Gelatine has been the focus of many scientific studies recently published, as it is widely used not only in foods, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals b...

Glass in the common sense refers to soda-lime glass, or any similar substance: a hard, brittle, transparent solid made by fusing soda with lime and...

In this book, the authors present current research in the study of the synthesis, optical properties and applications for cancer treatment of gold ...

Graphene is an ultimately monolayer material with single-atom thickness. It possesses many fascinating properties including massless Dirac electron...

This book describes initial efforts, as part of the new Strategic Technology Institute (STI) on carbon electronics, to model and simulate the perfo...

Graphene is a nanomaterial combining very simple atomic structure with intriguingly complex and largely unexplored physics. Since its first isolati...

Green composites can be prepared by conventional blending wheat gluten (WG) and other organic or inorganic components using conventional plastic pr...

This book reviews the four classes of materials science, the study of each of which are also considered separate fields: metals, ceramics, polymers...

Photocatalysis is the acceleration of a photoreaction in the presence of a catalyst. In catalysed photolysis, light is absorbed by an adsorbed subs...

Handbook Of Photon Interaction Coefficients In Radioisotope-Excited X-Ray Fluorescence Analysis

Boron is a naturally-occurring element. It is typically combined with other substances to form borates, including boric acid, salts of borates, and...

For those uninitiated into the 21st century world of concrete, this book will serve as a real eye-opener. For those in the concrete, landscaping, a...

Heat treatment is a method used to alter the physical, and sometimes chemical, properties of a material. Heat treatment involves the use of heating...

This book is concerned with heavy metals, which are considered to be the most hazardous pollutants present in the water system. Heavy metals are ex...

Following the discovery of the oxide superconductors in 1986 by Bednorz and Müller, a number of new superconducting compounds was found exhibiting ...

The Homer Laughlin China Company has produced more than 100 different shapes for their dinnerware lines since 1873 (sometimes using mixed shapes in...

As the inorganic constituents of skeletons, dentine and the enamel of teeth in all vertebrates, as well as antlers of male deer, calcium orthophosp...

As the inorganic constituents of skeletons, dentine and the enamel of teeth in all vertebrates, as well as antlers of male deer, calcium orthophosp...

As the inorganic constituents of skeletons, dentine and the enamel of teeth in all vertebrates, as well as antlers of male deer, calcium orthophosp...

The study of complex hysteresis problems has become increasingly important in recent years, since the hysteresis phenomenon affects significantly t...

Injection moulding is one of the most versatile and important manufacturing processes, capable of mass-producing complicated plastic parts in a var...

A wide variety of materials are used in automotive parts, and most of them are mechanical components. Steels are most widely used for the power tra...

This book presents current research in the study of photofunctional hybrid materials having potential applications for current issues relating to e...

This book and the accompanying computer software are intended to enhance and streamline the study of the field of thermodynamics. The package is de...

In this book, the problems of interaction of the electromagnetic field and substance are considered. This interaction is investigated on the basis ...

New results in the field of ion implantation from the experienced scientists from different countries are presented in this book. Influence of ion ...

Kaolinite is a clay mineral and part of the group of industrial minerals. Kaolinite clay occurs in abundance in soils that have formed from the che...

The short-range-order structure of lead borate glasses is rather complex and depends on the relative ratios of boron to lead atoms in chemical comp...

Layer-by-layer self-assembly is the most widely used strategy for the production of functional surfaces with tailored structures and chemical, biol...

Layered double hydroxides (LDHs) are clay-type materials with extraordinary properties, whose structure is composed of stacked inorganic metal oxid...

Materials science includes those parts of chemistry and physics that deal with the properties of materials. It encompasses four classes of material...

Low-Density Polyethylene: Properties and Applications examines the rheology of low-density Pply(ethylene)-based systems. Processing this commodity,...

Machining is a science and technology that holds great interest in industrialised countries (G7) and countries with emerging economies (BRICS). Now...

Magnetism is one of the phenomena by which materials exert attractive or repulsive forces on other materials. Some well-known materials that exhibi...

This book presents topical research in the study of magnetic thin films, including developments in giant magnetoresistance and tunnelling magnetore...

This book presents current research in the study of the types, uses and safety of magnets from across the globe. Topics discussed include magnetic ...

Currently, manufacturing engineering assumes a great importance to industrialised countries (G7) and countries with emerging economies (BRICS). Man...

Materials science includes those parts of chemistry and physics that deal with the properties of materials. It encompasses four classes of material...

This book is a continuation of the book Materials Science Researcher Biographical Sketches and Research Summaries which compiles biographical sketc...

Materials science includes those parts of chemistry and physics that deal with the properties of materials. It encompasses four classes of material...

This book deals with a new class of ceramic materials, the MAX Phases, which are unique new ternary carbides and nitrides. These materials exhibit ...

In order to contribute to solving the problems of resources and the energy and environment of the earth, the development of high performance materi...

The method of observing the response of a solid to an applied mechanical vibration - mechanical vibration method - is useful for investigating vari...