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The Handbook of Natural Polymers Volume Three : Versatile Applications explores advanced and emerging applications of polymers from natural sources. The book introduces the state-of-the-art, along with opportunities in natural polymers with advanced applications before presenting coverage of natural polymers applied to specific cutting-edge applications. Areas covered include biosensing, drug carriers, cosmetics, tissue engineering, textiles, ...

Polymer composites and semiconductor nanoparticles have attracted much attention during the last decade. The combination of semiconductor nanoparticles with optical polymers yields a new class of materials that offer both transparency and fluorescence characteristics. Nanocomposites of organic and inorganic semiconductors dispersed in polymer matrices are multifunctional materials often used as elements in nonlinear optical devices for the dev...

Natural biopolymers possess high biocompatibility and exhibit excellent bioactivity, making them ideal candidates for use in drug delivery systems. Natural Biopolymers for Drug Delivery thoroughly details the properties, benefits and challenges of using these biomaterials in drug delivery, with a strong focus on biocompatibility and reduction of unwanted interactions. An extensive range of natural biopolymers is explored, such as cellulose, ch...

Fracture Testing for Fibre-Reinforced Composites demonstrates how to implement the most effective experimental methodologies for measuring interlaminar and intralaminar damage propagation in order to characterize the corresponding fracture toughness parameters. It presents a concise overview of the existing background theories of composites, including a full chapter on the fundamentals of fracture mechanics, followed by in-depth, step-by-step ...

Sustainable Nanofillers: Fundamentals, Synthesis, and Applications brings together the latest advances in sustainable nanofillers, presenting fundamental concepts, state-of-the-art techniques, enhanced properties, and novel applications. The book begins by explaining essential theoretical aspects, key concepts, and methods for synthesis and fabrication. The second part of the book provides detailed coverage of sustainable nanofillers for a wid...

Engineering of biomaterials improves the key properties and function of the materials, enabling enhanced performance and efficacy in drug delivery applications. Engineered Biomaterials for Drug Delivery covers a core selection of engineering approaches and methods to optimize materials for drug delivery, including grafting, cross-linking, thiolation, conjugation and functionalization of biomaterials. A wide range of engineered biomaterial type...

Inorganic biomaterials possess unique properties which traditionally make them ideal for use in medical implants, however, these same properties also bring advantages in drug delivery applications, such as bioactivity, controllable porosity and solubility, high mechanical strength and biocompatibility. Inorganic Biomaterials for Drug Delivery covers a wide range of inorganic biomaterial types and their properties, from traditional materials li...

Nanostructured Carbon Materials from Plant Extracts: Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications guides the reader through the preparation and utilization of carbon nanomaterials based on various biomass sources, including fruits, vegetables, leaves, pulp, and other plant extracts. Carbon nanomaterials show various unique properties, such as large surface area to volume ratio, high strength, optical absorption properties, and superior carrie...

The Visual Identity of the Book: From the Renaissance to the Digital Age provides a framework that considers the 'materiality' of the book (from printed to digital/electronic), the aspects of the stakeholders in the publishing chain, the traditional and ongoing promotion strategies, reader engagement, and personalized publishing services: The aim of the book is to: Interpret current issues in the publishing industry. To provide an overview of ...

This new edition of Metallurgy and Design of Alloys with Hierarchical Microstructures covers the fundamentals of processing-microstructure-property relationships and how multiple properties are balanced and optimized in materials with hierarchical microstructures widely used in critical applications. The discussion is based principally on metallic materials used in aircraft structures, though due to sufficiently diverse microstructures, the un...

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Eleventh Hour CISSP®: Study Guide, Fourth Edition provides a study guide keyed directly to the most current version of the CISSP exam. This streamlined book includes only core certification information, making it ideal for last-minute studying. The main objectives of the exam are covered concisely, with key concepts highlighted. The CISSP certification is the most prestigious, globally-recognized, vendor neutral exam for information security p...

Innovative Food Processing and Packaging Technologies: Present and Future presents the latest information about technologies that are currently under research and can be transferred to the industry shortly. It also provides information about other novel technologies that are started to be investigated but show potential use in the industry, like PEF, cold plasma, megasonic, radiofrequency, infrared, nanotechnology technologies. This book also ...

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Case Studies in Mathematical Modelling for Medical Devices: How Pulse Oximeters, Laser Doppler Flowmeters and Fetal Monitors Work focuses on three medical devices used to monitor some aspect of physiological status: pulse oximetry, laser Doppler flowmetry and Doppler ultrasound fetal heart rate monitoring. The book's three case studies serve as the basis for readers to be able to generalize modeling to other medical devices. It introduces math...

Mystic saints and Marian apparitions have prophesied the future that awaits the world. In this fascinating book, Adam Blai unpacks each Church-approved prophecy or warning and explains what they mean and what we can expect.

Marty doesn't have much-unlike his mom, who seems to hold on to everything. Life at home is tough, but Marty finds sanctuary down at the community garden with his eccentric grandad.On Marty's birthday, Grandad gifts him a seed. "There's magic in seeds, you know. You can never tell what wonders are in them." As it turns out, Grandad has a rather wonderful plan up his sleeve. It involves wishes, a pumpkin, and a trip all the way from England to ...

Basics of Air Pollution: Sources and Monitoring covers all the topics from the very basics to the advanced level which is usually not found in other books. Concepts are explained with case studies and good comprehensive understanding of air pollution sources, transformations and effects with relevant fundamental knowledge, which will deliver relevant basis for future in depth studies or for solution of real life problems and issues.Understandi...

Modern Luminescence From Fundamental Concepts to Materials and Applications, Luminescence in Biomedicine, Volume Three is a multi-volume work that reviews the fundamental principles, properties and applications of luminescent materials. Topics addressed include key concepts of luminescence, with a focus on important characterization techniques to understand a wide category of luminescent materials, the most relevant luminescent materials, incl...