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    • Antimicrobial Materials and Coatings

      • 1st Edition
      • November 20, 2024
      • Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Antimicrobial Materials and Coatings covers the properties, fabrication technologies, and applications of antimicrobial coatings and materials, with a focus on innovative antimicrobial nanomaterials. Due to the globally concerning issue of antimicrobial resistance and the evidence that nanomaterials are believed to have no or low potential for resistance development, considerable efforts have been directed to synthesizing and developing antibacterial coatings and nanomaterials for a range of applications. This book guides the reader through the key properties, fabrication technologies and various applications of antimicrobial coatings and materials, including applications in food packaging, biomedicine and public health, water treatment and decontamination.

    • Rubber Composites

      • 1st Edition
      • November 20, 2024
      • Hanafi Ismail + 3 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Rubber Composites: Recycling, Processing, Properties, Design and Applications provides an extensive review of recent advances in this important research field. The book's chapters cover the processing, structure, properties, and applications of rubber-based composites, which are versatile materials, that with the appropriate design planning, manufacturing process, and properties can be tailored to meet specific industrial requirements with enhanced performance and sustainability. This book will be a valuable reference source for academic and industrial researchers, materials scientists and engineers, polymer chemists, and industrial manufacturers working in the research and development of rubber-based composites.

    • Advances in Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biochemistry

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 85
      • November 20, 2024
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Advances in Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biochemistry, Volume 85 in this series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters written by an international board of authors.

    • Advances in Optics of Charged Particle Analyzers: Part 1

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 232
      • November 20, 2024
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Advances in Optics of Charged Particle Analyzers: Part 1, Volume 232 merges two long-running serials, Advances in Electronics and Electron Physics and Advances in Optical and Electron Microscopy. The series features articles on the physics of electron devices (especially semiconductor devices), particle optics at high and low energies, microlithography, image science, digital image processing, electromagnetic wave propagation, electron microscopy, and the computing methods used in all these domains. Specific chapters cover Introduction to inverse problems in electron microscopy, Directional sinogram inpainting for limited angle tomography, Strain tomography of crystals, FISTA with adaptive discretization, Total variation discretization, and Reconstruction with a Gaussian Dictionary.

    • The Finite Element Method for Fluid Dynamics

      • 8th Edition
      • November 20, 2024
      • R. L. Taylor + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
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      The Finite Element Method for Fluid Dynamics provides a comprehensive introduction to the application of the finite element method in fluid dynamics. The book begins with a useful summary of all relevant partial differential equations, progressing to the discussion of convection stabilization procedures, steady and transient state equations, and numerical solution of fluid dynamic equations.In this expanded eighth edition, the book starts by explaining the character-based split (CBS) scheme, followed by an exploration of various other methods, including SUPG/PSPG, space-time, and VMS methods. Emphasising the fundamental knowledge, mathematical, and analytical tools necessary for successful implementation of computational fluid dynamics (CFD), The Finite Element Method for Fluid Dynamics stands as the authoritative introduction of choice for graduate level students, researchers, and professional engineers.

    • Sustainable and Green Catalytic Processes for Renewable Fuel Production with Net-Zero Emissions

      • 1st Edition
      • November 20, 2024
      • Sreedevi Upadhyayula + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Sustainable and Green Catalytic Processes for Renewable Fuel Production with Net-Zero Emissions describes the significance of catalysis for the sustainable production of biofuels and biochemicals, with a particular emphasis on the state-of-the-art catalysts and catalytic processes for "green and sustainable" production of fuels and chemicals from biomass feedstock. The book also offers a multidisciplinary, thorough, and insightful analysis of the problems that must be solved in order to develop sustainable fuel technologies and processes while also reporting on recent research developments and taking pertinent sustainability, economic, energy, and social impact issues into account.

    • Bio-Based and Bio-Inspired Pavement Construction Materials

      • 1st Edition
      • November 19, 2024
      • Elham H. Fini + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Bio-Based and Bio-Inspired Pavement Construction Materials explores the role of materials in carbon management, performance enhancement, and supply chain management in pavement construction. It presents various production techniques, experimental characterization methods, applications, numerical modeling, and simulation approaches for bio-based and bio-inspired pavement construction materials. The book demonstrates how bio-based and bio-inspired materials can be used in pavements to solve problems related to sustainability while simultaneously enhancing the mechanical properties of materials. Supply chain management, life-cycle analysis, and environmental assessment of using these materials are all covered in this volume as well.

    • General Continuum Mechanics and Constitutive Modeling

      • 1st Edition
      • November 19, 2024
      • Niels Saabye Ottosen
      • English
      • Paperback
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      General Continuum Mechanics and Constitutive Modeling starts with a comprehensive treatment of tensor algebra that is followed by coverage of strains, stresses, and thermodynamics. General principles for constitutive modeling are presented, including objectivity, Lie-derivative, and covariance, as are issues central to configurational mechanics, such as polyconvexity and invariance principles used to establish balance equations. The book includes a chapter on hyperelasticity which analyzes isotropic and anisotropic materials, and also discusses the distinction between energetic and entropic material response.The finite element method and classic plasticity based on hypoelasticity are each covered, and the book concludes with a chapter covering plasticity based on hyperplasticity, including isotropy, anisotropy, thermoplasticity, and crystal plasticity.

    • Corrosion Engineering

      • 2nd Edition
      • November 19, 2024
      • Branko N. Popov
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Corrosion Engineering: Principles and Solved Problems, Second Edition gives a comprehensive overview and introduction to the field through an extensive, theoretical description of the principles of corrosion theory, passivity and corrosion prevention strategies, and design of corrosion protection systems. The second edition has been thoroughly updated with new knowledge and includes solved corrosion case studies, corrosion analysis and solved corrosion problems to help the reader to understand the corrosion fundamental principles from thermodynamics and electrochemical kinetics, the mechanism that triggers the corrosion processes at the metal interface and how to control or inhibit the corrosion rates.A key goal of the updated book is to help the next generation of engineers and scientists: (i) understand the theory of hydrogen embrittlement and stress corrosion cracking as well as hydrogen damage prevention strategies, (ii) design models for developing hydrogen damage-resistant alloys, and (iii) prevent damage of different industrial components due to the presence and localization of hydrogen in metals. To accomplish these objectives, the book offers case studies of hydrogen permeation, hydrogen embrittlement, mechanical properties of alloys, and hydrogen damage control.

    • Handbook of Diffusion MR Tractography

      • 1st Edition
      • November 19, 2024
      • Flavio Dell'Acqua + 2 more
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Handbook of Diffusion MR Tractography: Imaging Methods, Biophysical Models, Algorithms and Applications presents methods and applications of MR diffusion tractography, providing deep insights into the theory and implementation of existing tractography techniques and offering practical advice on how to apply diffusion tractography to research projects and clinical applications. Starting from the design of MR acquisition protocols optimized for tractography, the book follows a pipeline approach to explain the main methods behind diffusion modeling and tractography, including advanced analysis of tractography data and connectomics.An extensive section of the book is devoted to the description of tractography applications in research and clinical settings to give a complete picture of tractography practice today. By focusing on technology, models, and applications, this handbook will be an indispensable reference for researchers and students with backgrounds in computer science, mathematics, physics, neuroscience, and medical science.

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