steam Generators for Nuclear Power Plants, Second Edition continues its legacy of examining all phases of the lifecycle of nuclear steam generators (NSGs), components which are essential for the efficient and safe operation of nuclear reactors. This book is broken into three sections: design and manufacturing, operation and maintenance, and emerging topics. This revised edition includes new chapters on fitness for service guidelines; VVER steam generators; leakage through cracked tubes; secondary side components; full bundle probabilistic analysis; maintenance of steam generators; probabilistic models for steam generator life cycle predictions; steam generators for small modular and advanced nuclear reactors, and much more.This timely revision serves as a resource for professionals involved in all phases of the NSG lifecycle, from design, manufacturing, operation and maintenance, to fitness-for-service and long-term operation. It is also intended as a valuable resource for students and researchers interested in a range of topics relating to NSG lifecycle management.

    • Plant Extract Loaded Biopolymers For Wound Healing

      • 1st Edition
      • September 30, 2025
      • Balaji Ayyanar Chinnappan + 5 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Plant Extract Loaded Biopolymers For Wound Healing focuses on the naturally available different plant extracts loaded with biopolymers for wound healing. The book reviews the different structural, mechanical, thermal, in-vitro, and in-vivo characterizations of such extracts and introduces biocomposites, thin film, scaffolds, and natural plants for wound healing. In addition, it discusses the antimicrobial and anti-cancerous properties of plants, together with the synthesis of plant extracts, phytochemicals, and other forms of analysis of plant extracts. The book covers the fabrication of plant extracts loaded with biopolymers and their structural/mechanica... vitro characterization.In later chapters, the following aspects are also discussed: the histopathology analysis of plant extracts loaded with biopolymers; biopolymers for local drug delivery and tissue/bone regeneration; drug release, drug kinetics and swelling studies; contact angle analysis of biopolymers; and FEM simulation of biopolymers.

    • Advanced Fibrous Composite Materials for Ballistic Protection

      • 2nd Edition
      • September 26, 2025
      • Costas Soutis + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Advanced Fibrous Composite Materials for Ballistic Protection, Second Edition provides the latest information on ballistic protection, a topic that remains an important issue in modern times due to ever increasing threats coming from regional conflicts, terrorism, and anti-social behavior. The basic requirements for ballistic protection equipment are, first and foremost, to prevent the projectile from perforating the armor, and to reduce blunt trauma to the human body caused by ballistic impact. The equipment also needs to be thermal and provide moisture comfort, and lightweight and flexible to guarantee the wearer’s mobility.The main aim of this fully updated edition is to present some of the most recent research developments in the design and engineering of woven fabrics and their use as layering materials to form composite structures for ballistic personal protection. This book will be a valuable reference for materials scientists and textile technologists, ballistic scientists, manufacturers, engineers, and all those working in ballistics technology.

    • Synthetic and Mineral Fibers, Their Composites and Applications

      • 1st Edition
      • July 25, 2024
      • Sanjay Mavinkere Rangappa + 3 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Synthetic and Mineral Fibers, Their Composites and Applications reviews recent advances and technological developments in this important research field. The book provides an up-to-date record of significant research findings and observations along with an update on current and future potential applications. The book provides vital information on recent advancements, modern processing technologies, manufacturing, and applications and summarizes lifecycle and performance parameters for these types of composites.This book will be a valuable reference resource for academic and industrial researchers and materials scientists and engineers working in the development of polymer composite materials reinforced with synthetic and mineral fibers for applications in aerospace, medical, defense, automotive and construction sectors.

    • Functionalized Nanomaterials for Biosensing and Bioelectronics Applications

      • 1st Edition
      • June 4, 2024
      • Sudheesh K. Shukla + 3 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Functionalized Nanomaterials for Biosensing and Bioelectronics Applications: Trends and Challenges describes current and future opportunities for integrating the unique properties of two-dimensional nanomaterials with bioelectronic interfaces. Sections focus on background information and fundamental concepts, review the available functionalized nanomaterials and their properties, explore the integration of functionalized nanomaterials with bioelectronics, including available fabrication and characterization methods, electrical behavior at the interface, and design and synthesis guidelines, and review examples of microsystems where functionalized nanomaterials are being integrated with bioelectronics. This book is suitable for researchers and practitioners in academia and R&D working in materials science and engineering, analytical chemistry, and related fields.

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