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Surfactant Formulation Engineering using HLD and NAC

  • 1st Edition
  • April 1, 2025
  • Edgar Acosta + 2 more
  • English
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Surfactants are molecules that contain groups that are water-loving (hydrophilic) and oil-loving (lipophilic). The central question in formulations is often which of the two portions dominate the behavior of the surfactant. For many years that question was answered in terms of the surfactant structure only. However, the modern view is that the hydrophilic-lipophilic nature of the surfactant is the result of surfactant structure and formulation conditions (nature of the oil, temperature, aqueous phase composition) as captured by a semi-empirical equation called the hydrophilic-lipophilic difference (HLD). The HLD is a dimensionless number that indicate the approach to the point where the surfactant inverts its solubility from being water-soluble (negative HLD) to oil-soluble (positive HLD). The HLD alone is a good indicator of how the formulation could behave but it does not produce any formulation property that can be used to predict product performance. The net-average curvature (NAC) are a set of equations that take the value of HLD to predict the properties of the formulation, such as oil (and/or water) solubilization capacity, interfacial tension, phase diagrams, contact angle and others.Surfactant Formulation Engineering using HLD and NAC will not only introduce the reader to HLD-NAC but also to the practical use of these concepts in numerous applications ranging from application in the petroleum industry, to environmental remediation, to food, cosmetic and pharmaceutical applications, and even nanotechnology. The last part of the book will look at the molecular origins of the empirical terms in HLD via the Integrated Free Energy Model (IFEM).

Green Building: An Engineering Approach to Sustainable Construction

  • 1st Edition
  • April 1, 2025
  • Christian M. Carrico
  • English
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Green Building: An Engineering Approach to Sustainable Construction fills a void in green building which has good textbook options for practitioners, architects, and sustainability experts, but not an engineering focused textbook focused on green building. This new text takes an engineering approach to evaluating green building techniques, systems, and materials. The book examines the built environment from inside out, looking at minimizing environmental impacts while also considering the economics and energy use and efficiency. While not a test-prep book, it will provide the knowledge foundation that will help prepare the students to take the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design accreditation exam.As students are often unclear on the evolving employment prospects in this field, particularly for the engineer, the textbook also features six case studies showing different career pathways for engineers in this arena.

Langmuir-Blodgett Films

  • 1st Edition
  • April 1, 2025
  • Syed Arshad Hussain
  • English
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Langmuir-Blodgett Films: Fundamentals to Applications consists of a detailed introduction to Langmuir-Blodget (LB) film preparation techniques and the basic principles involved. The book discusses different characterization techniques, highlighting potential applications of LB films with a special emphasis on molecular electronics applications. Examples of ongoing research and exercises highlighting applications in the real world are documented throughout. In addition, special emphasis is given to highlight the key challenges and future potential applications of LB film technique in various devices. This useful resource will help researchers, especially new comers, find new direction for their initiatives.

Post-Quantum Cryptography Algorithms and Approaches for IoT and Blockchain Security

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 138
  • April 1, 2025
  • Kavita Saini + 2 more
  • English
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Post-Quantum Cryptography Algorithms and Approaches for IoT and Blockchain Security, Volume 138 the latest release in the Advances in Computers series, presents detailed coverage of innovations in computer hardware, software, theory, design and applications. Chapters in this new release include Quantum-safe Cryptography Approaches and Algorithms, Quantum Computing : An introduction, BPSK-BRO Framework for avoiding side channel attacks and multiphoton attacks in Quantum Key Distribution, Post-Quantum Cryptography Algorithms and Approaches for IoT and Blockchain Security-Chapter -Delineating the Blockchain Paradigm, Post Quantum Cryptographic approach for IoT Security, and more.Other chapters cover Post-Quantum Lightweight Cryptography Algorithms and Approaches for IoT and Blockchain Security, Quantum-enabled machine learning of Random Forest and Discrete Wavelet Transform for cryptographic technique, Delineating the Blockchain Paradigm, Significance of Post Quantum Cryptosystems in Internet of Medical Things (IoMT, Blockchain-inspired Decentralized Applications and Smart Contracts, and much more.

Additive Manufacturing of Continuous Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites

  • 1st Edition
  • April 1, 2025
  • Xiaoyong Tian + 3 more
  • English
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Additive Manufacturing of Continuous Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites the additive manufacturing of continuous fiber reinforced polymer composites (CFRPCs), discussing their mechanical behavior, manufacture, structure, performance, and application. The raw materials involved, manufacturing processes for specific CFRPCs (thermoplastic, thermosetting, self-reinforcing), modeling, design, and failure analysis of these materials are each covered at length. An entire chapter is dedicated to their performance based on their structure and design, with lightweight composite structure, shape-morphing composite structure, and electromagnetic wave manipulating structure each studied. Embedded sensing by CFRPCs, mechanical metamaterials, and the applications of CFRPCs in aerospace, consumer products, and industrial tooling are each covered as well.

Nanophotonics with Diamond and Silicon Carbide for Quantum Technologies

  • 1st Edition
  • April 1, 2025
  • Mario Agio + 1 more
  • English
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Nanophotonics with Diamond and Silicon Carbide for Quantum Technologies provides an in-depth overview of key developments in diamond and silicon carbide photonics to enable spin-photon interfaces, quantum computing, quantum imaging, and quantum sensing. Written by world experts, chapters discuss nanophotonics effects (atomic size point center properties in the materials), fabrication of photonic components and integrated photonics circuits, photonics and nanophotonics enabling quantum sensing, and quantum information and networks via spin-photon interface. This book is a valuable resource to researchers and professionals interested on the fundamentals, trends, and diamond and silicon carbide applications in the quantum technology industry.

Inorganic Chemistry

  • 4th Edition
  • April 1, 2025
  • James E. House
  • English
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Inorganic Chemistry Fourth Edition provides essential information for students of inorganic chemistry and is updated throughout. The presentation of topics is made with an effort to be clear and concise so that the book is portable and user friendly. The text emphasizes fundamental principles—including molecular structure, acid-base chemistry, coordination chemistry, ligand field theory, and solid state chemistry. It is organized into five major themes (structure, condensed phases, solution chemistry, main group and coordination compounds) with several chapters in each. There is a logical progression from atomic structure to molecular structure to properties of substances based on molecular structures, to behavior of solids, etc.The textbook contains a balance of topics in theoretical and descriptive chemistry. For example, the hard-soft interaction principle is used to explain hydrogen bond strengths, strengths of acids and bases, stability of coordination compounds, etc. Discussion of elements begins with survey chapters focused on the main groups, while later chapters cover the elements in greater detail. Each chapter opens with narrative introductions and includes figures, tables, and end-of-chapter problem sets.This new edition features updates throughout, with an emphasis on bioinorganic chemistry and a new chapter on nanostructures and graphene. More in-text worked-out examples encourage active learning and prepare students for their exams.This text is ideal for advanced undergraduate and graduate-level students enrolled in the Inorganic Chemistry course. This core course serves Chemistry and other science majors. The book may also be suitable for biochemistry, medicinal chemistry, and other professionals who wish to learn more about this subject area.

Statistical Modeling and Robust Inference for One-shot Devices

  • 1st Edition
  • April 1, 2025
  • Narayanaswamy Balakrishnan + 1 more
  • English
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The study of one-shot devices such as automobile airbags, fire extinguishers, or antigen tests, is rapidly becoming an important problem in the area of reliability engineering. These devices, which are destroyed or must be rebuilt after use, are a particular case of extreme censoring, which makes the problem of estimating their reliability and lifetime challenging. However, classical statistical and inferential methods do not consider the issue of robustness.Statistical Modeling and Robust Interference for One-shot Devices offers a comprehensive investigation of robust techniques of one-shot devices under accelerated-life tests. With numerous examples and case studies in which the proposed methods are applied, this book includes detailed R codes in each chapter to help readers implement their own codes and use them in the proposed examples and in their own research on one-shot device-testing data. Researchers, mathematicians, engineers, and students working on accelerated-life testing data analysis and robust methodologies will find this to be a welcome resource.

Mathematical Modeling in Bioscience

  • 1st Edition
  • April 1, 2025
  • Hemen Dutta
  • English
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Mathematical Modeling in Bioscience: Theory and Applications provides readers with tools and techniques for mathematical modeling in bioscience through a wide range of novel and intriguing topics. The book concentrates on larger elements of mathematical modeling in bioscience, including topics such as modeling of the Topp--Leone new power generalized Weibull-G distribution family, vector-borne disease modeling, transmission modeling of SARS-COV-2 among other infectious diseases, pattern formulation models, compartmental models for HIV/AIDS transmission, population models, irrigation scheduling models, and predator--prey models. The readers will discover a variety of new methods, approaches, and techniques, as well as a wide range of applications demonstrating key concepts in bioscience modeling. This book provides a leading-edge resource for researchers in a variety of scientific fields who are interested in mathematical modeling, including mathematics, statistics, biology, biomedical engineering, computer science, and applied sciences.

Pharmaceutical Engineering: A Primer for Advanced Process Development

  • 1st Edition
  • April 1, 2025
  • René Holm + 2 more
  • English
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Pharmaceutical Engineering: A Primer for Advanced Process Development. Volume Two: Solid Dosage form Process Design provides a comprehensive, engineering-focused description of pharmaceutical dosage form process development and manufacturing. The set is split into two volumes where Volume One focuses on liquids and Volume Two on solids. Each volume introduces the most commonly used manufacturing processes for pharmaceutical dosage forms and addresses critical formulation and process parameters that influence drug product process performance and product quality.This is supplemented with detailed descriptions of engineering models as well as tools that can be used to support their development and verification (such as process analytical technology (PAT)) as well as the appropriate utilization of process and equipment knowledge. Typical scale-up challenges inspired by real industrial examples will be presented as well as a review of the latest correlations, theories and models that can form the basis for science-based scale-ups and transfers.

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